Writing with LaTeX experiences of a student

Almost all publications in mathematics and natural sciences are originally created using LaTeX. This format has many advantages, especially concerning the retrieval of information. Moreover, given a LaTeX-document, one can easily obtain the corresponding dvi-, psor pdf-file and it is possible to generate almost every custom format. In contrast to its importance, however, the LaTeX-format has been widely neglected in many library-projects. The question concerning us in this presentation is: What does a LaTeX-coded publication look like? We will focus our attention on LaTeX as format discussing a specific example, namely a PhD thesis. Furthermore, the talk includes a short introduction to the treatment of LaTeX-sources and the role of LaTeX in the natural sciences. The design of TeX and LaTeX as