is a way of typesetting mathematics on a computer, if you look at your average maths textbook, then you'll get an idea of the kind of thing can do. Being able to write in is a very useful skill and the sooner you get into it the easier it will be to type up your second and third year essays!

Just pop along to A0.01 when you can!

You can find details of the course under the 'academic stuff' link on the Learning LaTeX page.