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I have a terrible hand-writing and I'm very good at typing, so I had an idea about taking my math lecture notes using a computer.

I've tried using a simple syntax (using purely ASCII) but it's getting harder and harder, so I need something a bit more sophisticated.

Friend suggested Latex, but said that I probably won't be able to write it fast enough to use it in "real-time". It also has a quite learning curve.

I'm on Mac os X. What would you suggest?

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    Just to add to Qiaochu's answer, if you're new you can give latexian a try. Its a mac specific editor which gives a real time preview of the compiled output. This will help you recognize your common errors instantly and become faster @Tex. I downloaded the free monthlong trial to get upto speed with typing fast and correctly. The full version was too expensive for me though. http://tacosw.com/latexian/2011-03-27
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    A radical suggestion is not to take lecture notes. Most of the thing the lecturer writes and says are things that's already in the book so you won't miss any information. On the other hand taking notes may distract you from paying attention.2015-11-30

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