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BCS456D Technical Writing Using LaTeX

The document outlines a practical course on technical writing using LaTeX. It details 12 experiments to develop LaTeX scripts for creating documents with sections, tables, figures, equations, theorems and more. The course aims to teach basic LaTeX commands and presenting various elements in a document.

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BCS456D Technical Writing Using LaTeX

The document outlines a practical course on technical writing using LaTeX. It details 12 experiments to develop LaTeX scripts for creating documents with sections, tables, figures, equations, theorems and more. The course aims to teach basic LaTeX commands and presenting various elements in a document.

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Template for Practical Course and if AEC is a practical Course Annexure-V

Technical Writing using LaTeX Semester 4


Course Code BCS456D CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 0:0:2:0 SEE Marks 50
Credits 01 Exam Hours 02
Examination type (SEE) Practical
Course objectives:
● To introduce the basic syntax and semantics of the LaTeX scripting language
● To understand the presentation of tables and figures in the document
● To illustrate the LaTeX syntax to represent the theorems and mathematical equations
● To make use of the libraries (Tikz, algorithm) to design the diagram and algorithms in the document
Sl.NO Experiments
1 Develop a LaTeX script to create a simple document that consists of 2 sections [Section1, Section2], and a
paragraph with dummy text in each section. And also include header [title of document] and footer [institute
name, page number] in the document.

2 Develop a LaTeX script to create a document that displays the sample Abstract/Summary

3 Develop a LaTeX script to create a simple title page of the VTU project Report [Use suitable Logos and text
formatting]

4 Develop a LaTeX script to create the Certificate Page of the Report [Use suitable commands to leave the
blank spaces for user entry]

5 Develop a LaTeX script to create a document that contains the following table with proper labels.

S.No USN Student Name Marks


Subject1 Subject2 Subject3
1 4XX22XX001 Name 1 89 60 90
2 4XX22XX002 Name 2 78 45 98
3 4XX22XX003 Name 3 67 55 59

6 Develop a LaTeX script to include the side-by-side graphics/pictures/figures in the document by using the
subgraph concept

7 Develop a LaTeX script to create a document that consists of the following two mathematical equations
Template for Practical Course and if AEC is a practical Course Annexure-V

8 Develop a LaTeX script to demonstrate the presentation of Numbered theorems, definitions, corollaries,
and lemmas in the document
9 Develop a LaTeX script to create a document that consists of two paragraphs with a minimum of 10 citations
in it and display the reference in the section

10 Develop a LaTeX script to design a simple tree diagram or hierarchical structure in the document with
appropriate labels using the Tikz library

11 Develop a LaTeX script to present an algorithm in the document using algorithm/algorithmic/algorithm2e


library

12 Develop a LaTeX script to create a simple report and article by using suitable commands and formats of
user choice.
Course outcomes (Course Skill Set):
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
· Apply basic LaTeX command to develop simple document
· Develop LaTeX script to present the tables and figures in the document
· Illustrate LaTeX script to present theorems and mathematical equations in the document
· Develop programs to generate the complete report with citations and a bibliography
· Illustrate the use of Tikz and algorithm libraries to design graphics and algorithms in the
document
Suggested Learning Resources:

· BOOK: A Short Introduction to LaTeX BY FIRUZA KARMALI (AIBARA), A book for beginners, 2019
· BOOK: Formatting Information: A Beginner's Introduction to Typesetting with LaTeX, BY PETER
FLYNN, Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (2005)
· LaTeX TUTORIAL: [https://latex-tutorial.com/tutorials/]
· LaTeX TUTORIAL: [https://www.javatpoint.com/latex]

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