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# Showcase of beautiful typography done in TeX & friends

If you were asked to show examples of beautifully typeset documents in TeX & friends, what would you suggest? Preferably documents available online (I'm aware I could go to a bookstore and find many such documents called 'books'). Extra bonus for documents whose LaTeX source is available.

This is not an idle question. Seeing great examples of any craft is both educational and inspiring, let alone explaining why we prefer TeX to Word or other text editors.

For instance, I like how Philipp Lehman's Font Installation Guide looks. I don't know enough LaTeX to realize how much customization was done, but the ToC looks polished.

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When you are asking users to contribute to a list of answers, the question should be marked community wiki. I have converted this question. –  Robert Cartaino Aug 8 '10 at 1:23
Interestingly, the font installation guide probably doesn’t even have that many customizations, at least by the looks of it. Rather, the polished looks come from a very few choice adjustments. –  Konrad Rudolph Aug 8 '10 at 8:53
I really like the microtype manual PDF. Since it's nicely using PDF features like layers and such to create an appealing document. –  Johannes Schaub - litb Aug 15 '10 at 14:46

Christoph Bier's typokurz is beautiful and useful; it's a 15-page guide to (German) (micro)typography in a nutshell. While it's just an article lengthwise (scrartcl, to be precise), it masterly modifies many features frequently discussed on Tex.SX: section-titles, tables, footnotes, marginnotes, header ...

What's even better is that the preamble is available as well, it even is extensively annotated, but – that will be the downside for most users here – in German, just like the entire document is. Nonetheless, non-German speakers might still find their way around as well as some inspiration in the source code.

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I'd like to add Leon Harkleroad's The Math Behind The Music, an impressive example of fine page layout.

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Could you please add an image? –  moose Jul 18 '13 at 10:26

I just picked these three from our archives.

• Matthew Mac Namara, La Textualisation de Madame Bovary, Rodopi, New York, 2004, 9042009845

• [Carlo Collodi], Éachtra Phinocchio, tr. Pádraig Ó Buachalla, ed Seán Ó Suilleabháin ⁊ Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Random House / Coiste Litriochta Mhuscrai, 2nd ed, 2003, 0954455401

• Seán Connolly, Bede: On The Temple, Liverpool University Press, 1995, B001DP4V3S

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not really as beautiful, but more careful.

To be publsihed at Holborn Project soon!

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My not-so-humble addition to this topic is my Master's thesis: Moebius numeration systems with discrete groups (pdf), tar.gz source (seeing the source at your own risk, the document header and some other things are horribly coded)

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We recently created a LaTeX package for the Physics branch of my student union (at KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden) that allows anyone to typeset a document in compliance with our graphical profile. The code is quite messy, but except for the implementation listing at the end (which will change when we move to dtx deployment in the next release) I'm quite happy with the output it produces.

Both the package code, the examples and the output pdf are available on Github.

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I like to get ideas form http://data.imf.au.dk/system/latex/bog/version3/beta/ltxb-2011-09-13-20-10.pdf

Although it's in Danish and sometimes maybe a bit too colorful or crowded, I really like what he has done.

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One of the most interesting books typeset with TeX that I know, is "Trees, Maps, and Theorems" by Jean-Luc Doumont. It offers beautiful typography down to details such that each paragraph is typeset as a perfect rectangle (which means a lot of textual rewriting, so whether this is a good idea I leave open). But it makes a wonderful coffee-table book, with a lot of very useful advice inside.

Link to some sample pages as pdf

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I SO want to have the source for this. This is perfect. –  biologue Jan 30 '13 at 9:28

I really like the documentation of Philipp Lehman. The Font Installation Guide was mentioned in the question, but I also think for a simpler article (rather than the book style) his package documentation is hard to beat aesthetically, e.g. biblatex's

In biblatex manual [was: Can I make a document that looks like this?], the author explains how to recreate this style (fonts and such).

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I was asked to publish complete code of bilingual dictionary typesetting in LaTex. I have added also two images of final result. Update: You can preview the result in PDF of example letters here

The work is still in progress. I will apreciate any comments and advices. I humbly admit that this is actually a community coolaborative work that helped me step by step to add usefull functions to the code. Thank you !!!

% smaller format B5 for printing in print houses
\documentclass[8pt,b5paper,twocolumn]{extbook}
% larger format A4 for easy printing
% note: B5 format uses 6cm picture width, A4 format 7.2 picture width
%\documentclass[10pt,a4paper,twocolumn]{extbook}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage[icelandic, czech, english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{00A0}{~} % finds hidden non-breakable space
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{tgpagella}
\usepackage[scaled]{helvet}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{hanging}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{stmaryrd}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\usepackage{tipa}
\usepackage{fix2col}
\usepackage{dingbat}
\usepackage{manfnt}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{fourier-orns} %used for ornaments
\usepackage{amsmath} %used for non-breakabledash
\usepackage{hyphenat} % no hyphen in abbreviations
\usepackage[labelformat=empty]{caption}

% tables
% declention and conjugation tables
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty}
\usepackage{floatrow}
\DeclareFloatFont{footnotesize}{\footnotesize}% "scriptsize" is defined by floatrow, "tiny" not
\floatsetup[table]{font=footnotesize}
\setlength {\heavyrulewidth }{0.1 em}

% place frequent star
\newcommand{\freqstar}{%
\raisebox{-.2ex}{%
\textcolor{darkgreen}{\ding{167}}%
}%
}%

% float control
\renewcommand{\topfraction}{0.9}    % max fraction of floats at top
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.8} % max fraction of floats at bottom
%   Parameters for TEXT pages (not float pages):
\setcounter{topnumber}{2}
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{1}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{2}     % 2 may work better
\setcounter{dbltopnumber}{2}    % for 2-column pages
\renewcommand{\dbltopfraction}{0.9} % fit big float above 2-col. text
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.07}  % allow minimal text w. figs
%   Parameters for FLOAT pages (not text pages):
\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{0.7}  % require fuller float pages
% N.B.: floatpagefraction MUST be less than topfraction !!
\renewcommand{\dblfloatpagefraction}{0.7}   % require fuller float pages
% remember to use [htp] or [htpb] for placement

\makeatletter
\setlength{\@fptop}{0pt}
\setlength{\@fpbot}{0pt plus 1fil}
\makeatother

% pdf information
\hypersetup{pdftitle={PDF title},pdfauthor={PDF author}, pdfsubject={PDF subject}, pdfkeywords={PDF keywords}, linktoc=none}

% COLORS
\definecolor{darkgreen}{rgb}{0.4, 0.01, 0.24}
\definecolor{royalazure}{rgb}{0.0, 0.22, 0.66}
\definecolor{brown}{rgb}{0.4, 0.01, 0.24}

% COLORS FOR THUMB INDEXES
\definecolor{babyblueeyes}{rgb}{0.63, 0.79, 0.95}
\definecolor{unitednationsblue}{rgb}{0.36, 0.57, 0.9}
\definecolor{blue(ryb)}{rgb}{0.01, 0.28, 1.0}
\definecolor{darkblue}{rgb}{0.0, 0.0, 0.55}
\definecolor{screamingreen}{rgb}{0.46, 1.0, 0.44}
\definecolor{limegreen}{rgb}{0.2, 0.8, 0.2}
\definecolor{islamicgreen}{rgb}{0.0, 0.56, 0.0}
\definecolor{upforestgreen}{rgb}{0.0, 0.27, 0.13}
\definecolor{icterine}{rgb}{0.99, 0.97, 0.37}
\definecolor{orange(colorwheel)}{rgb}{1.0, 0.5, 0.0}
\definecolor{orange-red}{rgb}{1.0, 0.27, 0.0}
\definecolor{oucrimsonred}{rgb}{0.6, 0.0, 0.0}
\definecolor{cottoncandy}{rgb}{1.0, 0.74, 0.85}
\definecolor{orchid}{rgb}{0.85, 0.44, 0.84}
\definecolor{vividcerise}{rgb}{0.85, 0.11, 0.51}
\definecolor{patriarch}{rgb}{0.5, 0.0, 0.5}

% Thumb indexes' colors
\newcommand\BoxColor{%
\ifcase\theletternum darkgreen!30\or babyblueeyes\or unitednationsblue\or blue(ryb)\or screamingreen\or limegreen\or islamicgreen\or upforestgreen\or icterine\or orange(colorwheel)\or orange-red%
\or oucrimsonred\or cottoncandy\or orchid\or vividcerise\or patriarch\or babyblueeyes\or unitednationsblue\or blue(ryb)\or screamingreen\or limegreen\or islamicgreen\or upforestgreen\or icterine\or orange(colorwheel)\or orange-red%
\or oucrimsonred\or cottoncandy\or orchid\or vividcerise\or patriarch\else darkgreen!30\fi}

%COMMANDS
\newcommand\entry[3][]{\hangpara{2em}{1}{\fontfamily{phv}\selectfont{\textbf{{#2}}}}\
#3\ifx\relax#1\relax\markboth{#2}{#2}\else\markboth{#1}{#1}\fi
\par}\nopagebreak[4]
\newcommand*{\dictchar}[1]{\parbox[c][3cm][c]{2cm}{\Huge\textbf{#1}}\par}

\newcommand*{\dictchar}[1]{
\centerline{\parbox[c][3cm][c]{2cm}{%
\fontsize{24}{24}
\selectfont
{#1}}}\par
}

\newcommand{\devision}[1]{\hspace*{-2em}{{{{\foreignlanguage{icelandic}{\color{royalazure}{\fontfamily{phv}\selectfont{\textbf{#1}}}}}}}}}

\makeatletter
\makeatother
%FANCY PAGE STYLES
\pagestyle{fancy}

% THUMB INDEXES
% new counter to hold the current number of the letter to determine the vertical position
\newcounter{letternum}
% newcounter for the sum of all letters to get the right height of a box
\newcounter{lettersum}
\setcounter{lettersum}{33}
% some margin settings
\newlength{\thumbtopmargin}
\setlength{\thumbtopmargin}{1cm}
\newlength{\thumbbottommargin}
\setlength{\thumbbottommargin}{3cm}
% calculate the box height by dividing the page height
\newlength{\thumbheight}
\pgfmathsetlength{\thumbheight}{%
(\paperheight-\thumbtopmargin-\thumbbottommargin)%
/%
\value{lettersum}
}
% box width
\newlength{\thumbwidth}
\setlength{\thumbwidth}{0.5cm}
% style the boxes
\tikzset{
thumb/.style={
text=white,
minimum height=\thumbheight,
text width=\thumbwidth,
outer sep=0pt,
font=\sffamily\bfseries,
}
}
\newcommand{\oddthumb}[1]{%
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\node [thumb,fill=\BoxColor, text centered,anchor=north east,] at ($% (current page.north east)-% (0,\thumbtopmargin+\value{letternum}*\thumbheight)%$) {#1};
\end{tikzpicture}
}
\newcommand{\eventhumb}[1]{%
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\node [thumb,fill=\BoxColor, text centered,anchor=north west,] at ($% (current page.north west)-% (0,\thumbtopmargin+\value{letternum}*\thumbheight)%$) {#1};
\end{tikzpicture}
}
% create a new command to set a new lettergroup with thumb indexes
\newcommand{\lettergroup}[1]{%
% step the counter of the letters
\stepcounter{letternum}%
}

% BASIC PAGE STYLE
\fancypagestyle{basicstyle}{%
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}

% INDEX PAGE STYLE
\fancypagestyle{indexstyle}{%
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}% No footer rule
}

% DICTIONARY PAGE STYLE
\fancypagestyle{dictstyle}{%
\fancyhf{}

\setlength{\columnsep}{20pt}
\setlength{\columnseprule}{0.1pt}

\titleformat{\chapter}[block]
{\normalfont\huge\bfseries}{\thechapter.}{1em}{\Huge}
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{20pt}{20pt}{20pt}

% GRAPHICS PATH
\graphicspath{/home/SomeUser/Documents/dictionary/images/}

% TITLE, AUTHORS, THANKS
\title{\textbf{Name of Dictionary}
\thanks{Words of thanks}}
\author{Authors}
\date{Date}

% LOCALIZATION
\renewcommand{\indexname}{{Seznam autorů fotografií}} % renames the index name
}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}%
{Obsah}%
}

\newcommand{\HRule}{\rule{\linewidth}{0.1mm}} % rule line

\newcommand*{\chaptitle}{}
\renewcommand*{\chaptermark}[1]{%
\renewcommand*{\chaptitle}{#1}}
% index of authors of photographs
\makeindex

\begin{document}
\twocolumn
\pagestyle{dictstyle}

% the letters in alphabetical order
\input{letters/dict_letter_a.tex}
\input{letters/dict_letter_aa.tex}
% list of all letters, each letter in separate .tex file, example of letter file, see bellow.

% print the index of authors of photographs
\clearpage
\pagestyle{empty}
\printindex
\end{document}

Here comes an pseudo example file for letter l - dict_letter_l.tex

\lettergroup{l}
\dictchar{l L}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}\setlength\fboxrule{0.5pt}\fbox{\includegraphics[width=7.2cm]{Name_of_the_file.jpg}}
\caption{The Caption of the Picture}
\end{figure}
\index{Headword - Author of Photograph, Licence}}
% Clear page to start new letter on a new page, else not.
\clearpage

Updated:

Here comes an original example of letter N - dict_letter_n.tex. Note: Using \foreignlanguage{icelandic} for Icelandic and \foreignlanguage{czech} for Czech is achieved corrent line break.

% thumb index N
\lettergroup{n}
% shows N n
\dictchar{N n}
\entry[naðra]{{naðra} }{{\textipa{[{n}{a}{ð}{r}{a}]}}{\color{darkgreen}{\small{\textbf{  f}}}}{\color{darkgreen}{\footnotesize{ (nöðru, nöðrur)}}} {\textbf{1.}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{\footnotesize{ zool.}}} {\foreignlanguage{icelandic}{(\textit{$\rightarrow$ slanga})}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{ had, zmije}}; {\textbf{2.}}{\footnotesize{ přen.}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{ had, zmije (o~falešném člověku)}}.}
\entry[naðurtunga]{{naður$\cdot$$\cdottung|a} }{{\textipa{[{n}{a}{ð}{\textscy}{\textsubring{r}}{t\textsuperscript{h}}{u}{\ng}{\r{g}}{a}]}}{\color{darkgreen}{\small{\textbf{ f}}}}{\color{darkgreen}{\footnotesize{ (\hbox{-}u, \hbox{-}ur)}}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{\footnotesize{ bot.}}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{ hadí jazyk azorský}}{ (l.~{\foreignlanguage{latin}{Ophioglossum azoricum}})}.} % third headword with picture \entry[nagdýr]{{nag\cdot$$\cdot$dýr} }{{\textipa{[{n}{a}{\textbabygamma}{\textsubring{d}}{i}{\textsubring{r}}]}}{\color{darkgreen}{\small{\textbf{  n}}}}{\color{darkgreen}{\footnotesize{ \nobreakseq{(\hbox{-}s, \hbox{-})}}}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{\footnotesize{ zool.}}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{ hlodavec}}{ (l.~{\foreignlanguage{latin}{Rodentia}})}.}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}\setlength\fboxrule{0.5pt}\fbox{\includegraphics[width=7.2cm]{83259.jpg}}
\caption{Nagdýr}
\end{figure}
\entry[nagg]{{nagg} }{{\textipa{[{n}{a}{\r{g}}{\textlengthmark}]}}{\color{darkgreen}{\small{\textbf{  n}}}}{\color{darkgreen}{\footnotesize{ \nobreakseq{(\hbox{-}s)}}}} {\foreignlanguage{icelandic}{(\textit{$\rightarrow$ rifrildi})}}\foreignlanguage{czech}{{ hašteření, hádka}}.}

Only for Czech users: Run vlna -l -m -n dict_letter_n.tex to add non-breakable space between small prepositions.

It's necessary to run pdflatex dictionary.tex twice to display correctly thumb indexes. Then it's needed to run texindy -L icelandic -M lang/icelandic/utf8 dictionary.idx (this command orders the indexed words according to Icelandic alphabet. Then run pdflatex dictionary.tex to make index appear.

The example of current layout in B5 format, 8pt fontsize, using font Helvetica for headwords and font tgpagella for definitions.

Updated: The example of current layout in A4 format.

The main change is the alingment of the pictures. Pictures are aligned directly to the headword or at the top of the page.

See How to set a letter to the margin of the page and position it vertically according to alphabetical order? for some explanations about the thumb index.

See also question Two different layouts using fancyhdr that exlains how to use different layouts using fancyhdr

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Really nice! Maybe you can upload a few pages as a PDF so one can zoom and see the details … –  Tobi Jun 2 '12 at 8:03
This looks fantastic. Great job –  Ingo Jun 2 '12 at 10:39
This is great! Is there a complete source repository somewhere (github or so)? –  ℝaphink Aug 29 '12 at 8:30
Thank you. The complete source is posted here. Please contact me if something unclear. Here is possible to sourceforge.net/projects/dict-system/files/ICSS see and download letters of the dictionary. –  chejnik Sep 3 '12 at 5:06

I use LaTeX to typeset my roleplaying game (RPG) projects. Since I received some "Is this really LaTeX?" comments, I'd thought I might share them here, as they go beyond the usual scientific background. The text however is German only. Maybe notable are:

• Kurai Jikan, an Anime/Manga/japanese themed 24-page booklet
• Einhundertelf Jahre, a toys themed 20-page booklet
• ROBiN, a Robin Hood / medieval themed 80-page book (work in progress, take a look at the "eBook" version)

The first two use a common style with replaced images like backgrounds. For this style, (Xe)LaTeX source (Autorenpaket, author's package for creating own RPG scenarios) using neutral blue images is available.

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Amazing work. Since you post it here, is there any way you will share the sources, too? You really nailed the usual RPG book look. Regarding your WiP book I have one point of critique if I may and that's the small caps. They look fake at times, especially for "Kämpfe" for example. Are they? –  Christian Jun 25 '12 at 6:40
Perhaps you might consider LuaLaTeX, too. I found it easier to use but then I don't use a Mac. Good to hear about your plans to open-source these documents. I hope you can sort out the legal stuff :) –  Christian Jun 26 '12 at 7:14
Some sources are now available, for a link see the main article. –  TeXter Dec 31 '12 at 8:48
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I also think Uggedal's thesis looks very nice.

I am also quite pleased with how LaTeX and Friends turned out. The following are some comments about the design.

I tried to implement a proper grid layout, with the text on the verso page backing up the text on the recto. This turned out to be a real challenge. For some reason the grid package didn't work, so I had to do it myself. It's almost perfect, but sometimes it just didn't work. I didn't want to spend too much time on it, so I decided to compromise and manually adjust when necessary. I want to reimplement this properly when I know enough about the LaTeX3 packages.

As explained in the colophon of the book, I had two main concerns when I designed the page layout.

• I wanted figures and tables that could run into the margins. With program listings this is almost always needed; also this would let me typeset input and output side by side.
• I wanted the figure and table captions to the side. That way, long explanations would not be so disruptive.

The following is an example (the pagenumbers aren't correct).

The following shows why letting figures run into the margins is useful every now and then.

The itemize and enumerate environments have their bullets and numbers in the margin, which works well.

The description labels were also set in the margin, but sometimes I adjusted the labels by hand:

• When the labels started with the same words, I moved those words into the margin. See for example chapter 8 (Mathematics): defining the current style, and defining the next environment.
• When the labels ended with the same words, I moved that part of the label into the text (see e.g. page 117: demonstration tables and reference tables).

It gives some extra emphasis to the labels. The following is an example of two facing pages with labels in the margins.

The back pages of the part titlepages feature pictures of paintings by Billy Foley (I have two of his paintings). They look stunning. The following are two examples. The first is one of his older pictures. The second a more recent one.

Initially, I had another design, which was based on a picture with fish by Escher. Unfortunately, the Escher Eoundation wouldn't give me permission to do so. The design also featured a nice joke with the title page, which had the picture on it. the picture was drawn with TikZ. When you got to the next page, you could see the exact same page, but with the control points of the spline elements.

I also had a little ornament that had the fish lined up in a horizontal direction. The ornament was used to mark the end of the chapters. In ASCII art, it would look like this (each * is a fish and the fish interlock in horizontal and vertical direction, with a little space between them):

 * *
* * *

You may find metapost source for the fish on my metapost pages. It's the source of the first fish pictures on the Escher page.

Finally, here's an example of the bibliography.

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I would like also to show something, which isn't that sophisticated but I believe it's a nice way to make simple but fancy covers with spine and flaps. I hope you find it usefull. What it's going to follow is some covers I made for my thesis using zwpagelayout package which can fe found here and pgfornaments which can be found here

The preable is the following

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfornament}
\usepackage[english,greek]{babel}
\usepackage[iso-8859-7]{inputenc}
\usepackage{kerkis}
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.fractals}
\usepackage{multicol}
%^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
\usepackage[papersize={,297mm}, strictheight=false,topmargin=0mm, botmargin, flap=50mm, textwidth=209mm, spine=13mm, cropmarks, cropframe, croptitle=Εξώφυλλο Διπλωματικής]{zwpagelayout}
\usepackage{rotating}
%^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
\begin{document}
%There goes the code!
\end{document}

The following lines contain code for four covers as well as the output of each code. Each code is placed between begin{document} and end{document} in the aforementioned preamble.

First Cover

Code

\hbox to \textwidth{%
\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \CropFlap \centering \textcolor{white}{Front Flap}
}\hss
\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \UserWidth \vfill \leavevmode \textcolor{white}{ISBN+EAN}}\hss
\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \CropSpine \vfill
\begin{sideways}\hspace{-10cm}Αθανάσιος Ν. Σταματόπουλος \hspace{5cm}{\Large Μελέτη     Ανιχνευτή \latintext{MicroMEGAS}}  \end{sideways}\vfill}\hss
\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \UserWidth \vspace{1cm}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1cm}
\begin{picture}(20,27)

\put(0.7,1){\pgfornament[width=1cm]{25}}
\put(1.7,1){\pgfornament[width=1cm]{25}}
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%-----------------------------------------------------------
\put(3.4,23){\includegraphics[width=3.3cm]{ntua-logo}}
\put(7.1,25.4) {{\Large Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο}}
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\put(9,1.5){{\Large Οκτώβριος 2012}}
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\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \CropFlap \textcolor{white}{Back Flap}
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Second Cover

Code

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\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \CropSpine \vfill
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\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \UserWidth \vspace{1cm}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1cm}
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\put(5.5,20.5) {{\Large Εργαστήριο Πειραματικής Φυσικής Υψηλών Ενεργειών}}
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Third Cover

Code

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\vbox to \textheight{\hsize \CropSpine \vfill
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\put (5.5,9){\Large Σχολή Εφαρμοσμένων Μαθηματικών\&Φυσικών Επιστημών}
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Fourth Cover

Code

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you should read about the \foreach command, it enables you to use for loops in an easy way (even outside a tikzpicture environment). See section 44 of the pgfmanual. –  lvaneesbeeck Jan 28 '13 at 23:28

I cannot resist to show what all kinds of documents can be done by LaTeX, and I add this style for children books done by Paulo

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My lecture notes on Flight Dynamics, in Italian.

This is Lecture Note 1.

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Damn, fine-tuning of caption positioning, wow! –  tohecz Sep 29 '12 at 14:44
Wow! @agodemar have you though on open sourcing it? At least the figure code, it must be awsome! –  perr0 Jan 15 '13 at 1:19
What did you use to create the figures? –  marczellm Jan 15 '13 at 18:13
@marczellm Most of the figures are made with Inkscape; annotations are made using Inkscape's the "Render LaTeX formula" feature. Some figures with 3D scenes were made with Sketch and annotated with tikz. Some other scenes were made with Blender some other with Cinema4D. –  agodemar Feb 8 '13 at 16:57
@PagliaOrba For the picture on the right-and-page above I used captionof from the caption package, combined with fine-tuned makebox and risebox commands. I didn't care about being in odd- or even-numbered page. –  agodemar Feb 28 '13 at 14:06

My first attempt to make something ... beautiful?

Without trying to imitate any particular book or style, I tried to evoke the beauty of ancient publications (very far from the illuminated books of he Middle Ages with Gothic or Uncial fonts, which are difficult to read for modern people).

The idea was add only add some fourier-orns ornaments, color, lettrines and old style numbers (except in math mode) once so popular. The type font is Palatino, that looks old but not strange for people (who mostly will be not aware that is not the usual Times Roman). There are not ligatures nor random small missplacing of old printing presses, but protrusion and expansion of the microtype package help in recreate slight imperfections preventing printing characters always with exactly the same size. Paper is artificially aged with wallpaper package with a simple backgroud.

The two sample pages below (with nonsense dummy text, biologist please ignore the content) have been joined by the inner margins with Gimp, to simulate their appearance in a paper book.

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Here is a page from a simultaneous Romanian/English liturgy used in the Romanian Orthodox church that I typeset. I don't know if it qualifies for beautiful, but I'll let you decide. I used an archaich Romanian font for the headings, parcolumns for the side-by-side text, and LilyPond for the scores.

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I try to pay attention to typography (and in particular French typography) details in the books I edit. Hopefully, the result is not too bad (I don't pretend to a typographist nor a graphist):

Lately, I've tried hard to bring acceptable typography to EPUB publishing, using the same LaTeX source (and some TeX4HT tricks). Here are some examples taken on Android with Aldiko:

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The coloredlettrine package aims to provide beautiful colored drop caps to LaTeX, using the EB Garamond font:

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If you have time to spare, you can also have a look at my thesis Stochastic Multiplayer Games: Theory and Algorithms. The font is Fedra Serif B, combined with FdSymbol.

Edit: My LaTeX class file is available at https://gist.github.com/3428745.

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Very impressive. My time for this is coming soon and I can't get enough of these :) –  percusse Sep 14 '11 at 23:16

I'm actually quite satisfied with how my Master thesis Synthesizing Software from a ForSyDe Model Targeting GPGPUs turned out.

Yes, another shameless plug...

EDIT: There have been requests on making the source code available. Since I don't want to release the full source, I've instead made a template available that you can then adapt to your own document. If you heavily base your own thesis report on this template I would appreciate if you made a small acknowledgement somewhere. Other than that - go nuts! =)

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Lately, I've begun working on duplicating a 16th century French Bible with XeTeX:

https://github.com/raphink/geneve_1564

It features image lettrine and OTF features using XeTeX, specifically the advanced features from the open-source EB Garamond font, some of which were implemented specifically for this project (thanks to Georg Duffner's great reactivity).

The project is still a work in progress (the marginpars can be improved) and only features one page so far.

Edit:

After reworking a few details, I ordered a printed copy recently, using zazzle:

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This is a great example to show how something can be (re)created in LaTeX. –  Count Zero Sep 14 '11 at 20:52
Just awesome. Speechless. –  topskip Sep 14 '11 at 21:13
Truely awesome! This is nothing less than digitally "carving" a PDF file :) –  percusse Sep 14 '11 at 23:12
Wow, amazing. Although, looking at the original page: the little shape above "A R G V M E N T" is mirrored ;) –  Tom Bombadil Oct 8 '11 at 11:45
How beautiful! True LaTeX masterpiece! –  Frederico Lopes Nov 13 '12 at 22:29

Since there are very few "and friends" entries, let me point out to my PhD thesis Sequential decomposition of sequential dynamic teams: applications to real-time communication and networked control systems. It is, by no means, unique or beautifully typeset; but if one takes into consideration that I had to follows all the horrible typographic guidelines laid out by the university (margins, fonts, headings, interline spacing, and what not), I think that the result is rather pleasant.

The thesis is typeset using ConTeXt + LuaTeX (0.43). I think that it might be the first thesis typeset using LuaTeX. This was before ConTeXt was split into MkII and MkIV, and before LuaTeX had Opentype math font support.

I do use a rather unconventional style for typesetting multi-line equations with subscripts (see, for example, pages 27-29). Most of this was done manually (wrapped behind macros, of course). I also had to do some manual tweaking to get the bibliography just as I wanted it.

The ConTeXt source is available, although so much has changed in LuaTeX and ConTeXt MkIV in the last three years, that I doubt it will compile without some tweaks to the environment files.

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Personally, I love the ability to really use typography as part of storytelling, like as shown in the \raisebox example in A (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e:

\raisebox{0pt}[0pt][0pt]{\Large%
\textbf{Aaaa\raisebox{-0.3ex}{aa}%
\raisebox{-0.7ex}{a}%
\raisebox{-1.2ex}{r}%
\raisebox{-2.2ex}{g}%
\raisebox{-4.5ex}{h}}}
she shouted, but not even the next
one in line noticed that something

Or to show that pi is rather long... (based on diminuendo from from the Tex showcase):

Isn't that art?

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Easy. The TeX showcase from the TeX Users' Group.

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I may be a little biased, but I'm quite happy with the way my thesis Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics turned out.

EDIT: I have now packaged up the source with a brief description of some of the tricks I used (tweaking your latex is a great way to procrastinate when you should be writing a thesis!)

If you find the sources useful, or further if you use my format as the basis of your own thesis, I would love to hear from you!

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Looks excellent. Post the source if you don't mind. –  Leo Liu Aug 8 '10 at 16:18
Looks very good indeed. Alas, it's Feynman not Feynmann! –  José Figueroa-O'Farrill Aug 8 '10 at 16:48
@José Figueroa-O'Farrill It's traditional to have a blatant typo on the first page of a thesis. Let's pretend that this was my Persian Flaw (only Allah is perfect). –  Lev Bishop Aug 10 '10 at 4:01
@doncherry should be working again. You may have to delete your browser cache. –  Lev Bishop Mar 12 '12 at 5:35
"tweaking your latex is a great way to procrastinate when you should be writing a thesis!" - So, so true. –  Forkrul Assail Jan 15 '13 at 6:13

If I may be so bold to also plug my own project, here are some documents created with my TeX macro package "DocScape" (Warning: sometimes large downloads!)

budget plan of german federal state

Lighting Product Catalogue

Tools Product Catalogue

Touristic Catalogue

Games Catalogue

While these may not all be highest quality by the typographic standards usually applied to TeX documents (after all, all of them are generated from data bases), they might be stretching a bit the imagination what one would consider to be the typical TeX document :-)

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While writing it, I really liked my bachelor thesis Implementation of a Read Mapping Tool Based on the Pigeon-hole Principle, even though the margins (and some other things) were all wrong.

Looking back, I probably wouldn’t use such a heavy font again (Hoefler Text). But I still like the chapter headings a lot:

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They look nice, I'll create a memoir version of it for a later edition of my memoir chapter style showcase document –  daleif Apr 20 '12 at 12:08

I found the pocket books from the brazilian publisher "Hedra" to be very beautiful. For example, Conrad's Heart of Darkness translation. However, there's no source.

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If you were asked to show examples of beautifully typeset documents in LaTeX, what would you suggest?

This is my rendering of a long-ago torture test of technical text (say that three times fast!).

I think the technical material came out fine-looking, certainly up to anyone's professional standards, but the biggest point for me is that getting LaTeX to do it was straightforward.

Personally, when I was first shown some of the wonderful things that TeX could put out I was amazed at what other people could do. But when I saw the original version of this document in the AMS Notices then I was delighted at what I could do. :-)

Preferably documents available online ... Extra bonus for documents whose LaTeX source is available.

Yes, in the same directory.

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The link does not work. –  xport May 30 '11 at 18:29


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What is the monthly income of savings?

Savings is still the most popular application in Brazil, probably because it is people's first contact with the investment world.

However, its yield is much lower than that of other applications, which even have more security and liquidity (ie, ease and agility to redeem the amount invested with due yield).

Savings income today

According to the new savings calculation rule, today its annual yield is 70% of the Selic (basic rate of our economy) plus the TR (reference rate, which is now zero).

The Selic rate is at 4.5%, but we consider the Selic Over, which is usually slightly lower, 4.4%. Thus, the annual return on savings is 70% from 4.4, ie:

or

0.257% per month

This means that if you invest $1,000 in savings today, in a month's time you will have$ 1,002.57 (make other simulations).

On profitability, security and "false" liquidity

The return on savings is low compared to other investment alternatives, such as Treasury Direct, CDBs and some investment funds. Inslusive, if you consider the effect of inflation over the investment period, your money may simply lose value.

As for security, the money invested in a savings account is guaranteed by the FGC (Credit Guarantee Fund) up to R \$ 250 thousand (by CPF and by financial institution).

So, theoretically, the application is safe up to this value. However, investing in Treasury Direct can be considered safer than saving, as government bonds are 100% guaranteed by the National Treasury. This means that the only risk we have is for the country to break (but if it does, everything else tends to break together, even affecting savings guarantees).

In terms of liquidity, that is, how quickly you can redeem your money with the proper income, savings are poor. This is because the income only occurs on the anniversary of it, every 30 days.

For example, if you want to redeem the money 20 days after the last anniversary of the savings, you can do it right away, but you will not earn the income commensurate with those 20 days. Therefore, we have a kind of "false" liquidity, which does not occur in the other investments mentioned, which have daily returns.

Saver simulator

Our simulator helps you calculate how much you will earn with savings and makes a comparison with other applications available on the market. Thus you can identify which are the best applications for your money.

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A Problem Fit for a Princess: mathteacherscircle.org/news/mt

A post on the history of the Apollonian Gasket, a fractal formed by tangent circles, inspired by its use as the logo of the San Joaquin Math Teachers’ Circle.

A Mastodon instance for maths people. The kind of people who make $\pi z^2 \times a$ jokes.

Use $ and $ for inline LaTeX, and $ and $ for display mode.


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# Questions Asked in September 2017

## Most Popular Questions of September 2017

1. ### Social studies

What were some issues on which Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed? Select all that apply □ the role of the federal government □ how to structure judiciary □ imposition of taxes □ how to structure a banking system

asked by Pepsi on September 29, 2017
2. ### language arts

after which type of assessment will you be asked to set goals for yourself? A quick check B sample work C unit test D pretest

asked by JACKSEPTICFAN!!! on September 11, 2017
3. ### science

A ball of mass 1 kg dropped from 9.8m height , strikes the ground and rebounds to a height of 4.9m .If the time of contact between ball and ground is 0.1s,then find impulse and average force acting on ball.

asked by Kundan on September 10, 2017
4. ### Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical, English

A 50 gram bullet moving with a velocity 10 m/s gets embedded into a 950 g stationary body . The loss in K.E. of the system will be

asked by Arashpardeep on September 27, 2017
5. ### Social Studies

Which of the following was one way the Constitution attempted to reconcile a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? (1 point) The Constitution gave more power to the states. The Constitution provided a more centralized government. All enslaved African

asked by help on September 14, 2017

1.Which of the following is present in this painting? a. Mostly warm, bright oranges and reds b. Tactile texture the viewer can feel c. Contrast in value between light ad dark d. Radical balance from the painting's center Painting: Adoration of the

asked by Sid.V on September 27, 2017
7. ### Math

The 3rd and 7th terms of an A.P are -1 and 11 respectively. Fine the nth term and the numbers of which must be added to get a sum of 430

asked by Eric on September 20, 2017
8. ### french

Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her for your birthday party in french

asked by Precious on September 6, 2017
9. ### Social Studies

Which statement best describes the framework of government established by the Constitution? A. The three branches of government defer the majority of power to the states B. A system of checks and balances keeps each of the three branches from having too

asked by jolly on September 1, 2017
10. ### Math 2

Rui is a professional deep water free diver. His altitude (in meters relative to sea level), xxx seconds after diving, is modeled by: d(x)=1/2x^2 -10x What is the lowest altitude Rui will reach? I actually don't understand this problem if its asking for

asked by Ed on September 18, 2017
11. ### Algebra

What type of equation will best fit the data below? Linear Quadratic Exponential (I have a picture of a graph is there a way I can show it too get help?)

asked by Ember Lovet on September 29, 2017
12. ### Math

You're planning on making 7 meatloafs for a party. You go to the store to buy breadcrumbs, and see they are sold by the canister. How many canisters do you need to buy? First, determine what information you need to answer this question, then click here to

asked by debbie penate on September 7, 2017
13. ### S.S.

Which statement best describes the framework of government established by the Constitution? A. The three branches of government defer the majority of power to the states B. A system of checks and balances keeps each of the three branches from having too

asked by Lydia on September 6, 2017
14. ### Science helpppp

1. Students planted three bean seeds. After several days, they observed that the seeds’ roots were growing downward into the soil. Which type of tropism were the roots displaying? (1 point) A) geotropism **** B) thigmotropism C) phototropism D)

asked by Haley on September 21, 2017
15. ### social studies

Do political scientist consider the society described here to be a country?

asked by Erica McDonnell on September 11, 2017
16. ### math

Difference between 4 tens 12 tenths 25 hundredth and 3 tens 14 tenths 45 thousandth

asked by saloni on September 7, 2017
17. ### Chemistry

h2so4 is labelled as 9.8 by weight. specific gravity of h2so4 is 1.8. the volume of acid to be taken to prepare 100 ml of 0.18M solution is?

asked by Anonymous on September 3, 2017
18. ### social studies

which historical event was the most important in forming the character of modern germany? A:industrial revolution B:protestant reformation C:WW2 D:enlightenment

asked by ms. sue help on September 29, 2017
19. ### math

If a number is not a rational number, then it is _____. (1 point) a integer a rational number a whole number

20. ### Language Arts

Read this excerpt from "The treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers (Greg Ridley is inside an old abandoned apartment house when he meets Lemon Brown.) 1. "You ain't one of them bad boys looking for my treasure, is you?" Lemon Brown cocked his head to

asked by Haley on September 22, 2017
21. ### Science

1 the term used to describe how light is reflected from a minerals surface is A.glow. B.streak. C. Density. D.luster.

asked by Nope on September 26, 2017
22. ### Science

1. Which statement best describes the relationship between science and technology? >>A. The goal of science is to gain an understanding of the natural world, while the goal of technology is to use that understanding to improve people's lives.

asked by Ahxello on September 12, 2017
23. ### Physics

A Fahrenheit thermometer registers 107° while a faulty celsius thermometer registers 42°.find the error in the later

asked by Bhargavi on September 21, 2017
24. ### history

Which most accurately describes ancient Phoenicia’s agricultural practices? Phoenicia did not have much land for farming, but did grow fruits, wheat, olives, and grapes for wine Phoenicia had plenty of fertile land, where plums, apples, oranges, and

asked by Kira on September 30, 2017
25. ### Math 2

The rectangle below has an area of 30k^3+6k^2 The width of the rectangle (in meters) is equal to the greatest common monomial factor of 30k^3 and 6k^2 What is the width and length of the rectangle? Width:6k^2 Length: I couldn't find the length I need to be

asked by Ed on September 10, 2017
26. ### history

Which accurately describes the Roman Empire’s influence on the Celts throughout northern Europe? there is no evidence that the celts and the romans made contact the celts resisted roman rule by successfully defeating Julius ceasar advancing armies in

asked by Kira on September 30, 2017
27. ### Science really need help

Which of the following distinguishes living things from nonliving things? Living things are made up of cells; nonliving things are not*** Living things are made up atoms; nonliving things are not Living things are made up elements; nonliving things are not

asked by Abigail on September 19, 2017
28. ### Science

Why do scientists use models? a: Scientists use models to learn about things that are too small, too large, or too complex to observe directly. < b:Scientists use models because doing so is always part of the scientific method. c:Scientists use models

asked by not+really on September 28, 2017
29. ### PE

a(n) _______ is a substance that helps in the chemical digestion of food A epiglottis B Enzyme C Gallbladder D peristalsis

asked by Isabelle on September 15, 2017
30. ### history

Which most accurately reflects the development of agriculture in early African civilizations?  the walls of the jabrin castle were erected in oman to protect valuable crops the kingdom of Ghana exchanged surplus crops and gold for textiles and salt

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
31. ### world history A

Which best describes how the Agricultural Revolution continues to impact modern society? (Select all that apply foods are no longer seasonal and only available at certain times of year the food industry has allowed investors to make substantial profits the

asked by malia on September 25, 2017
32. ### College Algebra

A local road has a grade of 4%. The grade of a road is its slope expressed as a percent. a. Find the slope of the road as a fraction and then simplify the fraction. b. What rise and run would reflect this slope or grade?

asked by Anonymous on September 10, 2017
33. ### Science

Why must organisms reproduce? A. Organisms must reproduce to maintain genetic similarity in the species. B. Organisms must reproduce to continue to build genetic diversity into the species. C. Organisms must reproduce to continue the species.*** D.

asked by HI on September 26, 2017
34. ### Language Arts

Which element is shared by both "Stolen Day" and "The Night the Bed Fell"? a)strong imaginations b)loving parental figures c)harsh family rules d)ill children

asked by Sam on September 18, 2017
35. ### Algebra 2 A

A jet ski company charges a flat fee of $26.00 plus$3.25 per hour to rent a jet ski. Another company charges a fee of $24.00 plus$3.50 per hour to rent the same jet ski. Using a graphing calculator, find the number of hours for which the costs are the

asked by Daniel on September 27, 2017
36. ### Pre Calculus

Find all $2 \times 2$ matrices $\bold{A}$ that have the property that for any $2 \times 2$ matrix $\bold{B}$, $\bold{A} \bold{B} = \bold{B} \bold{A}.$

asked by Bob on September 20, 2017
37. ### math

A rectangular school banner has a length of 54 inches and a width of 36 inches. A sign is made that is similar to the school banner and has a length of 17 inches. What is the ratio of the area of the school banner to the area of the sign?

asked by g on September 14, 2017
38. ### history

Which most accurately describes how religion impacted the Mayan culture? mayan priests performed human sacrifices to appease the angry gods the maya shared spiritual beliefs and cultural characteristics with their rivals, the Aztecs the maya believed in

asked by Kira on September 30, 2017
39. ### tourism and hospitality

Which most accurately demonstrates the development of civilization and culture in the Neolithic era? people progressed in metal work, now making steel tools instead of bronze tools people followed a nomadic lifestyle dependent on the migration patterns of

asked by Kira on September 30, 2017

4. Mrs. Clarkson designed a rectangular garden with a length of 15 meters and a width of 8 meters. She plans to build a walkway through the garden from one corner to the next. What measure is closest to the length of the diagonal walkway? 8 meters 11

41. ### Language Arts

1. Which of the following would most likely appear in a feature article, but not in a news article, about Hurricane Katrina? (1 point) A) a map showing meteorological data about the storm, such as total rainfall and top wind speeds B) a sidebar containing

asked by LoyaltyIsFake on September 11, 2017
42. ### Pre-Algebra

8. Mark needs to cut a piece of glass to replace a broken window. He has four pieces of glass: 6 feet long, 5 feet long, 3 feet long, and 7 feet long. If the length of the glass he needs to cut is square root 20 feet long, which piece of glass should he

asked by Lelolel on September 26, 2017
43. ### ss .

1 ' Africa's highest point, or the place with the greatest elevation is A: Victoria falls B: Lake Assal C: Mount Kenya D:Mount Kilimanjaro *** 2 ' Southern and Eastern Africa tends to be drier and cooler than West and Central Africa because Southern and

asked by ricaa on September 29, 2017
44. ### Language Arts

What impact did your Independent Reading selection have on you as a reader? Would you recommend your selection to a friend? Why or why not? Support your response with at least two pieces of evidence from your Independent Reading selection. Be sure to give

asked by Mark on September 30, 2017
45. ### Algebra help pls

Which of the following is a solution to the equation y=3x-1? A (4,1) B (2,5)* C (4,3) D (0,-3) Am I correct?

asked by Blaw on September 6, 2017
46. ### stats

A common computer programming rule is that names of variables must be between one and eight characters long. The first character can be any of the 26 letters, while successive characters can be any of the 26 letters or any of the 10 digits. For

asked by derrek on September 23, 2017
47. ### history

Which accurately describes historical events of the Han Dynasty? during the han dynasty, emperor qin shi huang began building the great wall of china during the han dynasty, historian believe the l ching, a fortune telling guide, was written during the

asked by Kira on September 28, 2017

Mr. Peters changes Leila back into a swan because -she does not respect him -she has begged him to do so***(my answer) -she is unhappy as a human -she has lost hop need help fast........

asked by needHelp:( on September 19, 2017
49. ### Chemistry

How much reaction is complete when Kc=1, options: a.10% b.25% c.50% d.100% please explain the answer

asked by Plzzzhelppppmeee on September 30, 2017
50. ### American government

A filibuster to block a vote on a bill is possible a.Only in the house, which is almost unrestrained. b.Only in the senate, which is almost unrestrained. c.Mostly in the house, but occasionally in the senate. d.Mostly in the senate, but occasionally in the

asked by Gisselle on September 25, 2017
51. ### Social Studies

Inflation primarily differs from deflation in that A. Inflation tracks changing prices but deflation does not. B. Inflation relates to rising rather than falling prices. ** C. Inflation happens only when the money supply is too small. D. Inflation occurs

asked by Dejavu on September 5, 2017
52. ### English

With which of these statements does the crone in "The Wife of Bath’s Tale" save the life of the knight? • “A woman wants… sovereignty/Over her husband as over her lover…” • "It's little wonder if I twist and wallow!/God that my heart would

asked by Steve on September 17, 2017

1. Which of these is a complete sentence? A. Although the weather is sometimes warm in early March. B. Forecasters predict six more weeks of winter this year.

asked by Zurai on September 6, 2017
54. ### Math

At 1:30 Marlon left his house to go to the beach, a distance of 9.375 miles. He rose his skateboard until 2:15, and then walked the rest of the way. He arrived at the beach at 3:00. Marlon's speed on his skateboard is 1.5 times his walking speed. Find his

asked by Anonymous on September 3, 2017
55. ### S.S

what issues or events highlighted the insufficiency of the power of the central government under the Articles of Confederation? select all that apply. A the central government's inability to impose taxes on states*** B the law Congress created relative to

asked by need hel plz on September 28, 2017
56. ### La

(In call of the wild) What does the phrase "The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck" mean? A. Buck was eager to fight his rival. B. Buck followed his deepest instincts. C. Buck gained physical strength. I think A

asked by Spn on September 21, 2017
57. ### chemistry

By what factor is the rate of a reaction changed if an enzyme lowers the Ea by 9.0 kJ/mol at 37°C?

asked by sr734 on September 27, 2017
58. ### Algebra 2

I'm working on Lesson 6: Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Algebra 2 A Unit 2: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities and feel confident in my first few answers, but beyond that am lost. May I have some help? **=the answer I believe to be true

asked by Nina on September 23, 2017
59. ### Math

1. What is the algebraic expression for the following word phrase: the sum of 3 and 4x? 2. What is the algebraic expression for the following word phrase: the quotient of 8 and the difference of x and y? 3. What is the algebraic expression for the

asked by Cakes4me on September 8, 2017
60. ### Math

Find the mode of the set of data 59,61,54,51,38 46,56,52,63,40,44 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.A 16.A 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.D Math lesson:10 Unit:2 Practice test 100% answers

asked by May on September 27, 2017
61. ### language arts

restate the theme you selected in the previous question. support the theme with two details from the selection

asked by Erica McDonnell on September 25, 2017
62. ### chemistry

Examine the unbalanced equation. CH4 + O2 → CO2 + H2O What is the best classification for the unbalanced equation's reaction, and why? It is a combustion reaction because carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted as a product. It is a synthesis reaction because O2

63. ### Social Studies

Which of the following was one important contribution made by Benjamin Franklin during the constitutional convention? A.) He called for an end to the Articles of Confederation B.) He is known as the primary author of the U.S constitution. C.) He made a

asked by Amelia HELP on September 19, 2017
64. ### science

what volume of 0.115 M HClO4 solution is needed to neutralize 50.00 ml of o.o875 M NaOH?

asked by yvaine on September 7, 2017
65. ### Math

A bag of marbles contains 5 red, 3 blue, 2 green, and 2 yellow marbles. What is the probability that you choose a blue marble and then another blue marble, assuming you replace the first marble?

asked by Wes on September 1, 2017
66. ### history

Which most accurately describes the structure of the Roman government when it was a republic? A: The Roman government was a dictatorship in which an emperor ruled by divine right. B: The Roman government consisted of two consuls and the senate. C: The

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
67. ### Math hw

Find all real numbers $x$ such that $3x - 7 \le 5x +9$. Give your answer as an interval.

asked by Cherry on September 4, 2017
68. ### Chemistry

For preparing a set of standard solutions of FeNCS2+, the equilibrium molar concentration of FeNCS2+ is assumed to equal the initial molar concentration of the (SCN-) in the reaction mixture. why is this assumption valid?

asked by Chemistry on September 17, 2017
69. ### history

In 332 BC, which military leader defeated the Persians and annexed Egypt to be part of his Macedonian Greek empire? alexander the great Julius Caesar mark antony king tutankhamum is it a

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
70. ### history

Which best describes the Assyrian Empire’s impact on the Mesopotamia region? The Assyrians were the last known hunter-gatherer group in Mesopotamia. The Assyrians attacked and killed thousands of Muslims in Egypt, Iran, and Syria. The Assyrians attacked

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
71. ### history

Which most accurately describes the role of Abraham in the Hebrew scriptures? he led his people west from Mesopotamia to canaan, in present day isreal he fought and slew the philistine giant known as goliath he led his people against philistine. after he

asked by Kira on September 30, 2017
72. ### history

What was the Roman Empire’s system of government prior to Julius Caesar that heavily influenced Western democracies? Peasants, including women and slaves, were ruled by kings, barons, and lords. Roman government consisted of a king, crown prince, and an

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
73. ### pre algebra

1. Solve the equation. –9v – 5 = –95 (1 point) 17 11 10 –10 2. Solve the equation. x over four – 5 = –8 (1 point) –27 –12 –7 12 3. Solve the equation. p over five + 6 = 10 (1 point) 44 30 20 –20 4. Solve the equation. –2(m – 30) =

74. ### PHYSIC

A bus moving at a constant speed of 5.00 m/s passes you. When the rear of the bus is 12.0 m past you, you run toward it with acceleration of 0.96 m/s^2. How far would you have to run before you catch up with the rear of the bus, and how fast must be

asked by AH on September 11, 2017
75. ### Math

1. A painter earns $15 per hour. What is the minimum number of hours he must work to earn at least$200? Write an inequality to represent this situation and solve. I THINK: So you know that he earns \$15 per hour so we can write that as 15h, h = # of hours

asked by Spn on September 28, 2017
76. ### language arts

Restate the theme you selected in the previous question. support the theme with two details from the selection

asked by Erica McDonnell on September 25, 2017
77. ### chemistry

Which answer choice correctly explains the role of the kinetic theory of matter in the process of solutes being dissolved into solvents? The continuous motion of the particles in the solvent and solute cause them to collide with one another, which results

78. ### Maths

The sum of interior angles of an irregular polygon is 5040 .find the number of sides of the polygon

asked by Langton on September 27, 2017
79. ### Physics

A crate of fruit with a mass of 37.5 kg and a specific heat capacity of 3800 J/(kg⋅K) slides 7.60 m down a ramp inclined at an angle of 38.5 degrees below the horizontal. If the crate was at rest at the top of the incline and has a speed of 2.35 m/s at

asked by Physics on September 15, 2017
80. ### MATHS

A ship sails 95 km on a bearing of 140 degree,then a further 102 km on a bearing of 260 degree and then returns directly to its starting point.find the length and bearing of the return journey.

asked by Amina on September 2, 2017
81. ### chemistry

Examine the statement.  Substances dissolve through three processes: I. ionization II. dissociation III. dispersion  Which of the answer choices correctly lists the dissolving processes that change the identity of a substance? I and II II and III I,II

82. ### Career Counseling

Good morning I was wondering if someone can assist me in finding the correct response to the following questions: 1. According to Super’s theory, people are satisfied in their work choice to the degree that they are able to “fulfill life roles.” True

asked by Lencho on September 9, 2017
83. ### Home Economics

Differences between print patch and calico patch

asked by Maame on September 18, 2017
84. ### Geometry

in triaangle ABC, AB=20 cm, AC=15 cm the length of the altitude AN is 12 cm prove that ABC is a right triangle so far i got that angle ANC is 90 degrees by definition on altitude i got really confused after so can you show me how to answer the question and

asked by Ashley on September 13, 2017
85. ### English

What is one theme, or central of "Two Kinds"? Persistence is the key to success High expectations are the key to success Discovering one's own goals and desires is an important part of growing up A family cannot be happy unless the children obey and

asked by Valerie on September 8, 2017
86. ### Social Studies-Check my answers

1. Why was the Declaration of Independence so important? (Select 2) a. it set up the U.S government*** b. it explained the ideals of liberty, justice, and equality c. it announced that American colonies were separate from great Britain*** d. it gave

asked by Bailey on September 15, 2017
87. ### World History

Following the deaths of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Egypt was no longer a sovereign nation and became occupied by Rome (1). Roman law was imposed on Egypt, and it was split up into smaller provinces under Roman governors and prefects (2). Egypt became the

asked by malia on September 29, 2017
88. ### Chemistry

Write a net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when cobalt(II) carbonate (s) and excess hydroiodic acid are combined.

asked by stone on September 29, 2017
89. ### Math

Two squares are drawn. The larger square has area of 400 square inches. The areas of the two squares have a ratio of 1 : 4. What is the side length s of the smaller square?

asked by Juan on September 15, 2017

1. A personal narrative is like an autobiography in that it it tells your whole life from birth to present it is a story about something in the author's life written by the author*** it is written in third person it is a story about a person written by a

asked by Haley on September 22, 2017
91. ### world history A

What best describes the impact of people changing from hunter-gatherers to living in permanent agricultural societies? A.)Hunter-gatherers relied on a narrower variety of foods compared to grain producing agricultural societies.B.) Hunter-gatherers made

asked by malia on September 25, 2017
92. ### Math part 1

1) I really hate the flavor of lima beans, spinach, broccoli and other green vegetables; ______________, I eat them because they are so nutritious. Fill in the blank with the appropriate transitional word(s). A) consequently B) moreover C) nevertheless D)

asked by Lexi-girl on September 8, 2017
93. ### College Algebra

Sarah left on the interstate at a speed of 60 mph. Her sister followed her on the same route, leaving 2 hours later at a rate of 65 mph. How long will it take for Sarah's siter to catch up with Sarah?

asked by Anonymous on September 20, 2017
94. ### Statistics

Suppose that grade point averages of undergraduate students at one university have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 2.62 and a standard deviation of 0.43. Using the empirical rule, what percentage of the students have grade point averages that are

asked by Jose on September 18, 2017
95. ### Philosophy

Should Ms. Sue be banned from Jiskha for yelling at kids who are only trying to learn?

asked by Lucinda Garret on September 28, 2017
96. ### chemistry

Which way of dissolving does NOT change the chemical identity of the solute? disintegration dissociation ionization dispersion is it a?

97. ### history

Which major culture of the ancient world is responsible for producing literature such as the Iliad and the Odyssey?  I think its greek

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
98. ### history

Which accurately describes battle achievements of Alexander the Great? He defeated the Roman Empire in Egypt, founded the city of Cairo, and ordered the preservation of King Tutankhamun artifacts. He defeated the Persian Empire in Egypt and founded the

asked by Kira on September 29, 2017
99. ### Ed Tech

when writing a personal narrative what point of view would be best to use

asked by Timothy on September 14, 2017
100. ### Digital Design

3. A Water bottle is ergonomically designed to fit perfectly in the grip of your hand. Unfortunately, is doesn't fir into most bicycle bottle holders and is a little too big to carry when walking or running. Which part of the audience analysis did the

asked by Blaw on September 18, 2017


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What What Are Batch Variables?

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Batch variables are variables that create, store value to and retrieve value from in a batch file.

There are 3 ways a batch variable is defined:

1. Defined in the batch file using the "set" command. For example, "set java_home=\fyicenter\java" will define a new variable, "%java_home%".

2. Defined as system environment variables before the batch being executed. For example, "%path%" is a variable defined as a system environment variable.

3. Defined as batch execution context built-in variables. For example, "%random% is a batch built-in variable that represents a random integer.

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