Easy to Read Code is a readable version of the code followed by the LaTeX text output, titled Compiled Code. At the bottom of this page, labeled Copyable Test, you will find a copyable version of the code if you would like to copy it and then paste it to your own computer. Play around with it and then compile it on your computer!
% This is a simple sample document. For more complicated documents take a look in the excersice tab. Note that everything that comes after a % symbol is treated as comment and ignored when the code is compiled.
\documentclass{article} % \documentclass{} is the first command in any LaTeX code. It is used to define what kind of document you are creating such as an article or a book, and begins the document preamble
\usepackage{amsmath} % \usepackage is a command that allows you to add functionality to your LaTeX code
\title{Simple Sample} % Sets article title
\author{My Name} % Sets authors name
\date{\today} % Sets date for date compiled
% The preamble ends with the command \begin{document}
\begin{document} % All begin commands must be paired with an end command somewhere
\maketitle % creates title using infromation in preamble (title, author, date)
\section{Hello World!} % creates a section
\textbf{Hello World!} Today I am learning \LaTeX. %notice how the command will end at the first non-alphabet charecter such as the . after \LaTeX
\LaTeX{} is a great program for writing math. I can write in line math such as $a^2+b^2=c^2$ %$ tells LaTexX to compile as math
. I can also give equations their own space:
\begin{equation} % Creates an equation environment and is compiled as math
\gamma^2+\theta^2=\omega^2
\end{equation}
If I do not leave any blank lines \LaTeX{} will continue this text without making it into a new paragraph. Notice how there was no indentation in the text after equation (1).
Also notice how even though I hit enter after that sentence and here $\downarrow$
\LaTeX{} formats the sentence without any break. Also look how it doesn't matter how many spaces I put between my words.
For a new paragraph I can leave a blank space in my code.
\end{document} % This is the end of the document