Introduction

This is a demonstration post, showing the formatting available for technical writeups. Posts are written in Markdown, with support for equations like eiπ+1=0e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0 and inline code such as print("hello").

Code example

Code blocks preserve indentation and highlight the language you specify:

python
def hello(name):
    print(f"Hello, {name}")

Equations

Display equations have their own line:

∇⋅E=ρε0 \nabla \cdot \mathbf{E} = \frac{\rho}{\varepsilon_0}

Long equations can scroll horizontally on a small screen.

Tables and references

Tables are useful for organizing comparisons or recording results.

Element Markdown syntax
Section heading ## Heading
Inline code A word between backticks
Display equation LaTeX between $$ delimiters
Footnote [^note]

Footnotes keep supporting details close to the text without interrupting the explanation.[1]

Images

Images scale to fit the reading column. Give each image descriptive alternative text.

Portrait of Xingyu Lin

An example image and caption.

  1. Use footnotes for citations, asides, or links to further reading. ↩︎