Working on your computer

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Introduction

This page will (eventually) contain all the information needed to do work for EGR 103, and perhaps other classes, using a computer not owned by Duke. The principles at play are:

  • None of this will cost money
  • All files will still live on the Duke CIFS - and thus have the advantages of being visible to TAs and instructors and being backed up every 12 hours
  • You still need to know how to get work done on a Duke computer either if you don't have your own computer or something happens to yours

One Time Items

Mounting your CIFS Space

Installing TeXworks

There are many LaTeX editors and processors out there. TeXworks works really well. To install, go to Releases and get the latest release. For Windows users, in the Downloads section, there is a .exe file to set things up - download and run that. For Mac users, in the Downloads section, there is a .dmg file to set things up - download and open that. I allowed all the default settings during installation.

Installing MATLAB

See MATLAB at Duke. In terms of things you *need* - for EGR 103 MATLAB is sufficient. Simulink is a generally good idea, too. You will not need any of the other toolboxes for the class.

General Processes

  • For TeXworks, you need to use the XeLaTeX processor. You can set this through the drop-down box at the top left of the screen or you can set it as a preference through Edit->Preferences and on the Typesetting tab in the Default drop-down, pick XeLaTeX.
  • TeXworks will automatically produce a PDF file in the same folder as your tex file.
  • To upload your document in Sakai, since your CIFS is mounted to your computer, you can use whatever browser you want on your computer to get to Sakai.
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