- Type out all the code/content first, then go back through it and structure it.
- Learn to manage the complexity of the project first, then type the content within that.
For those who don't know, I am developing materials on fractions for students, using
LaTeX. Right now, my "content" is mostly in draft form in hand-written paper notes or a ton of MS Word documents, and a little bit of it is just in my head, etc.The book(s) will be quite long. Here is an outline. For those who have never worked with math-hating students who also deal with serious socioeconomic/health challenges, it may be hard to believe this, but they need, say, part (1a) to be broken into such small steps that it will probably be about 35 pages. (If you like I can send you the MS Word/PDF file that shows the breakdown.)
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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Fractions are Numbers
\begin{enumerate}
\item Point on a Number Line
\item Length on a Number Line
\item From Number Lines to Areas
\item Discrete Sets
\item Multiple Representations
\end{enumerate}
\item Estimation, Comparison, and Equivalence
\begin{enumerate}
\item Estimating Magnitude
\item Comparing 1: Mental pictures, comparing numerator and denominators, and benchmarks.
\item Equivalent Fractions 1: Mixed and Improper
\item Equivalent Fractions 2: Factors of Numerator and Denominator
\item Comparing 2: Comparing with Equivalent Fractions
\item Comparing 3: Choosing an Efficient Method to Compare Numbers
\item Intervals Without a Diagram
\end{enumerate}
\item Fractional Arithmetic
\begin{enumerate}
\item Representations: Whole Numbers to Fractions
\item Estimating and Sketching
\item Conceptual Questions
\item Calculating Efficiently and Exactly
\item Applications
\end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}
