LaTeX in 24 Hours

Dilip Datta obtained his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gauhati University in India, his Masters Degree in Applied Mechanics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and a Ph.D in Optimization from IIT, Kanpur and has been teaching for more than twenty years. His research area is optimization, especially evolutionary algorithms for multi-objective combinatorial optimization problems. This book is written from his personal and professional experience using and teaching LaTeX.

Introduction.- Fonts Selection.- Formatting Texts I.- Formatting Texts II.- Page Layout and Style.- Listing and Tabbing Texts.- Table Preparation I.- Table Preparation II.- Figure Insertion 77.- Figure Drawing.- Equation Writing I.- Equation Writing II.- User-Defined Macros.- Bibliographies with LATEX.- Bibliographies with BIBTEX.- Lists of Contents and Indexes.- Miscellaneous I.- Miscellaneous II.- Letters and Articles.- Book and Report.- Slide Preparation I.- Slide Preparation II.- Error and Warning Messages.- Exercises- Appendix A: Symbols and Notations.

"This work is a great option for people who want to quickly and efficiently learn how to prepare a document in LaTeX. Every aspect of writing a document is presented with enough detail to cover the preparation of a thesis, a scientific textbook, a research article, a conference presentation, a poster, and other relevant works. So researchers of all levels, from lower to high, will find the information needed to complete their work in style." (Lazaros Moysis, zbMATH 1447.68001, 2020)