Course: Basics of LaTeX

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Course title Basics of LaTeX
Course code SLO/LTEX
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kmec Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Komárek Tomáš, Mgr.
Course content
Basic properties, compared to other text systems, history, CSTUG. Inputs file structure, translation, authoring sheets. Classes of documents. Preamble, body. Page size, headings, paragraphs. Hyphenation, accents, special characters. Formatting text blocks, boxes, color. Environment, tables, lists, notes. Pictures. Mathematical formulas. Content, links, index, reference. Presentation, dynamic PDF files.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work Activities
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 19 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to acquaint students with the fundamentals of publishing in the typesetting system TeX and LaTeX. It focuses on understanding and proper use of commands in the source code.
Subject focused on improving and practicing skills to create professional typographically correctly formatted text with mathematical formulas, images and graphs.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of work with Word and typography at the secondary school level. Experience of working in LaTeX is an advantage.

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of Activities ( Technical works), Questionnaire, Seminar Work

Elaboration of the running tasks in class and at home.
Recommended literature
  • Dobb, M. (1993). Jemný úvod do TeXu. Praha, CSTUG.
  • Olšák, P. (2015). Prvni setkani s TeXem. http://petr.olsak.net/ftp/cstex/doc/prvni.pdf.
  • Olšák, P. (2001). TeXbook naruby. Nakladatelství KONVOJ, Brno.
  • Olšák, P. (1995). Typografický systém TeX. Praha, CSTUG.
  • Rybička, J. (2003). Latex pro začátečníky. Brno, Konvoj.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Instrument and Computer Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer