Software
Information about software for Mathematics, including download links.
Student Remote Desktop
This service offers full access to a University student desktop from home or from a University wireless connection. Read the instructions for using the remote desktop.
Some students have said they have found this a bit slow so there are also instructions below on how to install R & Matlab to your own computer or laptop.
Laptop and Mobile Clinic
The laptop and mobile clinic is a free service to help students who are having problems with laptops, tablets or smartphones.
It runs during term time from 2pm tp 5pm Monday to Friday in Senate House Study Centre.
R
For installing R on your personal computer, visit the University's local mirror of CRAN.
You can also find frequently asked questions.
Matlab
LaTeX
Guides
Also known as the Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2ε (Or LaTeX 2ε in 157 minutes)
Installing LaTeX
You can download the MikTeX package for Windows, which includes both LaTeX and TeXworks
LaTeX for Macs
LaTeX Presentation
This is the LaTeX source file that one adds content to. Open it in TexWorks and compile.
The file containing the Bibliography database. Needs to be in the same directory as example.tex
This is the (separately created) figure. Needs to be in the same directory as example.tex
If you need to create your own images, you can export either PNG files, or (better) PDF files, directly from most software packages
Result from the Example File (pdf)
This is the output file that we created during the tutorial. You can create this file by compiling example.tex using TexWorks.
Other Useful Files
Instruction and Examples (pdf)
Instruction and Examples (tex)