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diff --git a/latex.html.markdown b/latex.html.markdown index 9b7b4feb..81c0d24c 100644 --- a/latex.html.markdown +++ b/latex.html.markdown @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ contributors: - ["Chaitanya Krishna Ande", "http://icymist.github.io"] - ["Colton Kohnke", "http://github.com/voltnor"] - ["Sricharan Chiruvolu", "http://sricharan.xyz"] + - ["Ramanan Balakrishnan", "https://github.com/ramananbalakrishnan"] filename: learn-latex.tex --- @@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ Here's how you state all y that belong to X, $\forall$ x $\in$ X. \\ % However, the math symbols only exist in math-mode. % We can enter math-mode from text mode with the $ signs. % The opposite also holds true. Variable can also be rendered in math-mode. +% We can also enter math mode with \[\] + +\[a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \] My favorite Greek letter is $\xi$. I also like $\beta$, $\gamma$ and $\sigma$. I haven't found a Greek letter that yet that LaTeX doesn't know about! @@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ We can also insert Tables in the same way as figures. % the {} arguments below describe how each row of the table is drawn. % Again, I have to look these up. Each. And. Every. Time. \begin{tabular}{c|cc} - Number & Last Name & First Name \\ % Column rows are separated by $ + Number & Last Name & First Name \\ % Column rows are separated by & \hline % a horizontal line 1 & Biggus & Dickus \\ 2 & Monty & Python @@ -201,14 +205,14 @@ environment. By now you're probably wondering how to compile this fabulous document and look at the glorious glory that is a LaTeX pdf. -(yes, this document actually does compiles). \\ +(yes, this document actually does compile). \\ Getting to the final document using LaTeX consists of the following steps: \begin{enumerate} \item Write the document in plain text (the "source code"). \item Compile source code to produce a pdf. The compilation step looks something like this (in Linux): \\ \begin{verbatim} - $pdflatex learn-latex.tex learn-latex.pdf + > pdflatex learn-latex.tex learn-latex.pdf \end{verbatim} \end{enumerate} @@ -224,6 +228,15 @@ format you defined in Step 1. That's all for now! +% Most often, you would want to have a references section in your document. +% The easiest way to set this up would be by using the bibliography section +\begin{thebibliography}{1} + % similar to other lists, the \bibitem command can be used to list items + % each entry can then be cited directly in the body of the text + \bibitem{latexwiki} The amazing LaTeX wikibook: {\em https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX} + \bibitem{latextutorial} An actual tutorial: {\em http://www.latex-tutorial.com} +\end{thebibliography} + % end the document \end{document} ``` |