LaTeX is popularly used for publications in mathematics and the sciences, especially computer science. Compared to working in a normal word processor, LaTeX makes it easier for authors to include properly formatted equations, figures, footnotes, tables of contents, bibliographies, etc. It automatically handles things like text wrapping and spacing to make it easy to get a professional looking document. It also has a wide community which has developed packages to include many functionalities that aren't possible in the basic release to make it even more powerful. For more information on how LaTeX works and why you might choose to use it, consult some of the resources below.