Technical Information

Slides == HTML file

• I'll use Slidy for the slides.
• possible alternatives: OperaShow, S5
• Press 'a' to see the slides in one continuous document
• Press 'f' to toggle the little bar at the bottom
• Press 'c' to get a table of contents

Thesis

Exemplary Structure

• Abstract
• Introduction - what is the challenge?
• General Principle
• History
• Example
• Problems, Special Cases, Variants
• Applications
• Further Reading

Thesis

Checklist

• do not claim anything which you cannot prove
• understatement is a virtue
• find original sources
• reference all sources (also images!)
• shorten source code excerpts
• only use high-quality figures
• use a spell-checker
• look up unknown words - do not use one if you do not know for sure what it means
• have someone else read your thesis before submitting it

LaTeX

What is it?

• LaTeX
• WYGIWYM (What you get is what you mean)
• separates content from layout (like good HTML)
• simple things are simple
• complex things are possible
• new users often have problems getting special formatting to work
  • search the web
  • LaTeX WikiBook
  • The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e

Presentation

Checklist

• your talk should be interesting
• rule of thumb: one slide == one minute
• reference all sources (e.g. [1] at image, one extra slide with all references)
• prefer images over text
• please do not present meta-information (outline, table of contents, etc.)
• show only short excerpts from source code
• do not read your slide content aloud
• use alternative channels - whiteboard or only speech
• look at your audience

Presentation

Caution!