LaTeX Book Giveaway: win a free book on LaTeX.org!
I just started a small giveaway on the LaTeX.org forum for the new 2026 edition of the LaTeX Beginner’s Guide. You can win: one printed
LaTeX Cookbook
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【新刊案内】『TikZによるLaTeXグラフィックス』 – New TikZ book in Japanese
In November 2024, a translation of the TikZ book written by Stefan Kottwitz has been released by Asakura Publishing. 2024年11月に、Stefan Kottwitz著のTikZに関する書籍の翻訳版が朝倉書店から発売されました。LaTeXで画像を作るための実用的な入門書。TikZにより数学、科学、技術論文に図や画像を簡単に入れられる。アイデアやデータを可視化してプロフェッショナルな図表やプロットを2次元でも3次元でも表示できるようになるために。 本書の内容…
The Periodic Table of the Elements
The periodic table is a huge chart that organizes all known chemical elements by their atomic number and other properties. It makes it easy to
Word clouds
While a word cloud is a pretty picture made of words, it s a tool that can visualize the importance of topics or keywords, or how
Poster with TikZ
We know for example informational or scientific posters seen at conferences or at walls in universities or institutes. They mostly have certain characteristics in common:
Plotting in three dimensions
Functions with two arguments can be visualized in three-dimensional plots. Getting this on paper or into a PDF, is a bit more challenging. We need
Releux triangle
A well-known classic field of mathematics is geometry. You may know Euclidean geometry from school, with constructions by compass and ruler. Math teachers may be
Timeline
Using basic TikZ function it’s not too hard to create a line, add some ticks and date values and annotations. This example shows another colorful
Mindmap
A mind map visualizes information or ideas. Usually, there’s a main concept in the center and major concepts branching outward from it. Smaller ideas start
Flowchart
A flowchart showing how we may choose a math environment. It shows using styles, placing nodes in a matrix, and drawing arrows using loops. Full
Decision tree
A horizontal tree, growing to the right. I created a basic style for tree nodes, and derived styles for specific kinds of nodes. Full explanation