# multicols environment stretches content

I'm using the multicols package to place a graphic next to a description:

\subsubsection{Geometrische Darstellung}
\begin{multicols}{2}
Für $z = (a + ib)$:
\begin{itemize}
\item $|z| = r = |\vec v| = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$
\item $\varphi = \arg(z)$
\end{itemize}

\begin{figure}[H]
\includegraphics[width=50mm]{res/Grafik-Darstellung-KomplexeZahlen/Grafik-Darstellung-KomplexeZahlen}
\caption{Darstellung einer Komplexen Zahl}
\end{figure}
\end{multicols}


But multicols stretches the text content (itemize) to be as height as the image in the right column:

How can I prevent multicols from doing this? I'd also be open to a better method for placing the text next to the graphic.

If you only need to place some text besides the image, you can use a couple of minipage environments.

If you want the whole document text to wrap around the image, a different solution would be in order (\wrapfloat for example).

## Code

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{capt-of}

\begin{document}

\subsubsection{Geometrische Darstellung}

\noindent
\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\begin{minipage}{.5\textwidth}
Für $z = (a + ib)$:
\begin{itemize}
\item $|z| = r = |\vec v| = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$
\item $\varphi = \arg(z)$
\end{itemize}
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}{.5\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=50mm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{Darstellung einer Komplexen Zahl}
\end{minipage}
\end{minipage}
\end{document}

• Possibly a surrounding minipage instead of figure and \captionof. – egreg Jan 16 '16 at 19:26
• @egreg Doesn't that require package capt-of? What would be the difference instead of the figure? – Alenanno Jan 16 '16 at 19:40
• It wouldn't float. – egreg Jan 16 '16 at 20:17
• Thank you! That worked! I'll keep the minipage-environment in mind, it seems very useful ;) – LukeLR Jan 26 '16 at 21:42