LaTeX is available on CSLab, RCS, and probably most other campus computers. To download a LaTeX system (free) for use on a Windows PC, visit
MiKTeX
I recommend the following manual:
Leslie Lamport, LaTeX: A Document Preparation System User's Guide & Reference Manual, Addison-Wesley, 1986, ISBN 0-201-15790.Borders or Barnes and Noble should have it, or try online at Amazon or Bookpool (usually cheaper but less likely to have it in stock).
See also my short note on common LaTeX errors:
D. R. Musser, Elements of LaTeX Style, November 24, 1998.