1 / 2014 It takes time to create a masterpiece

I have just now uploaded my LaTeX magnum opus "Let's Learn LaTeX" to https://sites.google.com/site/drpartha/Home/LLL.zip. It took more than three years of patient study and experimentation, to create all the contents. It took more than a month to find out the ideal way to publish the masterpiece. I yet do not know how many centuries it will need for people to take notice. Maybe it will be archeologists who will discover this masterpiece buried under the pile of debris called the w-w-web. Maybe I wont be alive then, to answer your queries. So, hurry up and start the learning.

13/2012 Using LaTeX for maths

LaTeX is frequently used for typesetting mathematically rich text.How many of us know how to do this nicely ?

Here are some useful tips::

http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~hildebr/tex/tips-mathdisplays.html

partha

6/2012 Don. Knuth unveils the next Tex

June 2010, Calfornia.

TUG 2010: TeX's 25th anniversary included a talk by Prof Donald Knuth on the design features of the next version of Tex which he is working on. Spiced with his characteristic sparks of humour, this is a must-see video for all TeX/LatEx lovers ::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKaI78K_rgA

The video runs for 33.43 minutes and comes as a 87.7 MB file in mp4 format.

partha

PS I have downloaded the above file and can send it to genuine TeX/LaTeX practitioners (you bear the postage and copying costs)

113 / 2011 Commutative diagrams in LaTeX

Mathematicians have been using diagrams of objects and arrows to explain their work since at least 1945. Conventially, these are called commutative diagrams (even when they don't commute). You have a choice of tools for making commutative diagrams in LaTeX.

Take a look at :: http://www.jmilne.org/not/CDGuide.html

Recognising symbols in LaTeX

You found a queer symbol in a LaTeX text. Want to know how to make it in your own document too ?
Just draw it by hand and let this applet classify it with standard LaTeX symbols. Works like magic.

http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html

partha

Rupee symbol -- LaTeX

Get detailed help and information ::

http://drona.csa.iisc.ernet.in/~uday/rupee-latex.html


partha

Tamil + Latex + lots of effort

After almost 6 months of painfully long experimentation, I have managed to resolve a fairly tricky problem. Thanks to the help from my knowldgeable friends I have learnt how to create multilingual documnts using LaTeX. A final report is available at :

http://www.freewebs.com/profpartha/publications/kuralengtam3.pdf

Tamil+LaTeX+Linux ... end of the tunnel

After almost 2 years of effort and struggle, I am reaching the end of the tunnel. I will soon be explaining how I managed to get Tamil+LaTeX+Linux work togther, to typeset a Tamil + English document.

Watch this space for details.

partha

A tutorial about graph colouring

I have added a new tutorial ::


http://www.freewebs.com/profpartha/publications/color-app.pdf

Take a look, and send me your comments (and the box of chocolates).

partha

Graph theory and LaTeX

Found two blogs, on topics very close to my heart :: graph theory, LaTeX. People like me will enjoy these two sites ::

http://graphtheoryinlatex.blogspot.com/

The above blog has moved to wordpress (from blogspot) ::::::

http://graphtheoryinlatex.wordpress.com/

Many thanks to my invisible guru Prof. Christopher Mawata for directing me to this site. I have to learn a lot from you Sir,

partha

Typesetting Tamil text in Latex -- an experiment

I have uploaded just now, a preview version of a report on typesetting bilingual documents (Tamil and English). Take a look at :
http://profpartha.webs.com/kuralengtam.pdf
and send me your comments and suggestions.

Thank you.

partha

For lovers of mathematics

Lovers of mathematics will

love this.

Take a look.

partha

Tamil+LaTeX+Linux

I am struggling to get these three to work together :: Tamil + LaTeX + Linux

Is there anybody in or around Hyderabad who can help me/guide me ? Please get in touch with

drpartha AT gmail DOT com

Sometimes, even Professors need to learn things.

partha

Teach yourself LaTeX

One more offering from Prof. Partha -- an easy way to learn LaTeX. Visit the site at:
http://www.profpartha.webs.com/teachlatex.htm.

Like I said before, teaching is the only place where the urge to give is much higher than the urge to take. How true !

partha

More educational CDROMs

I have been working on two of my pet CDROMs.

The CDROM "Why is Linux good for me ?" is a new avatar of the popular (famous ?) CDROM "Linux in a teaspoon". This CDROM is now fully updated and ready.

I have also created an encyclopedic CDROM on LaTeX. You will find an answer to almost all your questions, or at least find a pointer to where you can get the answers. Good for teachers of mathematics, and students.

You can of course ask for a live presentation of Linux or LaTeX (or both), and get these CDROMs free of cost.

partha

A tool which every maths teacher must know

LaTeX is an amazing tool for publishing technical documents, particularly those which are rich in mathematical content. Teachers, whether in K-12 level, univ. level, or higer levels, need such a tool for all their work. This includes, class notes, assignments, tutorials, question papers, research papers, popular articles etc.

To make it easy for you to appreciate this wonderful tool, I have uploaded a file containing two introductory papers of mine. Just take a look, and let me know if you need help. The file can be downloaded
from here.

partha

Prof. Kannan Moudgalya

Prof. Kannan M Moudgalya teaches at IIT Bombay. He is an amazing person. He is highly knowledgable and very accessible. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I attended a course on Scilab, organised by him.

Now I have two of the gems created by him. Last week I bought his book on "digital control". And now I receive a DVD containing a spoken tutorial on Beamer. With these two , I can do much better as a teacher now. You can get copies of this DVD from me. Just mail me.

I hope I will get more "gnan" (knowledge) from him in the future too.

partha