Typed Bound Reference

[sxcalexc]

Hey guys/gals .. I'm thinking of typing up my notes and making a printed cheat book. Who have you have done this already and have you got any recommendations? If someone could show me a sample of their bound reference that'd be great, also. Thanks!! This is going to be a big task   :buck2:

EDIT: Changed 'cheat sheet' to 'bound reference'

[lacoste]

why would you need a cheat sheet?

logbook?


or is this for a sac?

[/0]

Typed cheat sheets are so hard to format  
I've given up on it already

[sxcalexc]

why would you need a cheat sheet?

logbook?


or is this for a sac?

Oops, I meant cheat book/bound reference.

[Mao]

I always type up my bound reference [inc last year's extremely short 10pg methods and this year's extremely long 120pg], but the process is quite involved. Unless you know how to properly use LaTeX to typeset [and have the packages installed], you'd have to use Microsoft Office, and that is A BITCH.

If you just want to have some graphs and a few paragraphs here and there, then do them on the computer, print it out and cut it up, then glue in a notebook. Writing equations and symbols by hand is SO much easier.

otherwise, be prepared to take a week off school to do this [like I have done o.O ]

[sxcalexc]

I always type up my bound reference [inc last year's extremely short 10pg methods and this year's extremely long 120pg], but the process is quite involved. Unless you know how to properly use LaTeX to typeset [and have the packages installed], you'd have to use Microsoft Office, and that is A BITCH.

If you just want to have some graphs and a few paragraphs here and there, then do them on the computer, print it out and cut it up, then glue in a notebook. Writing equations and symbols by hand is SO much easier.

otherwise, be prepared to take a week off school to do this [like I have done o.O ]

Ohhh crap =/ I'm doing it on word rofl.. This really is a bitch..

[Mao]

word 2003 or 2007?

[cara.mel]

How many pages are you trying to type up?
Are your old notes currently in a bound format or would you have to re-do them either way.

You need to have skillz to be able to work on this solidly and not be distracted for lots of 10 minute periods

[Ken]

shouldn't even need a bound reference

[sxcalexc]

Using Word 2007... still.. it's quite annoying. I'm not sure how many pages ... maybe 50? My handwriting isn't the greatest, so typing it helps in that sense. My old notes are bound but.. kinda ugly and hard to explore. The main problem is examples.. I may have to leave pages blank specifically for examples. I'm letting word do an auto-contents table, which will be very handy for navigating the cheat sheet, but it removes my flexibility to add extra written notes.

[bturville]

its not worth the huge amount of time it would take, might as well spend that time revising.

i do recommend the free notes here http://www.itute.com/mathline/mm_summary_sheets_v2.pdf
(copyright itute.com)
they also do ones for further and spec.


i don't think having huge amounts of notes helps, short summaries like the ones above give you what you need quickly, like the odd antidiff that you may forget, etc.
if you don't know how to do a question, generally the bound reference won't help you out that often. not enough time.

[Mao]

okay, a few tips on equation editor 07
Many things in the equation editor are similar to LaTeX, including symbols, integrals, etc. you want to get familiar with a few of the common ones.
a few things:
- fractions in LaTeX uses \frac{numerator}{denominator}, word only requires (numerator)/(denominator)
- the special characters "{" and "}" are used in LaTeX to indicate a unit of syntax, e.g. \sqrt{a+b+c} will give a radical over all three elements, rather than just sqrt(a)+b+c. In word, these are replaced by "(" and ")"
- when using Word's equation editor, hit space after each "pretty" unit so that it renders.
- don't press backspace too quickly, it simply crashes


i have to admit, word 2007 isn't THAT bad to use.
though beware that typing up 50 pages of maths + diagrams + notes in your spare time can mean up to a week of neglecting every other subject.

and believe me on this: if you have written the complete notes yourself, you wouldn't need a table of contents to navigate. You'd know exactly where to look for stuff.

[/0]

I always type up my bound reference [inc last year's extremely short 10pg methods and this year's extremely long 120pg], but the process is quite involved. Unless you know how to properly use LaTeX to typeset [and have the packages installed], you'd have to use Microsoft Office, and that is A BITCH.

If you just want to have some graphs and a few paragraphs here and there, then do them on the computer, print it out and cut it up, then glue in a notebook. Writing equations and symbols by hand is SO much easier.

otherwise, be prepared to take a week off school to do this [like I have done o.O ]

Is it free? Where can I get it?

[Mao]

DivideBy0: be a very very happy man, http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/LaTeX:Downloads

[sxcalexc]

okay, a few tips on equation editor 07
Many things in the equation editor are similar to LaTeX, including symbols, integrals, etc. you want to get familiar with a few of the common ones.
a few things:
- fractions in LaTeX uses \frac{numerator}{denominator}, word only requires (numerator)/(denominator)
- the special characters "{" and "}" are used in LaTeX to indicate a unit of syntax, i.e. \sqrt{a+b+c} will give a radical over all three elements, rather than just sqrt(a)+b+c. In word, these are replaced by "(" and ")"
- when using Word's equation editor, hit space after each "pretty" unit so that it renders.
- don't press backspace too quickly, it simply crashes


i have to admit, word 2007 isn't THAT bad to use.
though beware that typing up 50 pages of maths + diagrams + notes in your spare time can mean up to a week of neglecting every other subject.

and believe me on this: if you have written the complete notes yourself, you wouldn't need a table of contents to navigate. You'd know exactly where to look for stuff.

Hmm.. thanks for the advice.. On second thoughts.. this is a very daunting task

Oh.. sweet one of the methods teachers has a bunch of summaries on the computer.. I may actually copy them and add any relevant notes I have.. That will save me a lot of time.