Math Notation Help
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01 GETTING STARTED |
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mathematics expression | ||
triggering the TeX filter | ||
02 ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS, SUB-/SUPERSCRIPTS, ROOTS |
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arithmetic operations | |
constants | |
multiplication (with cdot) | ||
root | ||
variables | |
03 FONT STYLES |
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\LARGE (all capital letters) | ||
\Large (L capital letter) | ||
\large (all lower case letters) | ||
\normalsize | ||
\small | ||
\tiny | ||
absolute font sizes (overview) | |
04 DELIMITERS (PARENTHESES, BRACES,...) |
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angle bracket | |
braces | |
delimiters (overview)
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double vertical line (norm symbol) | ||
left only brace | |
parentheses | |
right only brace | |
square bracket | |
vertical line (absolute value, determinant, ...etc. symbol) | ||
05 SPACES |
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\_ (where _ is blank)
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\, | ||
\; | ||
\: | ||
\/ (backslash slash) | ||
\~ | ||
\hspace{n} | ||
\qquad | ||
\quad | ||
math spacesList of predefined spaces:
Note: Simple blank spaces and tildes (~) are ignored by the TeX filter and don't produce any space. You must use one of the defined math spaces to get a visible (extra) space. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 SYMBOLS |
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alpha (lower case greek letter) | |
beta (lower case greek letter) | |
cdot (multiplication) | |
chi (lower case greek letter) | |
contour integral
\symbolname_{lowerexpression}^{upperexpression}
$$\bigoint_{0}^{\infty}$$ gives and $$\oint_{0}^{\infty}$$ gives
$$\LARGE\bigoint_{\small0}^{\small\infty}$$ gives and $$\large\oint_{\small0}^{\small\infty}$$ gives | |
coproduct
\symbolname_{lowerexpression}^{upperexpression}
$$\bigcoprod_{i=k}^{n}$$ gives
$$\LARGE\bigcoprod_{\small{i=k}}^{\small~n}$$ gives | ||
Delta (upper case greek letter) | |
delta (lower case greek letter) | ||
div (division) | |
epsilon (lower case greek letter) | |
eta (lower case greek letter) | |
gamma (lower case greek letter) | |
Gamma (upper case greek letter) | |
greek letters (overview)Simply write \greekletter for lower case and \Greekletter for upper case. Here's a list of all known greek letters (Note: not all upper case greek letters are known): Lower Case Greek Letters:
Upper Case Greek Letters:
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integral
\symbolname_{lowerexpression}^{upperexpression}
$$\bigint_{0}^{\infty}$$ gives and $$\int_{0}^{\infty}$$ gives
$$\LARGE\bigint_{\small0}^{\small\infty}$$ gives and $$\large\int_{\small0}^{\small\infty}$$ gives | ||
iota (lower case greek letter) | |
kappa | |
lambda (lower case greek letter) | |
Lambda (upper case greek letter) | |
minus plus | |
mu (lower case greek letter) | |
nu (lower case greek letter) | |
omega (lower case greek letter) | |
Omega (upper case greek letter) | |
omikron (lower case greek letter) | |
phi (lower case greek letter) | |
Phi (upper case greek letter) | |
pi (lower case greek letter) | |
Pi (upper case greek letter) | |
plus minus | |
product
\symbolname_{lowerexpression}^{upperexpression}
$$\bigprod_{i=k}^{n}$$ gives and $$\prod_{i=k}^{n}$$ gives
$$\LARGE\bigprod_{\tiny{i=k}}^{\tiny{n}}$$ gives and $$\large\prod_{\small{i=k}}^{\small{n}}$$ gives | |
psi (lower case greek letter) | |
Psi (upper case greek letter) | |
rho (lower case greek letter) | |
sigma (lower case greek letter) | |
Sigma (upper case greek letter) | |
sum (summation)
\symbolname_{lowerexpression}^{upperexpression}
$$\bigsum_{i=k}^{n}$$ gives and $$\sum_{i=k}^{n}$$ gives
$$\LARGE\bigsum_{\small{i=1}}^{\small{n}}$$ gives and $$\large\sum_{\small{i=1}}^{\small{n}}$$ gives | ||
tau (lower case greek letter) | |
theta (lower case greek letter) | |
Theta (upper case greek letter) | |
times | |
upsilon (lower case greek letter) | |
Upsilon (upper case greek letter) | |
varepsilon (special lower case greek letter) | |
varphi (special lower case greek letter) | |
varpi (special lower case greek letter) | |
varrho (special lower case greek letter) | |
varsigma (special lower greek letter) | |
vartheta (special lower case greek letter) | |
xi (lower case greek letter) | |
Xi (upper case greek letter) | |
zeta (lower case greek letter) | |
07 RELATIONS |
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greater than or equal | ||
less than or equal | ||
09 STRUCTURES |
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matrix
Note in the example above that "lcr" has the effect that column 1 is left aligned, column 2 centered and colums 3 right aligned. | ||