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Basic Latex for Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Students
The majority of graduate students in the math department are planning on writing a thesis. One choice is to use Microsoft Word (yuck!). The other choice is to use Latex (hurray!). To encourage more students to use Latex, we have a few resources here:
A Sample Thesis File
Many thanks to Tzevetlin Petrov for writing a thesis class. To use this class, first download the following two files:
Rename the cppSampleThesis.tex file with whatever name you want. Save both files to the SAME folder. Then use your Latex program of choice (in our computer lab, your choices are WinEdt for Windows or TexShop for Macs) to open the cppSampleThesis.tex file. Follow the instructions written in the file.
Notes from the Latex class of Fall 2007
- Week 1 Notes -- Getting Started, Math Mode, and Many Symbols
- Week 2 Notes -- Lists, Vertical spaces, numbering equations, and the preamble.
- Week 3 Notes -- Theorems, Numbering, and New
Environments
- Week 4 Notes -- Making new commands and some features of WinEdt and TexShop
- Week 5 Notes -- Arrays and Equation Arrays
- Week 6 Notes -- The bibliography and footnotes
- Week 7 Notes -- Figures and tables
- Week 8 Notes -- Using Sections, \maketitle, and the Table of Contents
Notes from the Latex class of Fall 2006
The notes from the Latex class of Fall 2006 may help you to get started. The notes assume that you at least have access to a Latex program (like WinEdt or TexShop) and know the basics about how to use it.
If you have more questions, feel free to ask me.
- Week1 -- Math mode and lots of math symbols.
- Week 2 -- Lists, Vertical Spaces, and Referring to Numbered Equations
- Week 3 -- Theorems and more about referring to numbered things.
- Week 4 -- Arrays, Equation arrays, and the features of WinEdt and TeXShop
- Week 5 -- A Bibliography!
- There were no notes for Week 6!!
- Week 7 -- Graphics
- Week 8 -- Changing the Margins and the Look
For Week 8, you will need to download the .tex file Week8Notes.tex. Be sure to save it to the Student Work Folder or to your flash drive.
Graphics Examples for the Week 7 Notes:
My office hours for Fall 2006 are
- Mondays 11-12, 1-2
- Wednesdays 11-12, 1-2
- Fridays 11-12
