Notes
Demo Note: Images, Tables, and LaTeX in Academic Work
This note exists as a practical reference for the notes section of the theme. It demonstrates how a longer-form note can mix narrative prose with an image, a styled table, code, lists, and mathematical notation without breaking the reading rhythm.
Embedded image
The image below is intentionally modest in size so it sits naturally inside the prose column instead of behaving like a full-width hero.
Why notes matter in this theme
The notes section is meant for material that is more provisional than a formal paper and more structured than a project page. Typical uses include:
- reading notes
- technical summaries
- lecture fragments
- working definitions
- idea sketches that may later become papers or talks
A small mathematical example
Inline mathematics should read cleanly inside a sentence, such as the observation that the storage cost of a dense representation scales as $O(n^2)$.
For display equations, the note layout should still preserve measure and legibility:
$$ f(x) = \frac{1}{Z} \exp\left(-\frac{(x - \mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}\right) $$And a second example, written in a more algorithmic style:
$$ \mathcal{L}(\theta) = \sum_{i=1}^{m} \left(y_i - \hat{y}_i(\theta)\right)^2 + \lambda \lVert \theta \rVert_2^2 $$Borderless striped table
This table uses the softer striped variant, which is useful when you want visual grouping without the hardness of a full ruled grid.
Table
Striped Table Without Borders
A lighter table style for notes, reading summaries, and internal documentation where row grouping matters more than strict tabular framing.
| Component | Role in a note | Suggested tone |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Establishes context quickly | Clear and short |
| Image | Breaks up dense prose | Relevant, not decorative |
| Table | Organises compact comparisons | Quiet and readable |
| Formula | Captures the formal core | Precise and minimal |
Code fragment
Notes often include commands, snippets, or configuration fragments:
hugo new notes/my-reading-note.md
hugo server --config exampleSite/hugo.toml --contentDir exampleSite/content
[params]
mainSections = ["research", "notes", "library", "projects"]
math = false
Closing remark
If the theme is doing its job, a page like this should feel plain in the good sense: calm, readable, and capable of carrying a mixture of text, reference material, and formal notation without needing custom page templates.