Computer Documentation

During your degree, you will need to be able to make use of a range of computer systems and programs. Links to documentation that may help with these programs are given below.

Links marked [pdf] are direct links to pdf documents; other links are to web pages.

ISS Documentation:

The University Information Systems Services (ISS) provide a great deal of documentation useful to mathematics students. Some of these resources are linked below.

• Index to ISS documents
• Full list of ISS Beginner's Guides
• Introduction to IT at Leeds
• Getting Started With Microsoft Windows XP [pdf]
• Beginners Guide to Word XP [pdf]

Program-specific documentation

These links are to documentation for specific programs you may meet during your degree.

• LaTeX:
  • Getting started with LaTeX in Windows [pdf]
  • An Introduction to LaTeX [pdf]
  • Hypertext help with LaTeX --- useful reference once you have some experience with LaTeX.
  • See the Applied Mathematics LaTeX Download page for instructions on how to get LaTeX on your own computer free of charge.
• Maple:
  • An Introduction to Maple
  • Maple home page
• Minitab (Version 13):
  • Introduction to Minitab
• R:
  • The UK R website - For downloading R and obtaining other guides and manuals.
  • An Introduction to R on Windows XP [pdf]
  • R Language - Basics [pdf]
  • R Language - Matrices [pdf]
  • Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics [pdf] by John Maindonald
• SAS:
  • Introduction to SAS (Version 8) [pdf]

Computer Aided Learning

• TransMATH
  A computer-based mathematics tutor designed to strengthen and consolidate the basic mathematical knowledge of students commencing numerate degrees.
  • TransMATH homepage
  • How to access TransMATH at the University of Leeds
  • The TransMATH User Guide
• The Mathcentre
  Self-study resources produced by people from the Universities of Loughborough, Leeds and Coventry, from the Educational Broadcasting Services Trust, and from UK Learning and Teaching Support Networks.
  • The Math Centre Homepage
• MathTutor
  A collection of video tutorials with exercises and diagnostic tests.
  • MathTutor home page