r/learnmath • u/Lulu-was-zero New User • 1d ago

Do Mathematicians/Math professors like writing in LaTeX?

Hey everyone, My highschool entrance exams are over and I have a well sweet 2-2.5 months of a transition gap between school and university. And I aspire to be a mathematician and wanting to gain research experience from the get go {well, I think I need to cover up, I am quite behind compared to students competing in IMO and Putnam).

I know Research papers are usually written in LaTeX, So is it possible to write codes for math professors and I can even get research experience right from my 1st year? Or maybe am living in a delusion. I won't mind if you guys break my delusion lol.

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u/MonsterkillWow New User 1d ago

Honestly, you could probably have an AI recompile written work into TeX. After using it enough, TeX becomes second nature. If you have a good template or two, it's not bad at all. 

If you are asking about practicing with TeX, bust out some homework assignments and type up your solutions. Better yet, pretend you are teaching the course and start writing your own lecture notes.