diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/cell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/cell.js
index 4dbb9e6e6..be63097d7 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/cell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/cell.js
@@ -50,15 +50,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         });
     };
 
-
-    // typeset with MathJax if MathJax is available
     Cell.prototype.typeset = function () {
         if (window.MathJax){
-            MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub]);
+            var cell_math = this.element.get(0);
+            MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,cell_math]);
         }
     };
 
-
     Cell.prototype.select = function () {
         this.element.addClass('ui-widget-content ui-corner-all');
         this.selected = true;
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/mathjaxutils.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/mathjaxutils.js
index 2dea85e65..7c7cb1a58 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/mathjaxutils.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/mathjaxutils.js
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ IPython.namespace('IPython.mathjaxutils');
 IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
 
     var init = function () {
-        if (window.MathJax) { 
+        if (window.MathJax) {
             // MathJax loaded
             MathJax.Hub.Config({
-                TeX: { equationNumbers: { autoNumber: "AMS", useLabelIds: true } },
                 tex2jax: {
                     inlineMath: [ ['$','$'], ["\\(","\\)"] ],
                     displayMath: [ ['$$','$$'], ["\\[","\\]"] ],
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
                     styles: {'.MathJax_Display': {"margin": 0}}
                 }
             });
+            MathJax.Hub.Configured();
         } else if (window.mathjax_url != "") {
             // Don't have MathJax, but should. Show dialog.
             var dialog = $('<div></div>')
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
     var inline = "$"; // the inline math delimiter
     var blocks, start, end, last, braces; // used in searching for math
     var math; // stores math until pagedown (Markdown parser) is done
-    var HUB = MathJax.Hub;
 
     // MATHSPLIT contains the pattern for math delimiters and special symbols
     // needed for searching for math in the text input.   
@@ -102,11 +101,12 @@ IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
     //    math, then push the math string onto the storage array.
     //  The preProcess function is called on all blocks if it has been passed in
     var process_math = function (i, j, pre_process) {
+        var hub = MathJax.Hub;
         var block = blocks.slice(i, j + 1).join("").replace(/&/g, "&amp;") // use HTML entity for &
         .replace(/</g, "&lt;") // use HTML entity for <
         .replace(/>/g, "&gt;") // use HTML entity for >
         ;
-        if (HUB.Browser.isMSIE) {
+        if (hub.Browser.isMSIE) {
             block = block.replace(/(%[^\n]*)\n/g, "$1<br/>\n")
         }
         while (j > i) {
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
     //    (which will be a paragraph).
     //
     var remove_math = function (text) {
+        if (!window.MathJax) {
+            return text;
+        }
+
         start = end = last = null; // for tracking math delimiters
         math = []; // stores math strings for later
         
@@ -216,6 +220,10 @@ IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
     //    and clear the math array (no need to keep it around).
     //  
     var replace_math = function (text) {
+        if (!window.MathJax) {
+            return text;
+        }
+
         text = text.replace(/@@(\d+)@@/g, function (match, n) {
             return math[n]
         });
@@ -223,21 +231,11 @@ IPython.mathjaxutils = (function (IPython) {
         return text;
     }
 
-    var queue_render = function () {
-        // see https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/mathjax-users/cpwy5eCH1ZQ
-        MathJax.Hub.Queue( 
-          ["resetEquationNumbers",MathJax.InputJax.TeX], 
-          ["PreProcess",MathJax.Hub], 
-          ["Reprocess",MathJax.Hub] 
-          ); 
-    }
-
     return {
         init : init,
         process_math : process_math,
         remove_math : remove_math,
-        replace_math : replace_math,
-        queue_render : queue_render
+        replace_math : replace_math
     };
 
 }(IPython));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
index 8b46bbef0..bab05de54 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
@@ -221,11 +221,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         if (this.rendered === false) {
             var text = this.get_text();
             if (text === "") { text = this.placeholder; }
-
             text = IPython.mathjaxutils.remove_math(text)
             var html = IPython.markdown_converter.makeHtml(text);
             html = IPython.mathjaxutils.replace_math(html)
-
             try {
                 this.set_rendered(html);
             } catch (e) {
@@ -235,7 +233,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
                     "Error rendering Markdown!<br/>" + e.toString())
                 );
             }
-            this.typeset()
             this.element.find('div.text_cell_input').hide();
             this.element.find("div.text_cell_render").show();
             var code_snippets = this.element.find("pre > code");
@@ -250,8 +247,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
                 return '<code class="prettyprint">' + code + '</code>';
             });
-
-            IPython.mathjaxutils.queue_render()
+            this.typeset()
             this.rendered = true;
         }
     };
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index 7eea6e8b7..1868e72e1 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% block stylesheet %}
 
 {% if mathjax_url %}
-<script type="text/javascript" src="{{mathjax_url}}?config=TeX-AMS_HTML" charset="utf-8"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="{{mathjax_url}}?config=TeX-AMS_HTML-full&delayStartupUntil=configured" charset="utf-8"></script>
 {% end %}
 <script type="text/javascript">
 // MathJax disabled, set as null to distingish from *missing* MathJax,
diff --git a/docs/examples/notebooks/Typesetting Math Using MathJax.ipynb b/docs/examples/notebooks/Typesetting Math Using MathJax.ipynb
index 3595add8e..cc193275a 100644
--- a/docs/examples/notebooks/Typesetting Math Using MathJax.ipynb	
+++ b/docs/examples/notebooks/Typesetting Math Using MathJax.ipynb	
@@ -162,87 +162,7 @@
       "\n",
       "---\n",
       "\n",
-      "These equation reference examples are adapted from an [example page in the MathJax documentation](http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/test/sample-eqrefs.html).  Note that it's okay to reference equations across cells.  Click inside this cell to see the source.\n",
-      "\n",
-      "## Labeled equations and references\n",
-      "\n",
-      "Here is a labeled equation:\n",
-      "\\begin{equation}\n",
-      "x+1\\over\\sqrt{1-x^2}\\label{ref1}\n",
-      "\\end{equation}\n",
-      "\n",
-      "with a reference to ref1: \\ref{ref1},\n",
-      "and another numbered one with no label:\n",
-      "\\begin{equation}\n",
-      "x+1\\over\\sqrt{1-x^2}\n",
-      "\\end{equation}"
-     ]
-    },
-    {
-     "cell_type": "markdown",
-     "metadata": {},
-     "source": [
-      "## \\nonumber and equation*\n",
-      "\n",
-      "This one uses \\nonumber:\n",
-      "\\begin{equation}\n",
-      "x+1\\over\\sqrt{1-x^2}\\nonumber\n",
-      "\\end{equation}\n",
-      "\n",
-      "Here's one with the equation* environment:\n",
-      "\\begin{equation*}\n",
-      "x+1\\over\\sqrt{1-x^2}\n",
-      "\\end{equation*}"
-     ]
-    },
-    {
-     "cell_type": "markdown",
-     "metadata": {},
-     "source": [
-      "## Forward references\n",
-      "\n",
-      "This is a forward reference [\\ref{ref2}] and another \\eqref{ref2} for the \n",
-      "following equation:\n",
-      "\n",
-      "\\begin{equation}\n",
-      "x+1\\over\\sqrt{1-x^2}\\label{ref2}\n",
-      "\\end{equation}\n",
-      "\n",
-      "More math:\n",
-      "\\begin{equation}\n",
-      "x+1\\over\\sqrt{1-x^2}\n",
-      "\\end{equation}"
-     ]
-    },
-    {
-     "cell_type": "markdown",
-     "metadata": {},
-     "source": [
-      "### References inline and in environments\n",
-      "\n",
-      "Here is a ref inside math: $\\ref{ref2}+1$ and text after it.\n",
-      "\n",
-      "\\begin{align} \n",
-      "x& = y_1-y_2+y_3-y_5+y_8-\\dots \n",
-      "&& \\text{by \\eqref{ref1}}\\\\ \n",
-      "& = y'\\circ y^* && \\text{(by \\eqref{ref3})}\\\\ \n",
-      "& = y(0) y' && \\text {by Axiom 1.} \n",
-      "\\end{align} \n",
-      "\n",
-      "### Missing references\n",
-      "Here's a bad ref [\\ref{ref4}] to a nonexistent label.\n",
-      "\n",
-      "### Numbering align environments\n",
-      "An alignment:\n",
-      "\\begin{align}\n",
-      "a&=b\\label{ref3}\\cr\n",
-      "&=c+d\n",
-      "\\end{align}\n",
-      "and a starred one:\n",
-      "\\begin{align*}\n",
-      "a&=b\\cr\n",
-      "&=c+d\n",
-      "\\end{align*}"
+      "Equation numbering and referencing will be available in a future version of IPython."
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -331,14 +251,6 @@
       "x=4\n",
       "$$"
      ]
-    },
-    {
-     "cell_type": "code",
-     "collapsed": false,
-     "input": [],
-     "language": "python",
-     "metadata": {},
-     "outputs": []
     }
    ],
    "metadata": {}