Different packages of Latex provide nice and easy-to-use environments for theorems, lemmas, proofs, etc. The following post will show you the mostly used layouts and how to change numbering. Theorem styles: For theorems, corollaries and lemmas, you need the following package: which allows you to define new environments using either: or where env_name: Environment name … [Read more…]
Number sets such as natural numbers () or complex numbers () are not provided by default by LaTeX. It doesn’t mean that LaTeX doesn’t know those sets, or more importantly their symbols… There are two packages which provide the same set of symbols. You can choose to load either of them: Now, you have access … [Read more…]
The following works for any math symbol which you want to put on top of one another. The command \displaystyle_{command1}^{command2} does the job (where “command1” is what you want to place below and “command2” above). The disadvantage is it moves one symbol slightly downwards in such a way that the space between the two symbols … [Read more…]
Let me start with something simple, but very useful. Everytime you type a formula and you don’t know some of the symbols, just check this complete symbols reference which comes in very handy. On the same website, you can find other helpful information on LaTex. But the math symbol reference is definitely worth a bookmark.