Advanced Latex in Academia

Contents

1 Introduction:The Basics

• 1.1 Where to Find Help
• 1.2 Anatomy of a LaTeX Document
• 1.2.1 Document Classes
• 1.2.2 Basic Environments
• 1.3 Getting Started

2 Advanced Formatting

• 2.1 Reference Management
• 2.1.1 Managing Bibliographies with BibLaTeX
• 2.2 Editors
• 2.2.1 Offline Editors
• 2.2.2 Online Editors
• 2.3 Page Setup
• 2.3.1 Margins and Page Size
• 2.3.2 Colors
• 2.3.3 Headers and Footers
• 2.4 Converting to and from LaTeX
• 2.5 XeLaTeX and Font Specification
• 2.5.1 XeLaTeX
• 2.5.2 Fonts in LaTeX Generally
• 2.6 Additional Environments
• 2.6.1 Text Formatting
• 2.6.2 LaTeX Macros
• 2.6.3 Formatting Files
• 2.6.4 Serial Documents
• 2.7 Cross-Referencing and (PDF) Hyperlinks
• 2.8 Additional Tools
• 2.8.1 Tables
• 2.8.2 Symbols
• 2.8.3 Sketching

3 Floating Objects

• 3.1 Figure Generation with PGFPLOTS
• 3.1.1 Basics
• 3.1.2 Comments on Plotting Functions
• 3.1.3 Bar Charts
• 3.1.4 Regression of Data
• 3.1.5 Filling Areas of Functions, Backgrounds and Grid
• Lines
• 3.1.6 Clickable Plots
• 3.1.7 Representation of Functions of Two Variables
• 3.1.8 Exporting Figures to EPS and PDF files
• 3.2 Figure Generation with TikZ
• 3.2.1 TikZ Matrix Library
• 3.2.2 Flowcharts
• 3.2.3 Remarks on Schematic Drawings
• 3.3 Tables
• 3.3.1 Import from External Files
• 3.3.2 Spreadsheet Analysis

4 Presentations

• 4.1 Slide Shows
• 4.1.1 Defining and Structuring a Frame (Slide)
• 4.1.2 Adding Effects to a Presentation (Overlays
• and Hyperlinks)
• 4.1.3 Including Graphics and Tables
• 4.1.4 Including Sounds and Videos
• 4.1.5 Customizing the Layout by Built-In Themes
• 4.1.6 Customizing the Layout Element-wise by Single Commands
• 4.2 Posters
• 4.2.1 Designing Poster based on Beamer and Beamerposter
• 4.2.2 Decomposing a Poster

5 Exams, Tests and Quizzes

• 5.1 The exam Document Class
• 5.2 Headers and Footers
• 5.3 Questions and Points
• 5.4 Solutions
• 5.5 Grading and Point Tables

6 E-Learning:Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom Support

• 6.1 The AcroTEX eDucation Bundle, Acrobat and JavaScript
• 6.2 The Exerquiz Package
• 6.2.1 Objective Style Questions
• 6.2.2 The quiz Environment
• 6.2.3 The shortquiz Environment
• 6.2.4 The exercise Environment
• 6.3 eCards

• Appendix A:Color Definition in TikZ
• Appendix B:Units of Measure
• References
• Index