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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Document Preparation in LaTeX

Type of study BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 480-2000/02
Abbreviation STL
Course title Document Preparation in LaTeX
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to LaTeX and TeX, Linux and Windows freeware implementations and instalation
2. Basic text formating operations
3. Design of page layout, codument classes
4. Mathematic typography in LaTeX,
5. Additional packages for mathematical typography support
6. Perparation and design of lists, theorems, itemization
7. Tables and arrays, multiple columns
8. Organizing the document, cross-referencing, large documents
9. BibTeX and its using
10. Graphics and its including into LaTeX documents
11. Freeware graphics editors and their cooperation with LaTeX
12. Other possibilities how to use LaTeX: typeseting of presentations and posters
13. Useful tips and tricks

E-learning

No e-learinig available

Literature

Kokpa, H., Daly P. W.: Guide to LaTeX, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003, ISBN-13 978-0321173850 
Graetzner, G.: More Math Into LaTeX, 5th ed., Springer, 2016, ISBN-13 978-3319237954 

Advised literature

Lamport, L.: LaTeX - A document preparation system, Addison-Wesley Pub., 1994, ISBN-13 978-0201529838 
Mittelbach, F.: The LaTeX Companion, 2nd ed., 2004, ISBN-13 978-0201362992