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Write it in latex and convert it to image and upload it as usual.
 
Write it in latex and convert it to image and upload it as usual.
  
One way is to use an online service like http://quicklatex.com/  
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One way is to use an online service like http://quicklatex.com/
  
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Tip: in the image page add the latex code for future reference
  
 
== How to (easily) create tables ? ==
 
== How to (easily) create tables ? ==

Latest revision as of 13:00, 7 September 2018

How to create a new page ?

On the browser address bar type : cepm.cs.odu.edu/<name of page> or cepm.cs.odu.edu/<namespace> : <name of page>

How does formatting work ?

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting

How to insert images ?

[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]

see also:

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images

How to insert formulas ?

Write it in latex and convert it to image and upload it as usual.

One way is to use an online service like http://quicklatex.com/

Tip: in the image page add the latex code for future reference

How to (easily) create tables ?

http://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_tables

How to convert mediawiki tables to Latex tables

save the table in a text file and then use pandoc

pandoc <input_file.txt> -f mediawiki -t latex --standalone -o <output_file.tex>

How to insert code snippets with syntax highlight ?

Warp them in <syntaxhighlight> </syntaxhighlight> tags

example:

<syntaxhighlight lang="python" line='line'>
def quickSort(arr):
	less = []
	pivotList = []
	more = []
	if len(arr) <= 1:
		return arr
	else:
		pass
</syntaxhighlight>
def quickSort(arr):
	less = []
	pivotList = []
	more = []
	if len(arr) <= 1:
		return arr
	else:
		pass

For more see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight

How to insert citations ?

Wrap reference inside <ref> </ref>

example:

The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref> 
The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref>

<references />

The Sun is pretty big.[1] The Moon, however, is not so big.[2]

References

  1. E. Miller, The Sun, (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.
  2. R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", Scientific American, 46 (April 1978): 44-6.

For more see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite#Usage