That equation is easily workable with the code as is, and that options block is also fine. My bigger concern is someone coming in without enough experience and

That equation is easily workable with the code as is, and that options block is also fine. My bigger concern is someone coming in without enough experience and trying to disrupt the whole academia. Yes, the learning curve is steep - can anyone even say they finally know TeX? Aligning stuff and other things may take time. But if you're writing papers, the output quality is amazing and, what is important, consistent - light years ahead of WYSIWYG editors. I'd rather edit my equations manually in TeX rather than, say, popular office suites. And why would anyone want to do presentations in TeX anyways? It's like using a spaceship to shop for groceries.