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CHAPTER 8. FIGURES AND TABLES
Table 8.2: Table of values for two other F ()s.
(a) F (z) = x + y
x
1
1
1
1
1
y
2
3
4
5
6
(b) F (z) = x + 2y
F (z) = x + y
3
4
5
6
7
x
1
1
1
1
1
y
2
3
4
5
6
F (z) = x + 2y
5
7
9
11
13
.
\def\tallstrut{\vrule width 0pt depth 5.5 pt height 12 pt}
before the definition of the table and then changing “$\chi$ & $F(\chi)=\chi+4$\\” in
the table definition to read “\tallstrut $\chi$ & $F(\chi)=\chi+4$\\”. This produces
the result shown in Table 8.3. The depth 5.5pt and height 12pt tell TEX to make sure
there is at least 5.5 pt. of space below the typesetting baseline and 12 pt. of space above
the baseline. If you decide to go to this length to make your thesis look good (and why
shouldn’t you?), keep in mind that you may wish to change these numbers, depending on
what characters are actually used on the line you are prettying up.
Table 8.3: Table of values for F (χ) = χ + 4.
χ
1
2
3
4
...
F (χ) = χ + 4
5
6
.
7
8
Finally, you should note that figures and tables should always go after the first reference
to them in the text. The “[ht]” in the “\begin{table}” line indicates that you are happy
with the figure going here or at the top of a following page. (You can also use “b” for the
bottom of the page.) Sometimes LATEX puts the float further away than necessary; if this
happens to you try changing “[ht]” to “[!ht]”. If you examine the source code for this
chapter you will see this was done in a couple of places.