LaTeX for Professional Publications

Learn the basics of generating quality publications that effectively showcase your talent and skills.

Created byToni Farley

Last updated 9/2018

English

What you'll learn

Learn the basics of creating a document in LaTex
Be able to import and layout graphics
Manage citations and references with biobliographies and bibligraphy styles
Format and number graphics, tables, and sections
Create well formatted mathematical equations, algorithms, and proofs

Course content

8 sections • 22 lectures • 3h 7m total length

Phonetically speaking: lah.tech4:38
What is LaTeX? And why I learned LaTeX and think it's awesome.
LaTeX environment on Mac (Linux)2:45
Setting up a LaTeX environment on Mac or Linux.
LaTeX environment on Windows1:38
Setting up your LaTeX environment on Windows.
Download sample files1:46
Here, you can download completed TEX files, but you should create the documents yourself by following the tutorials, and typing along with them. You will however, want to use lecture5.tex to complete the next lecture.
Typeset your first document12:53
In this lecture you will typeset a document and learn about the different files created when LaTeX runs. Be sure you followed the instructions in Lecture 4 to download the file you need for this lecture.

UPDATE: The Udemy app automatically changes the underscore in the course graphic file name to a dash. So, after you download it, you will need to change that back, the correct file name as shown in the video is "course_graphic.pdf"

Starting from scratch13:16
Creating a new LaTeX document from scratch.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.
Using a template3:58
Your LaTeX editor likely came with some template files you can use when creating a new document. This lecture will look at a couple of those files, and discuss their content.
Basic formatting12:08
Basic text and paragraph formatting in LaTeX.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.

Different types of list structures13:19
Creating different types of lists in LaTeX.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.
Working with tables15:58
Create tables, the tabular environment, floats, and references.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.
Working with graphics13:37
Create figures with the graphicx package, and the floating figure environment.

You will need to download the figures attached to this lecture to complete this tutorial. The TEX document is also available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.

BibTeX: References and citations16:53
Use BibTeX for bibliographies, citations, and references.

The TEX and BIB files from this lecture are also available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create them on your own while following this lecture.
Bibliography tooltip: Mendeley export5:06
You can find a number of useful applications for managing your references and BIB files. This is the one I use.

Mathematical symbols and equations9:10
Using mathematical symbols and equations in LaTeX.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.
Algorithms and pseudocode6:59
Creating pseudocode in LaTeX.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.

Working with packages4:39
We review two of the packages we've used throughout this course, and add one more!

Be sure to download the PDF attached to this lecture, and find the TEX file used to create it in your materials downloaded from Lecture 4.
Using .sty files8:37
Many journals provide STY, CLS, and/or BST files to typeset your document following journal guidelines. Here we look at the IEEE Trans CLS.

More on Floats: Graphics and Tables20:19
Learn new concepts to enhance your tables and figures.

You will need to download the figures attached to this lecture to complete this tutorial. The TEX document is also available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.
Separating your work into multiple files4:51
You can separate your work into multiple files, and integrate them in a single LaTeX document. This lecture covers the process.
Manipulating and Redefining commands9:01
Different ways to manipulate typesetting output from packages to redefining commands.

This document is available for download (see Lecture 4), but it is highly recommended that you create it on your own while following this lecture.

Requirements

You must be able to download and install software on your computer

Description

This course is open to anyone who wants to learn how to create a professional quality, typeset publication. In addition to improving the aesthetic quality of your work, LaTeX users benefit from automating many of the tedious processes involved in writing a professional publication.

LaTeX allows you to manage references, figures, tables, footnotes, formatting, mathematical equations, algorithms, scientific proofs, and more in a programmatic fashion that provides benefits far exceeding that of word processing software.

Need to format a paper for a specific venue? Many academic journals and conferences provide LaTeX Style files (.sty) for correctly typesetting your submission. With one line of code, you can modify your publication to match the style of many leading academic publishing outlets.

Not writing a paper? LaTeX can also be used for books, reports, technical and business documents, screenplays, resumes, letters ... anything you want to write!

The course uses tools that are freely available online for Mac (Linux) and Windows users. Templates are included for download to get you started.

Who this course is for:

LaTeX beginners: no previous typesetting or programming experience required
Specifically geared to academic writers, but useful to anyone who wants to create professionally typeset documents
Graduate students, especially in math and science fields
Academic researchers
Anyone who writes!

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Course content

Getting Started5 lectures • 24min

Creating a New Document (.tex)3 lectures • 29min

Lists, Tables and Graphics3 lectures • 43min

Bibliography (.bib and .bbl)2 lectures • 22min

Elements in Science and Mathematics2 lectures • 16min

Managing Packages and Style Files (.sty)2 lectures • 13min

Advanced Topics3 lectures • 34min

Next Steps2 lectures • 6min

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