Several symbols in LaTex expression

underscore = \_
percent sign = \%

Editor Tutorials

vi Editor: http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/Tutor/vi.html

nano Editor: http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/reu/nano.html

LaTex new commands

\newcommand{\degrees}{$\!\!$\char23$\!$}
\newcommand{\pageseparate}{\clearpage}
\newcommand{\refhere}{\textcolor{red}{(Refs.) }}
\newcommand{\tcol}[1]{\textcolor{red}{#1}}
\newcommand{\vspaceOne}{\vspace{1in}}
\newcommand{\vspaceTwo}{\vspace{2in}}

CEE696 (618) Scientific Parallel Computing for Engineers

Classroom and time change

Tuesday 3:00 pm - 4:50 pm, Holmes 244

Tuesday 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm, POST 214 (Don Kim Lab.)

LaTex Useful Packages

\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{color} % To make texts and math colored
\usepackage{geometry}\geometry{letterpaper} % To change size of paper
\usepackage{graphics,graphicx,epstopdf,psfig} % Graphic packages frequently used
\usepackage{nomencl} % To generate nomenclature
\usepackage{setspace}\doublespacing %To set doublespacing and singlespacing
\usepackage{revnum} % To reverse enumerate, 4,3,2, and 1.
\usepackage{wrapfig } % To have inline figures
\usepackage{hyperref} % To have hypertext protocol references
\usepackage{soul} % To highlight texts
\usepackage{ulem} %To strike words

Three values

Vision, Discipline, and Passion

The 7 habits of Highly Effective People (by Stephen R. Covey)

1. Be Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind
3. Put First Things First
4. Think Win/Win
5. Seek First to Understand, Then To Be Understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the Saw
8. Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs

How to change the background image of beamer

It is possible to use a different background template, e.g. an empty
Powerpoint file that is converted to PNG, JPG, EPS or PDF.

\usebackgroundtemplate{
\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{LaQuSo}
}