LaTeX Typesetting Skill

Name: Latex Typesetting
Rating: 76
Author: Serendeep

Reference materials for LaTeX document creation and mathematical typesetting.

Document Classes

Class	Use Case	Key Features
`article`	Papers, short docs	Sections, no chapters
`report`	Technical reports	Chapters, title page
`book`	Books, theses	Chapters, front/back matter
`beamer`	Presentations	Slides, themes
`IEEEtran`	IEEE papers	Two-column, IEEE style
`acmart`	ACM papers	ACM formatting

Essential Packages

latex

% Always useful
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{cleveref}

% Tables
\usepackage{booktabs}  % Professional tables
\usepackage{tabularx}  % Auto-width columns

% Code
\usepackage{listings}  % Basic
\usepackage{minted}    % Syntax highlighting

% Bibliography
\usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex}

Math Quick Reference

Environments

latex

% Numbered equation
\begin{equation}
  E = mc^2
\end{equation}

% Aligned equations
\begin{align}
  a &= b + c \\
  d &= e + f
\end{align}

% Unnumbered
\begin{equation*}
  x = y
\end{equation*}

Common Symbols

Symbol	LaTeX	Symbol	LaTeX
α	`\alpha`	∞	`\infty`
β	`\beta`	∑	`\sum`
γ	`\gamma`	∏	`\prod`
δ	`\delta`	∫	`\int`
ε	`\epsilon`	∂	`\partial`
θ	`\theta`	∇	`\nabla`
λ	`\lambda`	×	`\times`
μ	`\mu`	÷	`\div`
π	`\pi`	±	`\pm`
σ	`\sigma`	≤	`\leq`
φ	`\phi`	≥	`\geq`
ω	`\omega`	≠	`\neq`

Structures

latex

% Fractions
\frac{a}{b}  \dfrac{a}{b}  \tfrac{a}{b}

% Roots
\sqrt{x}  \sqrt[n]{x}

% Matrices
\begin{pmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{pmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}

% Cases
f(x) = \begin{cases}
  0 & \text{if } x < 0 \\
  1 & \text{otherwise}
\end{cases}

% Limits
\lim_{x \to \infty} f(x)

% Sums and products
\sum_{i=1}^{n} x_i
\prod_{j=1}^{m} y_j

Bibliography (BibLaTeX)

Setup

latex

\usepackage[backend=biber,style=authoryear]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{references.bib}

% In document
\cite{key}
\textcite{key}
\parencite{key}

% At end
\printbibliography

BibTeX Entry

bibtex

@article{smith2024,
  author  = {Smith, John and Doe, Jane},
  title   = {Title of Paper},
  journal = {Journal Name},
  year    = {2024},
  volume  = {10},
  pages   = {1--20},
  doi     = {10.1234/example}
}

Best Practices

•Use \[...\] not $$...$$ for display math
•Use \text{} for words in math mode
•Define custom commands for repetition
•Use siunitx for units: \SI{10}{\meter}
•Label everything: \label{eq:main}
•Use cleveref: \cref{eq:main} → "Equation 1"

Compilation

bash

# Standard
pdflatex document.tex
biber document
pdflatex document.tex
pdflatex document.tex

# Automated
latexmk -pdf document.tex