[Techtalk] Applications for writing dissertation

[Mary]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2002, Shuying wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, Telsa Gwynne wrote:
> > LaTeX is famously good at equations. I know very little about it,
> > but even I know it does equations well. I don't know about LaTeX and
> > graphs, but I have many friends who wrote their dissertations in
> > LaTeX. Some of them must have needed graphs.
> 
> LaTeX handles graphs and images. But in order to include them in your
> document, they have to be saved in .eps (encapsulated postscript)
> format.  And then you can specify the dimensions and position of the
> graph that is to be included in the document. The documentation that
> comes with LaTeX is probably a good place to start..

To actually produce the graphs, gnuplot is good.

LaTeX is a pretty standard tool to produce academic papers, theseses and
dissertations in - it is what it is designed for. Good references
include the "Not So Short Guide to LaTeX" (available on the web) and
Leslie Lamport's LaTeX book.

-Mary