This glossary will help you build complex mathematical equations using the Tex markup language. This will involve using @@ or $$ before and after the expression to display the desired results.
Ordinary whitespace to be used after a dot not denoting the end of a sentence
After commands without parameters use \~ (tilde) instead in order to avoid browser specific problems
\,
\, inserts the smallest predefined space in a formula
Equivalent: \hspace{2}
Ex.: $$a\,b$$ gives
Ex.: $$a~\hspace{2}~b$$ gives also
\;
\; (backslash semicolon) inserts the third smallest predefined space in a formula
Equivalent: \hspace{6}
Ex.: $$a\;b$$ gives
Ex.: $$a~\hspace{6}~b$$ gives also
\:
\: inserts the second smallest predefined space in a formula
Equivalent: \hspace{4}
Ex.: $$a\:b$$ gives
Ex.: $$a~\hspace{4}~b$$ gives also
\/ (backslash slash)
\/ (backslash slash) avoids ligatures
Ex.: $$V\/A$$ gives in contrast to $$VA$$ which gives
\~
In order to prevent some browser specific problems with whitespaces, it is advisable to use ~ (tilde) as the whitespace instead of the normal blank key (in places where whitespaces are mandatory, e.g. after commands).
Ex.: $$\frac~xy$$ to produce
Ex.: $$\sqrt~n$$ to produce
\hspace{n}
inserts a space of n pixels
Ex.: $$f(x)\hspace{6}=\hspace{6}0$$ gives
can be combined with the preceding command \unitlength{m}(default: m=1px) , which defines the applied unit
Ex.: $$\unitlength{20}a\hspace{2}b$$ gives , i.e. a space of 20x2=40px
\LARGE (all capital letters)
Everthing following the \LARGE command will be output in the largest predefined font size until the system encounters another font size command.
Note: This command is case sensitive, since large, Large and LARGE are different sizes!
Ex.: $$\LARGE~3x$$ gives
\Large (L capital letter)
Everthing following the \Large command will be output in the second largest font size until the system encounters another font size command.
Note: This command is case sensitive, since large, Large and LARGE are different sizes!
Ex.: $$\Large~3x$$ gives
\large (all lower case letters)
Everthing following the \large command will be output in the large font size until the system encounters another font size command.
Note: This command is case sensitive, since large, Large and LARGE are different sizes!
