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How can I mix LaTeX in with Markdown?

I've been using Markdown for class notes, and it's great. I even do some preprocessing on the Markdown so I can do things like tables. But this term I'm teaching a class with a lot of math, and I'd love to be able to put LaTeX formulas with…
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Putting mathematical symbols and subscripts mixed with regular letters

I want to plot a label that looks like this in ggplot2: Value is $\sigma$, R^{2} = 0.6 where Value is is ordinary font, $\sigma$ is a Greek lowercase sigma letter and R^{2} = 0.6 appears as an R with a superscript 2 followed by equal sign (=)…
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How to strike out inside LaTeX equations?

Please see the snippet below and tell me how can I achieve the same strike-out effect as in the main text. I am using the version of LaTeX from the latest Ubuntu repositories. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{ulem} \begin{document} The sout tag…
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adding prefix to figure caption in LaTeX?

How can I change the caption of all figures in LaTeX to include a prefix? For example, make all figures appear as "Supplementary Figure 1", "Supplementary Figure 2", ... rather than "Figure 1", "Figure 2"? thanks.
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Typesetting LaTeX fraction terms to be larger in an equation

I have the following formula in LaTeX, based on Fisher's Exact Test. (NOTE: requires the use of the amsmath package for \binom.) \begin{equation} P(i,j) = \sum_{x=|N(V_i) \cap V_j|}^{\min\{|V_j|, |N(V_i)|} \frac{ \binom{|V_j|}{x} \binom{|V -…
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How to typeset argmin and argmax in Markdown?

There are posts in TeX.SE that shows how argmin and argmax with limits can be typesetted using the \DeclareMathOperator* command. But how to do this in Markdown? I am especially interested in doing this in Jupyter Notebook when I'm documenting in…
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How do I create a circled symbol in Mathematica?

I know that Framed is used to show a frame around a symbol, how can I show a circle around a symbol?
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math or LaTeX engine for Droid phones

Are there math or LaTeX engines available for the Android phone? The flashcard app I like best (AnyMemo) doesn't seem to be able to integrate equations into the flashcards except as graphics, requiring a lot more work on the user's part, and I…
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Adding an equation or formula to a figure caption in LaTeX

I have a figure in LaTeX with a caption to which I need to add a formula (equation* or displaymath environments). For example: \documentclass[12pt]{article} \begin{document} \begin{figure}[tbph] \begin{center} %... \end{center} …
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Simple preprocessor for latex: detect whether you are an included file or being compiled stand-alone

I work on a huge script in \latex. I want to be able to compile each of the chapters as stand-alone, because it is easier for hacking sessions with Latex. On the other hand, I would like to maintain a document which encompasses the whole script so…
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Rendering mathematical formulas on an iDevice

Is there any support for rendering/displaying mathematical formulas under iOS? I'm assuming there's nothing built-in to the OS itself, so a solution that is free-as-in-beer and won't cause my app to get rejected are priorities. Is anyone aware of…
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How to print out equations in Mathematica

How do I define that a formula should not be computed, but rather displayed in Traditional format? Here are 2 examples, where the first one is displayed like I want it, but the second one is simplified. Print["5. ", Limit[f[x]/g[x], x -> a], "=",…
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Rendering LaTeX on third-party websites?

There are some sites on the web that render LaTeX into some more readable form, such as Wikipedia, some Wordpress blogs, and MathOverflow. They may use images, MathML, jsMath, or something like that. There are other sites on the web where LaTeX…
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Convert xypic matrix to eps. (LaTeX)

I have a lot of BIG xypic-matrices in my LaTeX file for one of my papers, and it takes long/infinite time to compile. Is there a way to convert just the separate xypic-pieces to eps files, that I include in my main document? I suppose I use LaTeX to…
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Is there any free Equation Editor Control

Hi am going to do some project there i need to show integral , sigma, pie , etc.. so is there any equation edtior controls available. so I have to integrate to my Asp.Net project I got one editor ie: LAtex Equation editor but it show the html…
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