Lectures

A LaTeX documentclass for lecture notes.

Usage

Including the document class

You can include the document class lectures as follows (the default language is english):

\documentclass{lectures}

To specify a particular language (currently supported just italian and english) you can do the following:

\documentclass[italian]{lectures}

or, analogously:

\documentclass[english]{lectures}

Title page

One of the main features of the library is the provided title page. You can create it as follows:

\documentclass{lectures}
\begin{document}
\maketitle{
  Your title
}{
  First author name,Second author name
}{
  First professor name,Second professor name
}{
  Parlo Parloni,Parletti Parini
}{
  Year
}{
  CFU of the course
}{
  Informatica
}{
  University name
}{
  Country
}

\end{document}

Features

Silenced useless warnings

Using the package silence the library silences the following warnings:

• latex:
  • You have requested package
  • There were undefined references
  • Command
• latexfont:
  • Size substitutions with differences
  • Font shape
• biblatex:
  • Using fall-back BibTeX(8)
  • Please (re)run BibTeX on the file(s)
• auxhook:
  • Cannot patch
• glossaries:
  • No \printglossary or \printglossaries found.

Float related gimmicks

All floating objects are automatically centered and set to H as position with other objects.

Table related gimmicks

L, C and R

New column types are given L, C, and R, that allow for automatic mathmode in columns.

Example usage:

\documentclass{lectures}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{L C R}
  a & b & c \\
  \alpha & \beta & \gamma \\
  x_1 & x_2 & x_3 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Theorems related gimmicks

All theorems are in definition style, meaning that they are not in italic. All environments are color-coded to facilitate reading and reviewing.

Proofs are treated as theorem environments.

The following theorem-like environments are provided:

• axiom: Fundamental principles assumed to be true.
• goal: Objectives or targets to be achieved.
• definition: Precise explanations of terms or concepts.
• fact: Statements that are objectively true.
• theorem: Proven statements based on axioms and other theorems.
• lemma: Helper theorems used to prove larger results.
• claim: Assertions that need to be proven.
• corollary: Results that follow directly from theorems.
• property: Characteristics or attributes of objects.
• proposition: Important statements that are proven true.
• observation: Noteworthy remarks or insights.
• conclusion: Final statements derived from proofs or discussions.
• generalization: Broader statements derived from specific cases.
• problem: Questions or challenges to be solved.
• example: Illustrative instances or cases.
• solution: Answers or methods for solving problems.
• analysis: Detailed examination of elements or structure.
• complexity: Discussion of the computational complexity.
• proof: Logical arguments establishing the truth of statements.

Example usage:

\documentclass{lectures}
\begin{document}

\begin{theorem}[Pythagorean Theorem]
In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
\begin{equation}
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
This can be proven using the properties of similar triangles.
\end{proof}

\begin{definition}[Prime Number]
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.
\end{definition}

\end{document}

Or if you selected the Italian language:

Lists related gimmicks

• Lists are built to be more compact and leave less blank space.
• Using the environment todolist it is possible to create checklists.

Example usage:

\documentclass{lectures}
\begin{document}
\begin{todolist}
  \item Complete the assignment
  \item Review the lecture notes
  \item Prepare for the exam
\end{todolist}
\end{document}

Additional gimmicks

• When a page is empty, Latex won't generate page number or other page elements.
• When you want to leave a blank line you can just leave a blank line, without adding \\.
• If you'd like to use roman numerals there a command for that: \rom{your number goes here}.

License

All the code in this repository is released under the MIT license. For more information, please refer to the LICENSE file.