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LaTeX Cookbook
LaTeX Cookbook

LaTeX Cookbook: Over 100 practical, ready-to-use LaTeX recipes for instant solutions , Second Edition

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  • Work with ready-to-use document templates to write articles, books, a thesis, and more
  • Refine text, fonts, formulas, and tables, and optimize PDF properties
  • Create captivating graphics directly within LaTeX in 2D and 3D
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The second edition of LaTeX Cookbook offers improved and additional examples especially for users in science and academia, with a focus on new packages for creating graphics with LaTeX. This edition also features an additional chapter on ChatGPT use to improve content, streamline code, and automate tasks, thereby saving time. This book is a practical guide to utilizing the capabilities of modern document classes and exploring the functionalities of the newest LaTeX packages. Starting with familiar document types like articles, books, letters, posters, leaflets, and presentations, it contains detailed tutorials for refining text design, adjusting fonts, managing images, creating tables, and optimizing PDFs. It also covers elements such as the bibliography, glossary, and index. You’ll learn to create graphics directly within LaTeX, including diagrams and plots, and explore LaTeX’s application across various fields like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. The book’s website offers online compilable code, an example gallery, and supplementary information related to the book, including the author’s LaTeX forum, where you can get personal support. By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to optimize productivity through practical demonstrations of effective LaTeX usage in diverse scenarios.

Who is this book for?

If you're a LaTeX user in school, academia, or industry with a foundational understanding of LaTeX basics, this book offers efficient solutions to expedite your tasks. Tailored to students, teachers, authors, and engineers, its example-driven format enables quick access to solutions. Familiarity with basic LaTeX syntax and using LaTeX with your preferred editor for compiling is recommended to make the most of this book.

What you will learn

  • Utilize various document classes and incorporate bibliography, glossary, and index sections
  • Handle arranging and annotating images with ease
  • Create visually appealing tables and learn how to manage fonts efficiently
  • Generate diverse and colorful graphics, including diagrams, flow charts, bar charts, trees, and both 2D and 3D plots
  • Solve writing and drawing tasks across various scientific disciplines
  • Optimize PDF output, enhancing it with metadata, annotations, popups, animations, and fill-in fields
  • Leverage ChatGPT to improve content and code

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Table of Contents

15 Chapters
Chapter 1: Exploring Various Document Classes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Tuning the Text Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Adjusting Fonts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Creating Tables Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Working with Images Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Creating Graphics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Creating Beautiful Designs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Producing Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Optimizing PDF Files Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Writing Advanced Mathematics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Using LaTeX in Science and Technology Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Getting Support on the Internet Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Using Artificial Intelligence with LaTeX Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Dominik Haering Sep 15, 2024
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a great book to dive deep into LaTeX - but also this book won't take from you the needed effort to really understand and master the skills!I like the book for great structuring all contents into meaningful chapters, which can be read independently, good examples for everything what is explained and a good layout, which makes it easier to understand what he is explaining.This book is not for beginners - you must know already the basics of LaTeX!I absolutely appreciate, that you get with the book a pdf-copy of the book - this makes it much easier to look into what you actually need, work on your ideas and optimize your document with the instructions from the book!I recommend this book to people interested in improving their LaTeX skills!
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Rita Sep 05, 2024
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Ich nutze Latex sporadisch für Buchprojekte. Zu einigen Problemlösungen habe ich dieses Buch genutzt. Auch wenn es leider (für mich!) auf Englisch geschrieben ist, konnte ich spontan einige Hilfestellungen finden. Das Buch ist übersichtlich aufgebaut und beim Durchblättern findet man gute Anregungen. Eine große Hilfe!
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Cyrus Aug 20, 2024
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I first encountered Stefan Kottwitz when I was teaching a course on Special Relativity and found several LaTeX- and TikZ-generated space-time diagrams he had posted on the web, which I incorporated into my course with minor modifications. Hence, I was excited to learn that he was about to publish the 2nd edition of his LaTeX Cookbook. The book far exceeds my already very high expectations. It is very well organized and comprehensive in its coverage, making it the ideal reference for everyone from the rank beginner to very sophisticated users.The book has about 150 templates that can serve as the starting point for whatever task the user has in mind, ranging from very simple (e.g. writing a letter) to very complex. Many of the templates deal with scientific topics such as graph theory, making Feynman diagrams, drawing molecules and drawing recursively defined fractals. Each topic or template is explained with "How to do it", How it works" and "There's more" sections. It does an excellent job of pointing the user to easy to use packages for accomplishing the task. and it points the user to the most useful features of these packages so that he/she does not get lost looking at a multitude of options. Some of the more advanced capabilities that the book delves into include making fillable forms, sophisticated graphics with TikZ, creating animations, programming with LuaLaTeX and using Artificial Intelligence. Finally, it is worth mentioning that for those who want to delve further into graphics the author has an entire other book on LaTeX Graphics with TikZ.My only suggestion for improvement is that, for physicists, it would be helpful to have some discussion of the features of REVTEX.
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Max S Jul 01, 2024
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With countless practical examples of LaTeX in action, "LaTeX Cookbook" is a must buy for for enthusiasts or those looking to level up their document processing. The book is intelligently organized, allowing readers to quickly find the section applicable to their use case. A motivated beginner with clear intention can rely on this book to accomplish their goal, broadening and deepening their LaTeX skills along the way.Particularly appealing to me is the conversational style of the book, with code snippets interspersed between English. Stefan presents a problem, and then tells you "How to do it...". The sequencing of topics builds on itself, allowing the book to be readable in addition to quickly accessible. The "There's more..." sections allow for further exploration.Overall, I recommend it.
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Sarah M. Jul 01, 2024
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Das Buch ist sehr gut aufgebaut und gibt hilfreiche Praxis-Beispiele. Man findet zu jeglichen Themen ausführliche Beschreibungen der Ausführung und Hilfestellungen dazu. Insgesamt ein sehr gutes Lexikon, für jeden der LaTex benutzt.Vielen lieben Dank für diese Buch.
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