Using LaTeX to Create Quality PDF Documents

This article is devoted to methods of creating fine quality interactive pdf documents using LATEX. For individuals who write technical material, TEX and LATEX are the idealauthoring tools. Even though this article is written primarily for LATEX users, people who prefer pure TEX may derive much from this article as well. I, myself, prefer AMS-TEX; even so, there is no denying the power, convenience and utility of LATEX.

Beyond the question of the content of your document (content being of premier importance), what elements go into making an attractive document suitable for the www? Page Layout A document not meant to be printed but to be viewed over the Internet must be comfortable enough to the eyes to be read over long periods of time; therefore, making a good choice for page layout is certainly important.
Color Emphasis is a traditionalway of attracting the attention of the reader to a particularly important point. We discuss the ways of...

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MathMl Presenting and Capturing Mathematics for the Web

Document Markup for Mathematics
• Problem: Mathematical Vernacular and mathematical formulae have more structure than can be expressed in a linear sequence of standard characters
• Definition (Document Markup)
Document markup is the process of adding codes to a document to identify the structure of a document or the format in which it is to appear

Document Markup Systems for Mathematics
• M$ Word/Equation Editor: WYSYWIG, proprietary formatter/reader
+ easy to use, well-integrated
– limited mathematics, expensive, vendor lock-in
• TEX/LATEX: powerful, open formatter (TEX), various readers (DVI/PS/PDF)
+ flexible, portable persistent source, high quality math
– inflexible representation after formatting step
• HtML+GIF: server-side formatting, pervasive browsers
+ flexible, powerful authoring systems LATEX/Mathematica/...
– limited accessibility, reusability

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Electric Power Transfer Capability: Concepts, Applications, Sensitivity, Uncertainty

Transfer of bulk electrical power over long distances is routine in North America in order to have a reliable and economical electrical supply. For example, hydro- electric power generated in Canada can be transferred to consumers and industry in Los Angeles using the high voltage transmission system. But the transmission system has a limited capability to transfer power. The maximum power that can be transferred is called the transfer capability. To operate the power system safely and to gain the benefits of the bulk power transfers, the transfer capabilities must be calculated and the power system planned and operated so that the power transfers do not exceed the transfer capability.

The purpose of this document is to explain concepts and calculations of transfer capability and describe applications of transfer capability. The document aims to give a tutorial introduction to some standard transfer capability concepts and introduce some new methods in transfer capability sensitivity and accounting for uncertainty.
Some highlights of the document are:
1. Explanation and illustration of transfer capability using a transfer capability calculator available on the web (chapter 1).
2. Discussion of transfer capability computations and applications (chapters 2 and 4).
3. Fast methods to compute transfer capability sensitivities to a wide range of parameters using formulas; testing of these methods on a 3357 bus system (chapter 3).
4. Extension of standard DC load flow transfer capability methods to AC load flow models and parameters (chapter 3).

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