This is a listing of the documents that were demonstrated in the Computer Science Brown Bag talk that I gave on October 23, 1997

This is a listing of the document formats that were demonstrated in the Computer Science Brown Bag talk that I gave on October 23, 1997. These documents focus on various ways to get mathematics posted to the WWW. Please note that no standard browser supports Math ML at this time.

These files were created in a quickly to represent the usual amount of time a professor would want to spend getting information onto the web. Some time was spent tweaking the files in order to make them look a little better. If more time was spent they probably could look a little better, but they serve as sufficient examples.

Option 1: Starting with a TeX document. If a person already knows LaTeX, here are some convenient ways to get formulas to the web:

Process/Conversion Type	Pros/Cons
Post the .tex file	Requires the TechExplorer plug-in.
Convert .dvi to .ps	Looks alright on screen and prints really well. Example. [You must obtain a .ps viewer.]
Convert the .ps to .pdf	Final Result looks really bad. Must have some form of "dvi-to-ps" converter installed on system and must have Acrobat Reader to view. Example
Scan the paper copy into a .pdf	Fairly legible on screen. Example
Convert the .tex to .html (on Unix)	If the gifs came out better this would be great. This process creates a lot of gif files. Example

Option 2: Word. Here are some options to get formulas to the web if you do not know LaTeX. In these examples only the first few paragraphs were recreated in the Word document.

Process/Conversion Type	Pros/Cons
Post Word file	Ok if you can stand to use the MS Equation Editor. Example
Convert the .doc to .html	The spacing is a little off on the equation formatting. This process also creates a lot of individual image files. Example
Convert .doc to .pdf	Looks bad on screen but prints fairly well. Example

*The original LaTeX document used in this demonstration was created by Elmer Hayashi.