Contents

• What is `/', and why would anyone want to use it?
  • What is `/'?
  • Why would a / user want to bother with /?
• How to use /
  • Using an AMS package in a / document
  • Options for the amsmath package
• Displayed equations (amsmath package)
  • Introduction
  • Single equations
  • Split equations without alignment
  • Split equations with alignment
  • Equation groups without alignment
  • Equation groups with mutual alignment
  • Alignment building blocks
  • Adjusting tag placement
  • Vertical spacing and page breaks in multiline displays
  • Textual interjections within a display
  • Equation numbering
    • Numbering hierarchy
    • Cross references to equation numbers
    • Subordinate numbering sequences
• Miscellaneous mathematics features (amsmath package)
  • Matrices
  • Math spacing commands
  • Over and under arrows
  • Dots
  • Nonbreaking dashes
  • Accents in math
  • Roots
  • Boxed formulas
  • Extensible arrows
  • Affixing symbols to other symbols
  • Fractions and related constructions
    • Disallowing primitive / fraction commands
    • The frac, dfrac, and tfrac commands
    • The binom, dbinom, and tbinom commands
    • The genfrac command
  • Continued fractions
  • Smash options
  • Delimiters
    • Delimiter sizes
    • Vertical bar notations
• Operator names (amsopn, amsmath packages)
  • Defining new operator names
  • mod and its relatives
• The text command (amstext, amsmath packages)
• The boldsymbol command (amsbsy, amsmath packages)
• Integrals and sums (amsmath, amsintx packages)
  • Multiple integral signs
  • Multiline subscripts and superscripts
  • The sideset command
  • The amsintx package
• Commutative diagrams (amscd package)
• Using math fonts
  • Introduction
  • Recommended use of math font commands
• Theorems and related structures (amsthm package)
  • Introduction
  • The newtheorem command
  • Numbering modifications
  • Changing styles for theorem-like environments
    • The theoremstyle command
    • Number swapping
    • Further customization possibilities
  • Proofs
• Installation instructions
  • Introduction
  • Putting files in a suitable place on your system
  • Testing
  • Extra math fonts
  • Memory requirements
  • Files included in this distribution
• Error messages and output problems
  • General remarks
  • Error messages
  • Wrong output
    • Section numbers 0.1, 5.1, 8.1 instead of 1, 2, 3
    • The numberwithin command had no effect on equation numbers
    • Double accent command failed to position the second accent properly
    • The boldsymbol command didn't work
• Other useful items for mathematical documents
  • AMS documentclasses (amsart, amsbook, amsproc)
  • Extra math fonts (the AMSFonts collection)
  • Syntax checking (the syntonly package)
  • Verbatim and comments (the verbatim package)
  • Commutative diagrams and other diagrams (packages diagram, xypic, pstricks)
• Where to find other information
  • Technical notes
  • Differences between / version 1.1 and / version 1.2
• Getting help
  • Further information
• References
• Index
• About this document ...