TeX and Typography
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI-TEX | Z,ZK | 4 | 2P+1C | Czech |
- Course guarantor:
- Petr Olšák
- Lecturer:
- Petr Olšák
- Tutor:
- Petr Olšák
- Supervisor:
- Department of Theoretical Computer Science
- Synopsis:
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This course is presented in Czech.
This course gives basics of programming in TeX (plain TeX, ConTeXt, LaTeX, OpTeX, LuaTeX). The second part of the course focuses on typographic rules.
- Requirements:
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No prerequisites.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. Sources of information of TeX, priciples of TeX distributions.
2. Concept of LaTeX, OpTeX, ConTeXt
3. Usage of LaTeX and OpTeX at user level.
4. OpenType fonts.
5 Macro-language of TeX
6. Bacis information about internal algorithms of TeX.
7. Typesetting math in TeX.
8. Graphics in TeX. TikZ and analogous software.
9. External software, support of Indexes, bibliographic citations.
10. History of typesetting.
11. Font classification from historical point of view. Typographical rules.
13. Micro-typographical rules of typography.
14. Colors in typography.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Excersises follow the lectures.
- Study Objective:
- Study materials:
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Olšák, P.: TeX pro pragmatiky.
Olšák, P.: TeXbook naruby, Konvoj, 2001.
Olšák P.: TeX in a Nuthell.
Petr Olšák: seriál o TeXu. Dostupné z: http://www.abclinuxu.cz/serialy/tex
- Note:
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See https://petr.olsak.net/typotex.html (in Czech only]
- Further information:
- https://petr.olsak.net/typotex.html
- Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Bachelor Specialization Information Security, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Artificial Intelligence, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Networks and Internet, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Study plan for Ukrainian refugees (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Information Security, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Networks and Internet, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Artificial Intelligence, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 20214 (elective course)
- Bc. specialization Computer Graphics with omitting BI-SVZ (elective course)