The intention of this primer is to introduce T[EX and to provide the reader with sufficient information to get started with the majority of tasks which he or she wishes to tackle. It explains why T[EX approaches its subject in the way it does, and provides the "context" into which it fits. Plain T[EX is the common starting point for T[EX users and can be extended or modified to suit individual needs.
Readership: People who typeset mathematical text. Mathematicians, scientists, and their secretaries.
"'This is an eminently readable volume. It is all there: the reader who completes this book will know the whole of TeX. The exposition is always clear and authoritative, reflecting the author's experience of using TeX over the past 10 years or so.' David Barron, University of Southampton"
"'Now we have Malcolm Clark's comprehensive account of "plain" TeX. This is an eminently readable volume... It is all there: the reader who completes this book will know the whole of TeX. The exposition is always clear and authoritative... anyone who wants or needs to acquire an expertise in TeX will be well served.' David Barron, University of Southampton"
"`This is an eminently readable volume ... `It is all there: the reader who completes this book will know the whole of TeX. The exposition is always clear and authoritative reflecting the author's experience of using TeX over the past 10 years or so.'THES"
"'The person first starting TEX wants a book with clear explanations. This book has that. The selected parts I read were clear, and graduate students who noticed I had the book told me what a fine book they thought it was.' P.W. Purdom, Computing Reviews, April 1994"
