This is my texmf directory with custom document classes and packages. Feel free to use any of these as you see fit.
If you want custom
- Clone the repository onto any local machine you want to use the custom packages on, typically into the home directory (~). (Or just copy the desired files.)
- After cloning, for MikTeX, go to the MikTeX console and add the root mytexmf directory in the settings/directories section. (I'm not exactly sure about the installation process for other
$\LaTeX$ distributions.)
This extension of the article class is for generic course documents. It uses the following options for a custom \maketitle that need to be defined in the preamble:
\title\coursenumber\coursename\instructor\semester
\documentclass[12pt]{coursedoc}
\title{Homework Assignment 1}
\coursenumber{Math216}
\coursename{Statistics I}
\instructor{Prof. Cline}
\semester{Spring 2022}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{enumerate}
\item This is a homework question. \newpage
\item Here is another.
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}A subclass of coursedoc.cls for lecture notes.
This has all the same class options as coursedoc, and adds the options student, which will print a student version of the lecture notes, hiding notes that the lecturer includes for themself, and suppressing color differences (discussed below).
The main addition to the coursedoc class is new color comands and environments. The color commands are for differentiating the main notes, from "in the air" comments and self-notes to the lecturer. The colornames for these environments are in parentheses below, and can be set using \colorlet{<name>}{<color>}.
\air{}(aircol- defaults to Plum): Something to say out loud, but not write on the board. This color difference will be suppressed by thestudentoption.\quest{}(questcol- defaults to blue): Something to ask the students to keep them engaged, either with Think-Pair-Share or more open-ended. The argument is also underlined. These visual differences are suppressed by thestudentoption.\bnote{}(notecol- defaults to BrickRed): A note to the lecturer (such as a cue to pull up a certain visualization or draw something on the board, or if using slides, to change slides). The contents will be entirely removed by thestudentoption.\mnote{}(mnotecol- defaults to BrickRed): Same as\bnotebut in the margin of the page so it's more out of the way. This is good for quick notes, like to mark down the solution to a problem.
In addition to the colored environments above, some amsthm environments are defined:
thm: theoremslem: lemmasprop: propositionscor: corollariesdefn: definitionsrem: remarksnote: notesnotation: notationexercise: examples
There is also a convenience environment eg that places a frame around an exercise environment for creating examples.
The proof environment is also available since amsthm is loaded by default.
\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper]{lecturenotes}
\title{12.3: The Dot Product}
\coursenumber{Math211}
\coursename{Calculus III}
\instructor{Prof. Cline}
\semester{Spring 2022}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{defn}
The dot product of two vectors\ldots
\end{defn}
\air{The definition for two-dimensional vectors is similar.}
\begin{eg}
For the vectors\ldots
\end{eg}
\section{Geometric Interpretation}
\ldots
\end{document}This extension of the exam class is for creating quizzes. Use the questions and parts environments from the exam class. A header and footer are automatically created for pages 2 and on when the class is loaded. The title/header for the first page can be loaded with \addtitle, which uses the following parameters that must be defined in the preamble:
\title\coursenumber\coursename\instructor\semester
If a solutions version is also desired, spacing between questions should be set with
\begin{solutionbox}{<height>}
<solution>
\end{solutionbox}To create a version with solutions, pass the option answers. The following options can be passed to style the solutions:
black-solutionsblue-solutionsred-solutionsboxed-solutions
By default, the solutions will not be boxed and will be printed in blue.
If the quiz will be a group quiz, pass the option group. This just changes the "Name" field to "Names".
\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,group,answers]{quiz}
\title{Quiz 1}
\coursename{Statistics I}
\coursenumber{Math216}
\instructor{Prof. Cline}
\semester{Spring 2022}
\begin{document}
\addtitle
\begin{questions}
\question[4] This is a question.
\begin{solutionbox}{3in}
This is a solution.
\end{solutionbox}
\newpage
\question[5] Here's another.
\end{questions}
\end{document}This is another extension of the exam class, used for creating in-class tests.
It is similar to quiz.cls in that the questions and parts environments from the exam class should be used, but different in that the addpoints options is passed to the exam class, so that points can be specified in the environments above and a grading table can be created by default.
There is a covercontent environment which includes its contents in a minipage next to a grading table and starts a new page.
This environment should be called once at the start of the document.
The same solutionsbox environment as quiz should be used for solutions environments, with the same class options available for styling solutions.
There is no group class option as there is for the quiz class.
There is, however, options initials and no-initials, which specifies how the right header will appear (either as a spot for students to write their initials, or the semester).
The following should be set in the preamble:
\title\coursenumber\coursename\instructor\semester\date\timelimit
\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,initials]{test}
\title{Test 1}
\coursenumber{Math216}
\coursename{Statistics I}
\instructor{Prof. Cline}
\semester{Spring 2022}
\date{7/4/1776}
\timelimit{80 minutes}
\begin{document}
\addtitle
\begin{covercontent}
This test contains \numpages\ pages (including this cover page) and \numquestions\ problems\ldots
\end{covercontent}
\begin{questions}
\question[5] Here's a test question.
\begin{solutionbox}{3in}
The solution is 42!
\end{solutionbox}
\newpage
\question Here's another question with parts:
\begin{parts}
\part[2] the first part
\part[3] the second part
\end{parts}
\end{questions}
\end{document}An extension of the exam class, this provides a way to create worksheets for class work, and corresponding solutions. As with quiz.cls, the environments questions and parts are used to create questions, and the spacing/solutions are provided by the solutionbox environment.
Solutions can be styled similarly to in the quiz.cls environment, and are included by passing the option answers.
Unlike the quiz.cls command \addtitle, this class uses the regular \maketitle.
The following should be set in the preamble:
\title\coursenumber\coursename\instructor\semester
\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,answers]{worksheet}
\title{Ch. 16 Worksheet}
\coursenumber{Math216}
\coursename{Statistics I}
\instructor{Prof. Cline}
\semester{Spring 2022}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{questions}
\question Here's a question on the worksheet.
\begin{solutionbox}{3in}
The solution to the problem:
\[f'(x) = 3e^{3x} - \frac 1 x.\]
\end{solutionbox}
\newpage
\question Here's another question.
\end{questions}
\end{document}An extension of the article class for creating syllabi.
It uses the following options for a custom \maketitle that need to be defined in the preamble:
\coursenumber\coursename\instructor\semester\office\emailaddress\officehours
It also styles sections and (sub)subsections.
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{syllabus}
\coursenumber{Math216}
\coursename{Statistics I}
\instructor{Prof. Cline}
\semester{Spring 2022}
\emailaddress{[email protected]}
\office{Olin 368}
\officehours{M 4-5; W 2-3; R 11-12; F 12-1}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section*{Course Overview}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\subsection*{Catalog Course Description}
Statistics \ldots
\subsection*{Course Philosophy}
\ldots
\subsection*{Learning Objectives}
\ldots
\end{multicols}
\section*{Text and Software}
\ldots
\end{document}This class is for creating clicker questions for use in a classroom. It is an extension of the beamer class, so beamer styles and commands can be used throughout. The class adds the following:
qframeenvironment: an extension of frame but with no title. Instead, the title is an automatically incremented "Question #".choicesenvironment: an enumerate environment for multiple choice questions, automatically labeled. Instead of\item, use\answerfor the correct choice and\distractorfor incorrect choices. These will then be colored differently on the solution slide for the question.truecommand: creates a "True or False:" centered label for true/false questions. The correct answer (true) will be highlighted on the solution slide.falsecommand: same astruecommand, but with a correct answer of falseanswercolor: the color that correct answers will be printed with on solution slides (seechoices,true, andfalse). The default isclickeranswergreen. This can be set to any color with\colorlet{answer}{<color>}. If a custom color is desired, first define it using\definecolor{<colorname>}...distractorcolor: the color incorrect answers will be printed. The default islightgray. Can also be custom set (seeanswer)
Additionally, if a version without solutions, just questions, is desired, passing the option handout to the class will generate this.
\documentclass{clicker}
\mode<presentation>{}
\usepackage{bubeamertheme}
\title{Test 1 Clicker Questions}
\subtitle{Math216 -- Statistics I}
\author{Prof. Cline}
\institute{Bucknell University}
\date{Spring 2022}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\titlepage
\end{frame}
\begin{qframe}
This is a question
\begin{choices}
\answer Correct answer
\distractor Incorrect answer
\distractor Incorrect answer
\distractor Incorrect answer
\end{choices}
\end{qframe}
\end{document}This is a place to store commonly used macros, e.g. \Z for integers or \mc for \mathcal. Examples:
\ds: a shorthand for\displaystylein math environments\img: a shorthand for\includegraphicswhich defaults to a width of\linewidth. An optional argument can provide a fractional amount of\linewidth. E.g., the command\img[.5]{<path>}prints the image at half the width of the line.
This provides a minimal theme for beamer slides with Bucknell coloring.