Course detail

Results Dissemination

FSI-TR0Acad. year: 2024/2025

The course covers publishing documents with graphics and equations using LaTeX.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jakub Zlámal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical Engineering (ÚFI)

Entry knowledge

No special knowledge is required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of creation own document of the form of report or presentation.
Absence has to be made up by self-study and possibly via assigned homework.

Aims

The aim of the course is to show students how to properly present their results in the form of charts, logs, reports, presentations.

Students will learn the basic principles of typography and publication of the results.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Donald E. Knuth: The TeXbook, Addison Wesley 1990
Lamport L.: LaTeX: a Document Preparation System, 2e, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0201529831
Olšák P.: TeXbook naruby, Konvoj & CSTUG (2. vydání), 2001

Recommended reading

Olšák P.: TeXbook naruby, Konvoj & CSTUG (2. vydání), 2001
Olšák P.: Typografický systém TeX, Konvoj, 2000
Rybička, LaTeX pro začátečníky, Konvoj, 2005

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-FIN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jakub Zlámal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Computer typesetting. Typography
2. LaTeX system. Installation.
3. Typesetting mathematical formulas.
4. Inserting Images
5. Creating tables.
6. Cross-references, contents, index.
7. Literature citations
8. Creating images - Inkscape. Image Editing
9. Charts - SciDAVis. Experimental data processing - function fitting, statistical processing.
10. Sample report on experiment processing.
11. Presentation - Beamer
12. Check of students documents.