Including graphical images in your report

If you produce your report using LaTeX (recommended!) the following example shows how to include graphical images:

• [latex example with graphics] [graphic] [pdf]

The main point here is that you need to use the graphicx package

\usepackage{graphicx, color}

and that the command

  \includegraphics[scale=.5]{graph-example}

displays the graphic found in the file named graph-example.png (or graph-example.jpg or…)

The [pdf] link shows the output. To use this yourself, you’ll need to save the latex file as well as the png graphic file. You can read a bit more here about how to use this in overleaf. You’ll need to upload the file graph-example.png to Overleaf…

Video recommendations

• The simplest way to make the required video for the final project is to film yourself speaking while writing on a whiteboard or chalkboard.

• A better method is to use video-editing software which will allow you to narrate your talk while displaying slides which you might produce in LaTeX using the package beamer.

  Try googling (or searching on youtube) for something like:

  presentations using latex and beamer

  • Example of video-editing software: openshot

  • discussion of beamer at the overleaf site: beamer

  • using these tools will make it easier to visually demonstrate some aspect of mathematics involved in your report

  • here is an example of some beamer slides:

    [latex] [graph] [pdf]

    This example includes an illustration of how to include images in a latex file. In order to use this example, you’ll need to save both the LaTeX file and the graphical png file.

    The [pdf] link shows the output. To use this yourself, you’ll need to save the latex file as well as the png graphic file. You can read a bit more here about how to use this in overleaf. You’ll need to upload the file graph-example.png to Overleaf…