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Document Preparation in LaTeX

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Course Unit Code480-2000/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CIP10doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is oriented on basic skills in document preparation in LaTeX typographic system allowing to obtain scientific documents on profesional level, especially for the documents with mathemati formulas. The role of practical exercising on students' own laptops is stressed. The exercises include a work on student tasks as laboratory reports, semestral projects, etc.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course is oriented on basic skills in document preparation in LaTeX typographic system.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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
Rybička, J.: LaTeX pro začátečníky, KONVOJ Brno, 2003, ISBN 80-7302-049-1
Graetzner, G.: More Math Into LaTeX, 5th ed., Springer, 2016, ISBN-13 978-3319237954
Recommended Reading:
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
Olšák, P.: Typografický systém TeX, Brno: KONVOJ, 2000, ISBN 80-85615-91-6
Kopka H., Daly, P. W.: LaTeX – Podrobný průvodce, Brno: COMPUTER PRESS, 2004, ISBN 80-7226-973-9
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
CreditCredit