Course detail
Introduction to the TeX
FSI-0TX Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
The course deals with computer typesetting of mathematical and other documents by means of the TeX system. A part of the course is to create a project of typesetting an own document.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
2
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basic work with PC and a text editor.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The course-unit credit is awarded on the condition of creation own document in the form of a contribution to proceedings. The article should contain mathematical formulae, tables and pictures.
Absence has to be alternate by a self-study or via a possible homework.
Aims
The aim of the subject is to provide students with the basic knowledge of computer typesetting and creating professional documents.
The students will be capable of creating documents LaTeX typesetting system including tables or pictures for both, printed documents as well as a beamer presentation.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-MAI-P: Mathematical Engineering, Bachelor's, elective
Type of course unit
Computer-assisted exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1 Computer typesetting of documents. TeX system. Source file.
2 LaTeX format. Rules for typesetting in the text mode.
3 Typesetting of mathematical formulas.
4 System LaTeX and its philosophy.
5 Defining and using macros. Typesetting of tables.
6 Simple pictures in the picture environment.
4 Boxes, including of pictures to the document.
8 Information distribution, automatic numbering.
9 Advanced LaTeX tools, table of contents, index.
10 Introduction to making pictures by METAPOST system.
11 Checking of students documents of the project.
12 Reserve.