Latex Definition and 999 Threads

So I have some spare time which I decided to use to learn a new software. I thought of learning LaTex but I could not really find good reasons to do so. I do research in Materials Science / Condensed Matter Physics and in my field it is very common to communicate documents written with MS Word...

Hi guys! I need some Latex help, so I'll try to be a descriptive as I can, I need to create a cover sheet for my senior thesis, and I'm trying to use the Latex format designed by my school, which uses a custom package called "ucscthesisbs" that I have to install in order to have the correct...

How can I enter code in Latex documents?

Whenever I write equations in an align they end up very messed up. I have attached picture of how they look. How do I get the equations to start at the left and not suddenly to the right? My align environment says: \langle x^2 \rangle = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-\mid...

Hi every one, here is a question about drawing and filling in Latex (\usepackage{tikz}) I just draw a circle with 5 sectors correctly, and what I need help on please, how I fill 3 sectors with green color and the other 2 sectors with red... please help me with this task...

So what I would like to have is a landscape page, with a few sections, and then a lot of formulas in each section. I have been googling for over an hour and have not found something that works. Ideally I would like to be able to label some equations as well, but I could always just do that...

Hello everyone, In the past few days, I have learned quite a bit of basic Latex. Thank you all for the tips. Now for the question: do macs automatically come with a latex typesetter (I think that this is the case), and if so, how do I use it? Right now, I'm just going to use this post to copy...

So I just have one line for the image: \includegraphics[width=10mm]{C:/Users/PhizKid/Desktop/image1.png}\\ And then some text to explain the image below it. But when I try to print it out, approximately top half of the image is cut off and it runs off the top of the page. How do I...

Hello, I need to change the font in my latex file to Times New Roman, and I used this in the preamble to do that: \usepackage{fontspec} \setmainfont{Times New Roman} but I get errors in compilation from PS->PDF. Why? Is there any other way? I need this compilation from PS->PDF for...

$y=2x+1$ $y=2x^2+3x+5$ $ a+3b=1$ $2a - b=1$ Multiply through by 3 $6a - 3b = 3$ Subtract equation (3) from (1) $6a - 3b = 3$ $ a + 3b = 1$ $7a - 0b = 4$ a =$\frac{4}{7}$ Just learning latex on here and trying to understand how I can keep everything in line, which seems difficult with...

Hello all, I am trying to do the list of notations using tabular environment. However, any letter after filling the first page does not appear, i.e.: only the first page of the list of notations appears. why? Thanks

Hello! I have been trying to get this equation to work in my LaTeX document, I do not really see any issues with it so if somebody could give some guidance that would be really helpful. Code: \begin{equation} {\bf{R}} = \sum_{i=1}^{N}_{{\bf{u}}_{i}} \end{equation} Thank you

Hi, I'm trying to write some equations in LaTeX. They are inside an align environment. My code is the following: \begin{align*} \omega_\mu{}^{ab}(e) &= \frac{1}{2} \eta^{ac} \eta^{bd} e^\nu_c e^\rho_d ( \Omega_{[\mu \nu] \rho} - \Omega_{[\nu \rho] \mu} + \Omega_{[\rho \mu] \nu}) \\ &=...

Hi guys, I'm totally new to latex and I'm loving it so far :) Quick question: when I use "\begin{align}" & "\end{align}" for a system of equations, I get them all aligned up at the "=" signs (assuming I place a "&" in front of them). Is there a way to get them all aligned vertically at the...

Pdf of "Not So Short Intro to Latex" Hi everyone I'm trying to download "The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e" by Oetiker, but every link I try I get the message "This webpage wants to run the following add-on: 'Zeon Corporation' from 'Zeon Corporation'." Then I am asked if I want to allow...

Hi, Can we display a long-division? I tried copying the code in this reference (post 6) and it's not working: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=123&t=197170&p=1084071&hilit=latex+for+long+division#p1084071 Someone in the Homework forum was asking a question about...

$t\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ where t is a scalar times the vector a. How can I make $\vec{b-ta}$ look right? Solved $$ \overrightarrow{b-ta} $$

Hi, I would use LaTeX template for PhD thesis http://openwetware.org/wiki/LaTeX_template_for_PhD_thesis but I can not convert it to b5 format :( could somebody help me ? Nina

latex -- superscript & subscript together Hi, I need to use expressions that have arguments, multiple superscript and subscript indices at the same time, e.g V(ij)_{\sigma_1\sigma_2}^{\tau_1\tau_2} Is it possible to force latex to make this formula more compact, ie. to put the...

I'm not sure if this is really a bug with the forum software as opposed to some incompatibility with my browser, but whenever I load the forums for the first time after booting up my computer, any page with latex on it will freeze my computer, sometimes for over a minute, while the latex...

How can I add a couple arrows on this line? \draw (3.14,-3.14) -- (3.14,3.14

I can't seem to get the conjugate of a quotient is the quotient of the conjugates: \overline{\left(\frac{z}{w}\right)}=\frac{\overline{z}}{\overline{w}} I'm pretty sure the latex is correct.

Hello, I have next to no materials specific knowledge, so I was hoping someone here could guide me in the right direction. I'm looking for a spreadable adhesive that has the following properties listed by priority: 1. Can adhere metal to latex or other rubber-like materials. 2...

What's the best way to use Z as a symbol for the integers on the forum's LaTex? One source on the web (http://www.proofwiki.org/wiki/Symbols:Z) says the symbols for the integers can be written in LaTex as backslash Z. On the forum, that currently shows up as the two characters. \Z...

As the title suggests, I can only see how to write an integral like: But how would I write an integral like the following?

Hi guys, when I was trying to post something in the H/W forum and tried to use the Latex reference I could press the tab, but nothing happened. Is this a bug? Thanks!

Hi I am taking Quantum I this 2012 fall. The little problem I am having is that my professor wants us to write our homework on Latex. I have no problem with Latex; I love making documents on it. But the only thing that borders me is that having to write up my homework on Latex, take a great deal...

So I was answering in a thread here and what I got was ugly: k_1 = e^{\frac {E_a} {RT_1}} What I don't like is that the exponential part is so small it is barely readable (checked in Opera, Firefox, IE and Chrome). I can write it as k_1 = exp\left({\frac {E_a} {RT_1}}\right) and it...

I was looking online to download latex software, but it appears there is quite a lot of options for me to choose from. Can anyone suggest an appropriate download and from what site etc..? I am looking for the most up to date version, with all the required content that I might need to use to...

Hello! When I add a picture in my LaTeX document, the system automatically adds the directory of the file like seen in the attachment. Is there a way to fix it? because I don't need the directory to be seen. My code is: \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.50\textwidth]{E:/Game Theory...

I've been intrigued for some time by the following posts, but they all have lots of Latex errors (at least for me, Firefox/Linux). https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=580 https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=590 https://www.physicsforums.com/blog.php?b=855 Can anyone confirm they...

As the current time, the LaTex in forum posts isn't displaying for me. Is this a forum problem or (more likely) just a problem with my browser?

$\left( \text{The ones you see were done by use of} $ $\text{perpendiculars}\r) $$$\left(\text{The ones you see were done by use of perpendiculars}\right)$$

Hi, I want to align several equations in latex. I want the first and second equations to be in the middle. The last equation is too long and I want to split it into 2 parts. I tried \begin{gather} Eq1\\ Eq2\\ \begin{multline} Eq3a\\ Eq3b \end{multline} \end{gather}...

Hi folks, the subject line says it. I'm currently using geogebra as a note book in which to write "memory cards" in latex. You know the sort of thing: when you learn a new formula and want to keep it in virtual "card" form. I love Sticky Notes, but I can't get latex on to them. does anyone...

Do LaTex tables work in forum posts? I've never used them before. Today I tried copying several examples from pages on the web such as: \begin{tabular}{ l c r } 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 4 & 5 & 6 \\ 7 & 8 & 9 \\ \end{tabular} which on my browser doesn't show up as a table. I tried...

Tired of typing ugly expressions, decided to join the LaTex club. Is there a good guide on LaTex specific to this forum, the ones that came up on google were not very helpful.

What's the best sticky thread about using LaTex on forum? I looked in my old posts and see I referred new users to https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=546968, but that link doesn't work now.

I tried out the latex todonotes package. Specifically I defined in the preamble: \usepackage{todonotes} \newcommand{\tinytodo}[2][] {\todo[size=\small,inline]{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.5}% \selectfont% [\uppercase{#1}]:~#2% \par }} In the body I use...

I'm writing a scientific paper and I need to put in some partial differential equations ...I can generate a latex code for them using a software called 'texmaker' but in order to make them presentable in the form of proper partial differential equations, I need to see the output of the latex...

I am learning LaTex and I was wondering if there's a way to create graphs and figures with it. Even if it's not as simple as just typing graph sin(x) somewhere. I've been reading online about it and I think you actually can't, but then again I see documents like these...

I am using Zotero to collect and organize all of my citations, which I then export in a bibtex format to use in my LaTeX document, using natbib to make my bibliography. The problem is that I have a couple 'odd' references that do not format correctly. I think this is due to a combination of...

I keep on getting errors from Latex. For instance the following code looks OK to me but won't parse: g(\vec{\bar{V}}_S, \vec{U}(1)) =\ _Sg_{ik}(O) _S\bar{V}_S^i _SU(1)^k However if I break it with the insertion of a close and then an open itex delimiter, the first bit parses but the...

Looking for a description of low efficiency in Rubber band or Tubing I am looking for a description of power loss in that you don't get out the work you put into pulling latex tubing. I have some new latex tubing that is treated with UV protection and is super hard to pull from the very...

LaTeX Help! Currently I writing my Thesis report using LaTeX. I have been noticing the following problem. I need the figures and text to be aligned in a page in the following orientation text figure text figure However, what I obtain is figure text text figure At times, this gets...

Here is my code from my tex file \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article} \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{listings} \lstset{language=C} \newcommand{\HRule}{\rule{\linewidth}{0.5mm}} \begin{document} \input{./title.tex} and here...

I am trying to put together some short slideshows in Mathematica for educational purposes. I'm using Mathematica in Slideshow mode so that it will be a nice looking presentation that also has embedded graphs etc. I thought this would be easy since Mathematica exports LaTeX and imports full LaTeX...

\frac{5}{15} \Sigma Is this what people mean by LaTeX. Just wondering. Thankyou.

I've looked over the other threads, and I can't seem to find a fix for my problem. I've save my jpg into the same folder as the .tex file. I've been using \usepackage{graphicx}. I just can't seem to find a solution. I'm using MikTex 2.9 and TeXnic Center on Windows. My code for the picture is...

Is it a bug, or am I missing something obvious? \frac {L\times atm} {K\times mol} \frac {L\times atm} {K\times mol} Same if you don't use \times, on my computer it is rendered the same wrong way under Opera and under Chrome. This is image, not part of the text: ------------...