Bret's comments prompted some thought, though I think a full answer
depends on context. For example, Bret raises a point about what will
be easy for students. I agree that installing TeX can be pretty
painful, but was the OP about use by students or only about use by the
teacher?
To be a bit
I concur with what others have said, use a RMarkdown file and create both HTML
to present in class/on the web and a PDF for those that want to print a hard
copy.
You can also look into the bookdown package
Here are some of my examples of lecture notes using bookdown
Dear Manuel,
I teach 3 courses at the university and recommend strongly Rmarkdown into
pdf/html. This is the most dynamic and modern way to teach, in my opinion. The
students love.
The only disadvantage is that you can create in ppt graphs or "forms" quicker
than in markdown.
Best
I usually make HTML and post the notes and use the notes for lecture
presentation. I scroll through the HTML rather than show static slides. HTML is
better now than it used to be to show mathematical notation well. I used to use
PDF. It is easier for students to knit a document into HTML than
I am planning to make teaching material for data analysis in R. I am
trying to decide which output will be better. Html, pdf or powepoint.
I found that flexdashboard could have the potential to make the material in
html output which could include interactive graphs and tables.
Any insight on
