Workshop on Advanced LaTeX (under fossme project)

Topics and Speakers Time Table Selected Applicants first list  Selected Applicants second list Presentations Report Workshop Photographs


Under the project "Use of Open Source Software for Teaching of Mathematics"  the Third  5 day National  workshop will be held during  22nd  to  26th  November 2010  on  Advancded LaTeX.

Scope of the workshop

LaTeX the  Technical Documentation system which is frequently used for Research Papers, Mathematical/Technical articles, Books, Notes, Technical Projects write-ups,  Software documentations, Question papers etc. (www.tug.org)

PSTricks is a set of commands which can draw figures directly inside TeX or LaTeX code.   

Beamer is a LaTeX class for creating slides for presentations.

Who can register for the workshop?

  • College teachers/ registered research students: 
  • Students (M.Sc/ Engineering/ Undergraduate from IISER/IIT/B.Math):
  • Professionals:     

Registration Process for the workshop:

  • Register online with the workshop registration form.
  • Last date for registration is 22nd Oct. 2010 (Exended to 30th Oct.).
  • After submitting  the form will be automatically mailed to your email id.
  • Take the printout and get the form  signed and stamped from head of department, college/institute.
  • 25 selected outstation participants (college teachers/ registered research students) will be given travel support and local hospitality.
  • 15 local participants can be accommodated in the workshop.
  •  List of selected participants will be announced on the website  by 25th Oct., 2010.
  • To confirm participation selected applicants are required to send a  DD of  amount* specified in the table below  in favor of  "Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana Pune".

Registration fees:

Details Fees in INR
 Outstation college teachers/ registered research students:     1,000 Rs.
 Local college teachers/ registered research students:            500 Rs.
 Students (M.Sc/ Engineering/ Undergraduate from IISER/IIT/B.Math): 250 Rs.
 Professionals:             2,500 Rs.
 Foreign participants:    2,500 Rs.
*Fee will be refunded to Indian academic participants on successful completion of workshop and exam.

 


Topics and Speakers

Speakers

  • Duvvuri Venu Gopal,  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
  • Manjusha Joshi, BP, Pune
  • Rajendra Pawale, Mumbai University
  • Arun Patil, Nanded
  • Shashikant C. Phatak, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
  • Sasi Kamar, SPACE, Trivandrum
  • Ajit Kumar, Mumbai
  • Niyam Bhushan, Delhi

 Topics

  •  Maths typesetting: Equations, Matrices, handling equation numbers for referencing
  • Indexing, referencing, bibtex, content
  •  Writing macros, writing own styles.
  • Environments like minipage, algorithms, include other text files, c-code in TeX files.
  • useful packages like Geometry, fancyverbatim, fancyheadings  etc.
  • Including other fonts.
  • Changing header, footer, page styles etc.
  • About ams styles etc.
  • Presentations in details (e.g. Beamer in detail).
  • Tips for Thesis.
  • How to generate question bank?
  • Figures in LaTeX using PSTricks, Graphics handling etc.

 


 

Time Table 

(tentative)

 

Day/Date


Time

22nd Mon

23rd Tue

24th Wed

25th Thurs

26th Fri

9.30

10.00-11.00

Inauguration: Abhijat Vichare

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Niyam Bhushan:

What is FOSS?

Niyam Bhushan  – Graphics file handling

Venu Gopal

GNUplot:

Phatak

 

 

SasiKumar:

BibTeX

11:00-11:30

Tea

11.30-1.00

Venu Gopal:

Quick start revision

Venu Gopal:

PSTricks: Manjusha Joshi

PSTricks : Ajit Kumar VenuGopal

1:00 - 2:00

Lunch

2.00 – 3.30

Inserting figures in TeX: S. C.Phatak

Pawale: Beamer

Pawale: Beamer

PSTricks : Ajit Kumar

(Figures for Commutative Algebra)

Free open source Mathematical software on CD: Manjusha Joshi

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 QA on FOSS: Sudhanwa Jogalekar

Tea

 

 

 

 

 

3.45 – 5.15

Installation of LaTeX and Packages :SasiKumar

PSTricks: Manjusha Joshi

SasiKumar:

Exam package, verbatim, geometry, fancy headings, algorithm,listing and other packages

Test

Feedback session,

Valedictory function (till 4.30)

Tea and snacks

 

 

 

 

 

5.45- 7.00

Practice Lab

Practice Lab

Practice Lab

Practice Lab

 

 


First list of selected applicants

First Name Last Name Name of the College/Institute City State
Ankit Patel L.C. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHANDU, MAHESANA MAHESANA Gujarat
Balendu Upadhyay Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Chandrashekar Ramani KALPATARU INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY TIPTUR Karnataka
Dr Reena Mathur Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies,Udaipur Udaipur Rajasthan
Dr.Indulal G Gopalapillai St.Aloysius College, Edathua Edathua Kerala
Ganesh Visavale Centre for Computational Technologies (P) Ltd. Shivajinagar Maharashtra
Gopal Ghosh R. B. C. College, Naihati, West Bengal NAIHATI Others
Joydeep Sengupta University of North Bengal Siliguri West Bengal
JUTHIKA MAHANTA North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh
K Verma NSCBM Government Post Graduate College Hamirpur Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh
kalpana shukla Banaras Hindu Uinversity, Varanasi varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Karam Singh North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh
ketki deshmukh SHRI SHIVAJI SCIENCE COLLEGE, AMRAVATI (M.S.) AMRAVATI Maharashtra
Laishram Kapil Manipur University Imphal Manipur
Madhuri Deshpande S.P.College, Pune Pune Maharashtra
MURTAZA ALI SHRI SHIVAJI SCIENCE COLLEGE, AMRAVATI Amravati(MS) Maharashtra
N ANANDAN PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE PUDUCHERRY Puducherry
NAMPOKAVIL NIYAS India Meteorological Department (IMD) Shimla Office Pune Maharashtra
NARENDRA JATHE SHRI SHIVAJI SCIENCE COLLEGE, AMRAVATI (M.S.) AMRAVATI Maharashtra
Ngangbam Ishwarchandra Dept of Physics, Manipur University Imphal Manipur
Nikhil Sharma College Of Engineering Pune Pune Maharashtra
Pankaj Swami D Y Patil,College Of Engineering & Technology Pune Maharashtra
Piyush Waradpande College of Engineering, Pune Pune Maharashtra
Preenu S LBS Institute Of Technology for Women Trivandrum Kerala
RAPHEL SAIKIA Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology JORHAT Assam
Renuka Prasad B R.V.College of Engineering Bengaluru Karnataka
Rupen Singh Grukul Kangri University, Haridwar Haridwar Uttarakhand
Sam Johnson National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Mangalore Tamil Nadu
Sanjib Choudhury North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh
Sankar Raj Vaithilingam Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
Sanket Tikare Shivaji University, Kolhapur Kolhapur Maharashtra
SESHADRI CHINTAPALLI University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
Sudha Bhingardive College of Engineering,pune. pune Maharashtra
SWATI PATEL LCIT MAHESANA Gujarat
Tushar Shimpi College of Engineering Pune Pune Maharashtra
Vaishali Pawar MVP S's KBT COE, Nashik Nashik Maharashtra
Vandana Inamdar College of engineering, Pune Pune Maharashtra
Vinay Singh Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
vinit sinha R D & D J College Jamalpur

Bihar

 


Second list of selected applicants

First Name

Last Name

Name of the College/Institute

City

State

Manish Agalave Fergusson College Pune Maharashtra
Bhimrao ahirrao JET'S Z B PATIL COLLEGE,DHULE DHULE Maharashtra
ARUN ARORA GOVT. COLLEGE AJMER [RAJ] AJMER Rajasthan
arun arora GOVERNMENT COLLEGE,AJMER(RAJASTHAN) AJMER Rajasthan
KRISHNA BHADANA GOVT. COLLEGE AJMER [RAJ] AJMER Rajasthan
Anjana Bhattacharya B. Borooah College Guwahati Assam
Ananda Biswas University of Kalyani Santipur West Bengal
IMRAN CHANDARKI Brahmdevdada Mane Institute of Technology, Solapur Solapur Maharashtra
Harish Chandra Lucknow University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Santosh Desai Department of Mathematics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Kolhapur Maharashtra
VIJAY DEVARAJAN K.S.RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, TIRUCHENGODE ERODE Tamil Nadu
Okram Devi Manipur University Imphal Manipur
Sachin Dhanani K. I. T.'s College Of Engineering Kolhapur Maharashtra
Lakshmikanth Hari National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai Mumbai Maharashtra
Sunilkumar Hosamani Karnatak University Dharwad Dharwad Karnataka
Rupali Jain Solapur University, solapur Solapur Maharashtra
Lakshmi Ram Prasad jupudi P.B.Siddhartha College of Arts & Science VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh
gladwin k t GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE,IDUKKI,KERALA IDUKKI Kerala
Pattabiraman K. Annamalai University. Cuddalore. Tamil Nadu
CHINNARAJU KANNAN Crest Premedia Solutions Private Limited Pune Maharashtra
Rajashree Kharbade Shri Shivaji Science College,Amravati Amravati Maharashtra
SURENDRA KUMAR University of Lucknow, Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Sampath Kumar Annamalai University Cuddalore - District Tamil Nadu
Dr. Kumar Pachhunga University College, (Mizoram University) Aizawl Mizoram
Suresh Limkar G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering and Management, Wagholi, Pune Pune Maharashtra
Pabitra Maji University of Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal
Sripurna Malghan Karnatak University, Dharwad Dharwad Karnataka
PRAKASH MANSARA INTERACTIVE RESEARCH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS(IRSHA) PUNE Maharashtra
PANKAJ MATHUR LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh
Nalinakshi Narasappa Atria Institute of Technology BANGALORE Karnataka
VIKASH PANDEY University Of Lucknow, Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Ashokkumar Patel P.S.Science And H.D.Patel Arts College KADI Gujarat
Tulsidas Patil VIT pune Pune Maharashtra
archana Patil Army Institute of Technology,Pune Pune Maharashtra
Nanasaheb Phatangare Fergusson college pune Maharashtra
Sreekumar Prabhu GEC Idukki Idukki Kerala
Pandiyarajan Ramalingam Gandhigram Rural University Dindigul Tamil Nadu
shrishail salgare Sanjay Ghodawat institutions, Atigre Kolhapur Maharashtra
imran shaikh BARATRATNA INDIRA GANDHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, SOLAPUR SOLAPUR Maharashtra
Hemangi Shinde AISSMS Institute of Information Technology Pune Maharashtra
NIRMAL SRIVASTAVA University of Lucknow, Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
JAGADEESAN SUBRAMANI K.S.RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, TIRUCHENGODE. ERODE Tamil Nadu
Babasaheb Sutar Gogate Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri Ratnagiri Maharashtra
SELVAN VENKATACHALAM RKM Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 city Tamil Nadu
Vineet Verma University of Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
SURENDRA WAGHMARE G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering & Management,PUNE PUNE Maharashtra

 


 Presentations (available as download file attachment at end of page)

Commutative Diagrames in LaTeX -- Ajit Kumar
An easy way of creating tables in LaTeX using OpenOffice Calc -- D. Venu Gopal
Creating BibTeX database from www.isiknowledge.com -- D. Venu Gopal
Revisiting LaTeX -- D. Venu Gopal
LaTeX: The Documentation Programme -- D. Venu Gopal
Create Trees and Figures in Graph Theory with PSTricks -- Manjusha S. Joshi
Installation of TEX and Friends -- Dr. V. Sasi Kumar
Some Interesting LaTeX Packages -- Dr. V. Sasi Kumar
Creating Bibliography with BibTeX -- Dr. V. Sasi Kumar
Using GNUPLOT -- Shashikant C. Phatak
Figures -- Shashikant C. Phatak
Testfig.zip -- Shashikant C. Phatak
Presentations and Documents -- Rajendra Pawale

 

Report

Topics:

  • Maths typesetting: Equations, Matrices, handling equation numbers for referencing
  • Indexing, referencing, bibtex, content
  •  Writing macros, writing own styles.
  • Environments like minipage, algorithms, include other text files, c-code in TeX files.
  • useful packages like Geometry, fancyverbatim, fancyheadings  etc.
  • Including other fonts.
  • Changing header, footer, page styles etc.
  • About ams styles etc.
  • Presentations in details (e.g. Beamer in detail).
  • Tips for Thesis.
  • How to generate question bank?
  • Figures in LaTeX using PSTricks, Graphics handling etc.

Speakers: 

  • Duvvuri Venu Gopal,  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
  • Manjusha Joshi, BP, Pune
  • Rajendra Pawale, Mumbai University
  • Arun Patil, Nanded
  • Shashikant C. Phatak, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
  • Sasi Kamar, SPACE, Trivandrum
  • Ajit Kumar, Mumbai
  • Niyam Bhushan, Delhi

Participants : 42

State

Applicants

Selected Applicants

Participants

AP

3

2

1

Arunanchal Pradesh

3

3

3

Assam

2

2

2

Bihar

1

1

0

Gujarat

5

3

2

Harayana

1

0

0

Himanchal Pradesh

1

1

1

Karnataka

7

5

3

Kerala

4

3

0

Maharashtra

73

33

18

Manipur

3

3

0

Mizoram

1

1

0

Puducherry

1

1

0

Rajasthan 5 5 1
Tamil Nadu 12 8 3
Uttra Khand 2 1 1
Uttar Pradesh 9 9 5
West Bengal 5 3 2

 

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