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LaTeX and Friends

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. M. R. C. van Dongen

    1. , Computer Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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  • Good documents should have consistent look and feel
  • Hundreds of working examples, showing input and output side by side
  • Showing the most recent solutions for producing top-quality documents
  • Learn how to save time on document preparation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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About this book

LaTeX is a free, automated state-of-the-art typesetting system. This book teaches all the ins and outs of LaTeX which are needed to write an article, report, thesis, or book. The book teaches by example, giving many worked out examples showing input and output side by side. The book presents the most recent techniques for presenting data plots, complex graphics, and computer presentations, but does not require previous knowledge. However, it is also a reference for the more seasoned user, with pointers to modern techniques and packages. Recurring themes in the book are consistent and effective presentation, planning and development, controlling style and content, and maintenance.

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Introduction to LATEX

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 3-37

  3. Basic Typesetting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-40
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    2. Running Text

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 41-66

    3. Lists

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 67-72

  4. Tables, Diagrams, and Data Plots

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-74
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    2. Presenting External Pictures

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 75-79

    3. Presenting Diagrams

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 81-116

    4. Presenting Data in Tables

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 117-127

    5. Presenting Data with Plots

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 129-141

  5. Mathematics and Algorithms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-144
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    2. Mathematics

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 145-168

    3. Advanced Mathematics

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 169-182

    4. Algorithms and Listings

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 183-192

  6. Automation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-194
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    2. Commands and Environments

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 195-208

    3. Branching

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 209-216

    4. Option Parsing

      • M. R. C. van Dongen
      Pages 217-222

  7. Miscellany

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-224
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“The present book is composed of several parts covering introduction to LaTex: basic typesetting; tables, diagrams, and data plots; mathematics and algorithms; automation; and miscellaneous topics. The present book brings in a fresh flavor by ‘avoiding the use of what is known in the LaTex community as ‘verbatim’ commands and environments, except when it comes to including, well, verbatim program listings’. The present book is a welcome addition to the previous set of excellent books … .” (D. Subbaram Naidu, Amazon.com, January, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Computer Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

    M. R. C. van Dongen

About the author

Dr M. R. C. van Dongen  is a permanent member of the academic staff of the Computer ScienceDepartment of University College, Cork, Ireland. He is an active member of com.text.tex.  His main research area is constraint satisfaction. He has been using LATEX since 1988. He uses LATEX and friends to produce his scientific publications, his lecture presentations, and lecture notes. He has a particular interest in integrating high-quality/ maintainable graphics in pdf documents. To this end he uses metapost and pgf/tikz. Some of his metapost work may be viewed on his website. Examples of his pgf/tikz work, including the source code, may be viewed in his book LATEX and Friends.

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