Oppdaterte kurs for 2025

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # latex-course
 
-Presentation and content for the latex course I have held and maybe will hold for PVV.
+This LaTeX course was originally created by Bjørnar Kaarevik (Bjornoka) and is now being held by Torstein (Torsteno) for PVV.
 
 ## Compiling example document
 
 Document found in `example-document/main.tex` can be compiled with the command:
 
 ```bash
-latexmk -xelatex main.tex
+latexmk -lualatex main.tex
 ```
 
 ## Compiling presentation

example-document/doc/appendix.tex

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 \section{The Appendix}
 
-\lipsum[1]
+\lipsum[1]

example-document/doc/math.tex

@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ Matrices (and vectors)
 % Works like a charm
 \begin{gather*}
     \myvec{x_1\\x_2\\x_3} \leftarrow \text{My vector command}
-\end{gather*}
+\end{gather*}

example-document/doc/referencing.tex

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ I can also cite \cite{dirac}.  % The only citation of dirac, if we remove it, di
 % If you're quoting larger passages from your sources, consider putting them in the 
 % "quote" environment
 \begin{quote}
-    This is a quote which cites %\cite{einstein}
+    This is a quote which cites \cite{einstein}
 \end{quote}
 
 % Small phrases may be quoted inline with "enquote"
-I may also \enquote{quote} my sources \cite{einstein}.
+I may also \enquote{quote} my sources \cite{einstein}.

example-document/doc/text.tex

@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ If you wish to write an entire paragraph, you may write everything on one line.
         \item[*] Do
         \item[$\rightarrow$] This
     \end{itemize}
-\end{enumerate}
+\end{enumerate}

example-document/preamble.tex

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % Input encoding, ensures compatibility with UTF-8
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}  % Only necessary if using pdfLaTeX
-% XeLaTeX is a more modern compiler which supports utf8 by default
+% XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX are more modern compilers which supports utf8 by default
 
 % Localization
 \usepackage[english]{babel}  % Babel renews "hardcoded" strings to reflect the given language
@@ -49,5 +49,3 @@
 %%% Custom Commands %%%
 % Unit commands, ensures math to exponentiate and un-italicises text
 \newcommand{\un}[1]{\ensuremath{\, \mathrm{#1}}}
-
-

example-document/readme.md

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ If you have `pandoc` you can write a markdown file (or many other document forma
 You can even integrate python code which is to be run and its output used as information for the source which is to be compiled to a pdf.
 
 Since everything is in plain text files, you may programatically alter any of these text files to do really complex things.
-It is, however, way outside of the scope of this course.
+It is, however, way outside of the scope of this course.

presentation/presentation.md

@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
 # Introductory Course to \LaTeX
 
+## About this course
+
+- Created by Bjørnar Kaarevik
+- Updated by Torstein Nordgård-Hansen in 2025
+
+Slides available on [git.pvv.ntnu.no/Kurs/latex-course](https://git.pvv.ntnu.no/Kurs/latex-course)
+
+## Get \LaTeX
+
+- Linux: `sudo apt install texlive-full`
+- Mac: `brew install mactex`
+- BSD: `texlive?`
+- Windows: `choco install texlive`
+- Online: `overleaf.com`
+
+Recommended etidors: TeXstudio, Emacs, VSCode
+
 ## What even is \LaTeX?
 
 - 1978: Donald Knuth gets fed up by typographical errors in his documents and creates \TeX
 - 1984: Leslie Lamport gets fed up with having to write bonkers \TeX\ -commands and piles on a bunch of macros
-- 2025: We're here, still stuck with this ancient crap
+- 2025: We're here, still stuck with this ancient mess
 
 But actually, it is a pretty good **document preparation system**.
 
@@ -163,7 +180,7 @@ $$
 
 ## Referencing
 
-- `\usepackage{biblatex}`
+- `\usepackage[backend=biber, style=ieee]{biblatex}`
     - Reference list styling
     - Many other options
 - Needs a file containing available sources
@@ -228,7 +245,7 @@ better choices than you.
 ## Figures and tables
 
 - Width, height and angle:
-    - `[width=\textwidth, height=100mm, angle=45]`
+    - `[width=0.8\linewidth, height=100mm, angle=45]`
 - `[!htbp]`
     - Here, top, bottom and "special page"
 - Floats
@@ -252,6 +269,7 @@ Some examples:
 - Everything on Overleaf.com
 - Documentation for packages on CTAN
 - StackExchange
+- LLMs (sometimes)
 
 \vspace{2em}