Read more: https://medium.com/@marko_kovic/why-i-write-with-latex-and-why-you-should-too-ba6a764fadf9
Warning: you should feel comfortable to explore LateX and invest time first to save time later :) - use it of papers only, it is powerful and it makes sense when it comes to document structure, citing, etc
Here is a very useful introduction and reference: https://www.overleaf.com/learn
For a simple usage of LateX use https://www.overleaf.com/ You can use SSO with your aiias.edu account and the free edition should be enough for you. Just create a blank project, copy the files from the source folder and start editing it in overleaf!
You can also install LateX locally on your computer (but not even I do it).
You can use this for short papers, you will find the source files and the results in the folder /simple-paper. The *.tex and *.bib can be found in the source folder
Here is the place for your name and title of the paper
Here is the place for the content of your paper
Add your references here, get the notation from books.google.com - when you are viewing a book, click on "About this book" and download the BiBTeX file at the end of the page. Insert the content in this file.
Leave it untouched if you don't have to change the style of the document. If you create a more sophisticated paper styles, make sure you send me the this file. I will include it in this repo.
The PDF file is created by overleaf.com or your local LateX installation.
Same structure as "Simple paper" with prefilled structure and BiBTeX file