Ian's Book Depository
So they don't keep disappearing from my desk and bookshelves, I cordially invite anyone to
download and copy out any or all of these handy manuals and application notes that I've
collected over the years (note that some of the larger files, like the Tau3 manual, won't load
directly into a browser. Download them to your computer and open them locally). They were
all current at time of download, so newer versions may be available. On the other hand, some
of these files (such as the dye catalog) no longer exist online as far as I can tell, so get
them while they're hot.
Please note that I don't work for any of these companies and I'm not a reseller. I'm just
a lowly grad student. I don't even necessarily endorse the companies or equipment listed
here. It's just what happens to be laying around the lab.
Excel Spreadsheets:
- Blank Pink order form Excel template
- Instrument correction file for the JY
Horiba spectrometer interpolated to 1nm increments.
Applications:
- Ocean Optics OOI Base. Helmma merged with Ocean Optics and discontinued this fabulous free program
for controlling their spectrometers (warning: 22MB download).
Fun LaTeX links:
- To get started using LaTeX on Windows, download MikTeX. Choose the 'Basic' installer.
- My favorite editor is TeXnicCenter. It has basic syntax checking and makes navagating large multifile
projects easy.
- I use JabRef, a Java bibliography reference manager, to keep and organize my BibTeX database.
- The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network, CTAN, is the definitive collection of TeX and LaTeX add-on packages. If
it isn't here, it probably doesn't exist.
- If you don't have access to a computer with LaTeX installed, or you just want to try it out, you can compile your document into a pdf using this online
utility.
- A handy utility that will look up an ISBN number
for a book on Amazon and convert the results into a BibTeX entry.
- The official LaTeX page with documentation.
- A pretty active forum where you can ask LaTeX questions run by the guy who wrote TeXnicCenter.
- Some guy wrote a UCLA thesis style package. It's awesome and guaranteed to
work.
- For the nitty-gritty details, like how to format your figures, what goes into the acknowledgement section, etc., you should read the
UCLA Graduate Division Policies and Procedures for Thesis and Dissertation
Preparation and Filing
- If you want UCLA logos for posters or presentations, get the offical versions from the UCLA Graphic
Identity Program.
If you find any broken links or otherwise bad files (keeping in mind the warning about large files above), let me know and I'll try to fix them.
All pages copyleft 2011, Ian M. Craig, All
rites reversed.
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