LaTeX Copypasta

I'm slowly amassing lists of LaTeX macro definitions that make it faster to type assignments without worrying about typesetting.

In This Repo

pasta.*.sty files are copypastas, named that way to avoid naming collisions with actual packages. course.*.sty files then collect multiple copypastas into a single usepackage-able file for the following University of Waterloo courses:

• CS 341: Algorithms (fall 2020)
• CS 348: Introduction to Database Management (spring 2021)
• CS 370: Numerical Computation (fall 2020)
• CS 486: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (spring 2021)
• MATH 235: Linear Algebra 2 (fall 2020)
• STAT 330: Mathematical Statistics (spring 2021)
• STAT 331 / SYDE 334: Applied Linear Models (winter 2022)
• STAT 333 Applied Probability (spring 2021)

No guarantees on completeness here. Some courses (especially those I didn't take notes for in LaTeX) are missing commands for things that didn't come up in assignments.

Usage

LaTeX

Add \usepackage{path/to/sty_file_without_extension} to the top of your .tex or .sty file.

It is best to put a copy of the copypasta files you need in the same directory as wherever you are including it, as usepackage with paths is not standard.

R Markdown

Add the following to the YAML preamble:

header-includes:
  - \usepackage{path/to/sty_file_without_extension}

The same advice about directories from Usage - LaTeX applies here.

Typora

Typora supports macro definitions via \newcommand. Any commands defined at the top of the document can be reused throughout. To use copypastas in Typora:

1. (optional, once per Typora installation) To use LaTeX inline (e.g. $ \pr{ x + y }^3 $), enable inline LaTeX math in Typora by setting File > Preferences > Markdown > Syntax Support > Inline Math = On.
2. Copy one or more copypastas into a single multiline equation block (surrounded by $$) at the top of the document.
3. Delete any \usepackage{...} lines you see.

If your equations suddenly cannot find the copypasta command definitions, try Edit > Math Tools > Refresh All Math Expressions. If they are still broken, close the document (after saving) and reopen it.

Example

% without copypasta
\left\lbrace \left\lfloor e^x \right\rfloor \ \middle|\  x \in \Z \right\rbrace

% with copypasta
\set{ \floor{e^x} \where x \in \Z }

Documentation

Sorry, you'll have to dig through the .sty files yourself.