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I'm a mathematician working in algebra. I've been using TeX since 1987, but couldn't write my Ph.D. thesis with it. Sob!

I teach LaTeX at my university, besides the mathematics courses. I'm the author of some LaTeX packages and even of one Plain TeX package. At my site it's possible to download my book on LaTeX programming (in Italian, sorry).

Here's my motto for TeX.SX:

Pronto prontissimo son come il fulmine: sono il factotum della città. (From "Il barbiere di Siviglia", music by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini.)

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Lengths and when to use them
Jan 18, 2012
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What are the different kinds of boxes in (La)TeX?
Nov 23, 2012
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How to add a forced line break inside a table cell
Jun 2, 2011
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Hyperref - Token not allowed
Apr 26, 2012
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Difference between \textwidth, \linewidth and \hsize
Apr 29, 2011
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What's the difference between \mathrm and \operatorname?
Mar 18, 2012
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fontenc vs inputenc
Feb 15, 2012
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'Floor' and 'ceiling' functions
Jan 25, 2012
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When should we use \begin{center} instead of \centering?
Jul 20, 2011
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Adding space between columns in a table
Apr 24, 2011
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What is the antiderivative of $e^{-x^2}$
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$f(a+b)=f(a)+f(b)$ but $f$ is not linear

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