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The submission was typset using LaTeX at [Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com). I sent the students to a [page with basic setup instructions](http://sergeballif.github.io/NSC-Math-181/TeachingItems.html) and then turned them loose. There was definitely a bit of a learning curve here. The LaTeX syntax was new to nearly all of my students, but they caught on quickly. During class I showed them websites that would help them to typeset the math such as [mathurl.com](http://mathurl.com/) or [desmos.com](desmos.com). I specifically warned them not to wait until the last minute because they were sure to encounter some technical difficulties along the way. A few students got part way through the work and decided to start over because they couldn't figure out the errors, but for the most part I had very few complaints. Moreover, several students remarked that this was their favorite assignment of the semester.  ## Desmos Activity  The second teaching item was to create an [learning activity](http://sergeballif.github.io/NSC-Math-181/CoreLearning/Math181TeachingItem2.pdf) at [desmos.com](desmos.com). [teacher.desmos.com](teacher.desmos.com).