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Final lecture on Python Matplotlib
What and why Latex? Overleaf Introduction to Latex
Homework #2
A document preparation system developed by L. Lamport based on the TeX system created by D. Knuth. Takes a document created using the Latex markup language and converts into a format suitable for printing (typically PDF). Free software.
Powerful support for mathematical formulas and diagrams, citations, cross-references, footnote, bibliographies, etc. Commonly used by publishers for preparation of books and academic journals. Flexible programming environment for creating new commands, environments, packages, etc.
Main Latex website: https://www.latex-project.org/ On MacOS: Install MacTeX: http://www.tug.org/mactex/ On Windows: Install MiKTeX: https://miktex.org/
Both distributions contain a complete system (including editor) Plenty of documentation online Easy to find help!
The Not So Short Introduction to LATEX 2ε https://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf Wikibook on Latex https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX Possible to use Latex online (without installing anything) e.g. https://www.overleaf.com/
Advantage of Latex:
Drawback of Latex:
Focus on the content Do not focus on the design/layout Latex will choose automatically the best design How to use Latex:
1 – Write a source file “report.tex” 2 – Compile using Latex 2’ – Fix the errors and compile again 3 – Check the result, typically “report.pdf”
Option 2 Option 1
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Source file
This is what you will write
Output file
This is what you will obtain
Always start with \documentclass[…]{…} Latex commands use backslash: \commandname {…} is for mandatory arguments […] is for optional arguments Use the \title{…}, \author{…}, and \date{…} to give title, author, and date The main content of the document is between the \begin{document} and \end{document} commands The command \maketitle creates the top of the document
\documentclass{article} \title{My first Latex document} \author{Francois Bonnet} \begin{document} \maketitle This is my first document written in
see, it is not so difficult to write good documents using Latex! \end{document}
example1.tex
\documentclass{article} \title{My first Latex document} \author{Francois Bonnet} \begin{document} \maketitle This is my first document written in
see, it is not so difficult to write good documents using Latex! \end{document}
example1.tex
Use the commands \section{…} and \subsection{…}to structure your document. Use an empty line to start a new paragraph. Automatic numbering of sections and subsections Try subsubsection or subsubsubsection or …
... \begin{document} \section{How to use matplotlib} I describe here how to use matplotlib \section{How to use \LaTeX} I describe here how to use LaTeX. I will first explain history of Latex, then some basic commands, then ... New paragraph starts after an empty line. \subsection{History} Bla bla bla bla \subsection{Basic commands} Bla bla bla bla \subsection{Something else} \end{document}
The itemize environment can be used to create a list of items. To create numbered list, one should use the enumerate environment. Try enumerate on your computer. Try nested lists on your computer.
... \begin{document} There are three main OS: \begin{itemize} \item macOS \item Linux \item Windows \end{itemize} There are three main OS: \begin{enumerate} \item macOS \item Linux \item Windows \end{enumerate} \end{document}
Inline mathematical expression appears between $...$ Use the `` and '' for quotes. Do not use the “ (double quotation mark) Note also the \ldots command that produces … Display mode is activated using \[ … \] and should be used for more complex formulas
... \begin{document} It is very easy to write ``complex'' mathematical
example $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$, $\Gamma$, \ldots It is also possible to write some mathematical terms: $\sqrt{256} = 16$ or $x_1 + x_2 + x_3$ or $(x+y)(x-y) = x^2 - y^2$. If you need bigger formula, you can use the display mode as follow: \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{6} \] \end{document}
Create a simple Latex document that contains:
including the parenthesis and the +/- sign. (you can look for help online)
Download the two files from Overleaf: ‘homework2.tex’ and ‘homework2.pdf’. Compress them in ‘homework2.zip’. Submit via OCW-i the compressed file before July 27 (23:50).