How do you make signs?
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To learn how to format in LaTeX, follow the LaTeX link in the "Forum Help" pull-down menu at the very top of the page.
To learn the character codes for certain HTML characters, try doing a search on "HTML character code" (without the quote marks) to find various listings and references. For instance, the "times" symbol, "×", may be entered (on a PC, anyway) by holding down the ALT key while typing 0215 on the numeric keypad.
Eliz.
To learn the character codes for certain HTML characters, try doing a search on "HTML character code" (without the quote marks) to find various listings and references. For instance, the "times" symbol, "×", may be entered (on a PC, anyway) by holding down the ALT key while typing 0215 on the numeric keypad.
Eliz.
Goistein said:
Hmmmm.....the menu SHOULD appear under the "Forum Help" heading just above the FreeMathHelp logo....
But here's the link to the beginning LaTex site:
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/Misc/LaT ... -Home.html
As a Mac user, I haven't found anything regarding LaTeX that is particularly "Mac-friendly." If any of you know of such a thing, I'd appreciate hearing about it.
mammothrob
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If you change you layout style in your profile settings there is no drop down menu for help.
Rob
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Hello mammothrob:
I will post some how-tos. Click on 'quote' at the upper right corner of my post to see the code I used.
To make a fraction:
\(\displaystyle \L\\\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\displaystyle \L\\\frac{x+1}{x-2}\)
To make a square root:
\(\displaystyle \L\\\sqrt{81}\)
To make exponents:
\(\displaystyle \L\\a^{3}b^{2}\)
To make the integral sign:
\(\displaystyle \L\\\int{ln(x)}dx\)
The \L\\ is to display in 'large' format.
I will post some how-tos. Click on 'quote' at the upper right corner of my post to see the code I used.
To make a fraction:
\(\displaystyle \L\\\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\displaystyle \L\\\frac{x+1}{x-2}\)
To make a square root:
\(\displaystyle \L\\\sqrt{81}\)
To make exponents:
\(\displaystyle \L\\a^{3}b^{2}\)
To make the integral sign:
\(\displaystyle \L\\\int{ln(x)}dx\)
The \L\\ is to display in 'large' format.
Sign Problem
Hi dear i want to know that ??
Can we use this sign ..
[FONT=MathJax_Main]\L[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]
against this one?
[FONT=MathJax_Main]\L[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]+[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]
this sign is irritating me
Hi dear i want to know that ??
Can we use this sign ..
[FONT=MathJax_Main]\L[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]
against this one?
[FONT=MathJax_Main]\L[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]+[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]
this sign is irritating me
HallsofIvy
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There is a "Latex" tutorial at
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/info/misc/latex-tutorial/latex-home.html
To use Latex on this website, start with [ tex ] and end with [ /tex ] without the spaces- I had to put them in there so they would show up.
\(\displaystyle \int_0^\infty e^{-x^2} dx= \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\)
To see the code used, "quote" this post.
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/info/misc/latex-tutorial/latex-home.html
To use Latex on this website, start with [ tex ] and end with [ /tex ] without the spaces- I had to put them in there so they would show up.
\(\displaystyle \int_0^\infty e^{-x^2} dx= \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\)
To see the code used, "quote" this post.
I have also found
ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/doc/amsmath/short-math-guide.pdf
to be of help.
BTW: If you want to show the LaTex code itself rather than the results you can enclose your code in the tag pair \(\displaystyle [\text{code}]\space [/\text{code}]\), i.e. to make the integral sign you can write
Code:
[tex]\int[/tex]A good tutorial for LaTeX on forums is here
https://www.physicsforums.com/help/latexhelp/
https://www.physicsforums.com/help/latexhelp/