| Type: | Package | 
| Title: | R Functions for Readable LaTeX Mathematical Expressions | 
| Version: | 1.0.0 | 
| Date: | 2025-06-09 | 
| Author: | Nicolas Escobar [aut, cre] | 
| Maintainer: | Nicolas Escobar <nescoba@iu.edu> | 
| Description: | Build complex 'LaTeX' mathematical expressions using intuitive 'R' functions. Replace error-prone 'LaTeX' syntax with readable, modular functions that make mathematical typesetting straightforward and maintainable. | 
| License: | GPL (≥ 3) | 
| Encoding: | UTF-8 | 
| VignetteBuilder: | knitr, rmarkdown | 
| Depends: | R (≥ 4.2.0), purrr | 
| Suggests: | knitr, rmarkdown, testthat (≥ 3.0.0) | 
| Config/testthat/edition: | 3 | 
| URL: | https://nicoesve.github.io/latexSymb/ | 
| BugReports: | https://github.com/nicoesve/latexSymb/issues | 
| RoxygenNote: | 7.3.2 | 
| NeedsCompilation: | no | 
| Packaged: | 2025-06-17 04:42:32 UTC; nicolasescobar | 
| Repository: | CRAN | 
| Date/Publication: | 2025-06-17 05:00:03 UTC | 
Arithmetic
Description
There are natural interpretations for doing arithmetic operations on objects of class latexSymb. Namely, their output is another object of that class, constructed using the repr of the arguments and the corresponding symbol for the operation. These functions implement the elementary ones.
Usage
a + b
a - b
a / b
a * b
a ^ b
under(a,b)
Arguments
a | 
 An object that can be passed to   | 
b | 
 An object that can be passed to   | 
Value
An object of class latex_symb whose repr is:
For
+and-, the concatenation ofa'srepr, the corresponding arithmetic symbol, andb'srepr.For
*, the concatenation of therepr, with a space between.For
/,aandb'sreprinside\frac{}{}.For
^,a'srepr, a caret andb'sreprin braces.For
under,a'srepr, an underscore andb'sreprin braces
Examples
a <- lsymb("\\alpha")
b <- lsymb("\\beta")
a+b
a-b
a*b
a/b
a^b
under(a,b)
Cumulative Operators
Description
These functions are used to create cumulative operators in LaTeX. They take care of the sum, prod and int functions.
Usage
Sum(f, from = lsymb(""), to = lsymb(""))
Prod(f, from = lsymb(""), to = lsymb(""))
Int(f, meas = lsymb("dx"), from = lsymb(""), to = lsymb(""))
Arguments
f | 
 An expression to be summed, multiplied or integrated.  | 
from | 
 The lower limit of the sum, product or integral.  | 
to | 
 The upper limit of the sum, product or integral.  | 
meas | 
 The measure of the integral.  | 
Value
An object of class latex_symb whose repr is the LaTeX code for the cumulative operator concatenated with the limits and the expression.
Examples
    i <- lsymb("i")
    n <- lsymb("n")
    x <- lsymb("x")
    f <- function(x) lsymb("f") * pths(x)
    Sum(i, from = 1, to = n)
    Prod(i, from = 1, to = n)
    Int(f(x), from = 0, to = 1)
Utilities for Mathematical Functions
Description
These functions are used to create operations on functions in LaTeX. They represent evaluation, pullback, pushforward, derivatives and limits of functions.
Usage
    at(f, var)
    pback(f)
    pfow(f)
    dd(f, var)
    pp(f, var)
    lim(f, var, to = lsymb("\\infty"))
Arguments
f | 
 latex_symb object representing a function  | 
var | 
 latex_symb object representing a variable  | 
to | 
 latex_symb object representing the limit of the function  | 
Value
An object of class latex_symb whose repr is the LaTeX code for the operation applied to the function and the variable.
Examples
    f <- lsymb("f")
    x <- lsymb("x")
    at(f, x)
    pback(f)
    pfow(f)
    dd(f, x)
    pp(f, x)
    lim(f, x)
Common latex_symb objects
Description
A collection of common latex_symb objects.
Format
An RData file containing:
- i
 latex_symb object whose repr is "i"
- j
 latex_symb object whose repr is "j"
- k
 latex_symb object whose repr is "k"
- l
 latex_symb object whose repr is "l"
- m
 latex_symb object whose repr is "m"
- n
 latex_symb object whose repr is "n"
- x
 latex_symb object whose repr is "x"
- y
 latex_symb object whose repr is "y"
- z
 latex_symb object whose repr is "z"
- f
 latex_symb object whose repr is "f"
- g
 latex_symb object whose repr is "g"
- h
 latex_symb object whose repr is "h"
- al
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\alpha"
- be
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\beta"
- ga
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\gamma"
- de
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\delta"
- ep
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\epsilon"
- ze
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\zeta"
- et
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\eta"
- th
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\theta"
- io
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\iota"
- ka
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\kappa"
- la
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\lambda"
- mu
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mu"
- nu
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\nu"
- xi
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\xi"
- om
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\omicron"
- pi.l
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\pi"
- rh
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\rho"
- si
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\sigma"
- ta
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\tau"
- up
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\upsilon"
- ph
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\phi"
- ch
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\chi"
- ps
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\psi"
- om
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\omega"
- des
 latex_symb object whose repr is ":"
- eq
 latex_symb object whose repr is "="
- neq
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\neq"
- lt
 latex_symb object whose repr is "<"
- gt
 latex_symb object whose repr is ">"
- leq
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\leq"
- geq
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\geq"
- bgs
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\in"
- mapsto
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mapsto"
- to
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\rightarrow"
- ldots
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\ldots"
- Reals
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mathbb{R}"
- Nats
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mathbb{N}"
- Ints
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mathbb{Z}"
- Rats
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mathbb{Q}"
- Comps
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mathbb{C}"
- indic
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\mathbb{1}"
- infty
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\infty"
- comma
 latex_symb object whose repr is ","
- endl
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\\\"
- thus
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\Rightarrow"
- minus
 latex_symb object whose repr is "-"
- plus
 latex_symb object whose repr is "+"
- times
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\times"
- quad
 latex_symb object whose repr is "\\quad"
- ruler
 latex_symb object whose repr is "&"
LaTeX Environments
Description
Equations and symbols in LaTeX can be either inline or on their own. il wraps expressions for the former, lenv for the latter.
Usage
il(x)
lenv(name, rows)
Arguments
x | 
 An object of class   | 
name | 
 The name of the   | 
.
rows | 
 A list of objects that can be passed to   | 
Value
For
il,x'sreprsurrounded by dollar signs.For
lenv, a multiline string whose lines are: 1. A\beginstatement forname; 2. The character representation of each row; 3. An\endstatement forname
Examples
al <- lsymb("\\alpha")
be <- lsymb("\\beta")
il(al)
lenv("align", 
    c(
      lsymb(al^2 - be^2, "&=", 0, "\\\\"),
      lsymb(pths(al - be)*pths(al + be), "&=", 0)
     )
) 
Create, print and turn to string objects of class latex_symb
Description
The class latex_symb is simply a wrapper for a string with LaTeX code. lsymb creates the wrapper, as.character and print extract the string.
Usage
lsymb(...)
## S3 method for class 'latex_symb'
print(x, ...)
## S3 method for class 'latex_symb'
as.character(x, ...)
Arguments
... | 
 Objects that can be passed to   | 
x | 
 An object of class   | 
Value
-  
lsymbreturns an object of classlatex_symb. It is an S3 class, whose objects are lists with a single component calledrepr.repris theLaTeXcode for the object, which is obtained by pasting the character representations of all the arguments. -  
print.lsymbpasses thereprof its first argument, plus additional arguments, toprint. The returned value is whateverprintreturns. -  
as.character.lsymbpasses thereprof its first argument, plus additional arguments, toas.character. The returned value is whateveras.characterreturns. 
Examples
al <- lsymb("\\alpha")
print(al)
as.character(al)
LaTeX Enclosings
Description
It is cumbersome to have to write left and right every time a grouping is used in LaTeX. These functions take care of that.
Usage
pths(x)
br(x)
sqbr(x)
ang(x)
Arguments
x | 
 An object that can be passed to   | 
Value
An object of class latex_symb whose repr is x's repr enclosed by the corresponding symbols.
Examples
al <- lsymb("\\alpha")
pths(al)
br(al)
sqbr(al)
ang(al)