Tools and Resources for Research, Theses and Papers

Tools

• LaTeX
• Document Styles
• FBE Thesis Format Manual
  
• FBE Thesis and BibTex Style
  
• AILab Beamer Template for Presentations
  
• Distributions
• MiKTeX Distribution
• LaTeX Editors
• TexnicCenter
  
• Reference Management
  
• JabRef Reference Manager 
• Mendeley
• Graphics Tools
• PSTricks
  
• Dia
  
• PGF and TikZ
• PGF and TikZ Examples
  
• LaTeX Reference
• Arbitrary LaTeX Reference
  
• Various LaTeX Tools
• Word to LaTex Converter
  
• Excel2LaTeX
  
• LaTeX Code Snippet Search
  

• IDE
• Eclipse

• Development Management
  
• Robotics Group Development Management Center
• Redmine

• ROS
  
• The Robot Operating System (ROS)

• Simulators
• V-Rep
  
• UsarSIM
• Webots
  
• Gazebo
• SimSpark
  
• Teambots
  
  
• Math Tools
• Octave, high-level language for numerical computations
• Maxima, a Computer Algebra System
  
• R, free software environment for statistical computing and graphics
• Sage to study elementary and advanced, pure and applied mathematics

• Turkish Tools
• Turkce Karakter Duzeltici
• Turkish Text Deasciifier

Resources

• Research, Writing and Presentations
  
• Guideline document for making presentations.
• Advice on Research and Writing
• D. E. Knuth, T. Larrabee, and P. M. Roberts, "Mathematical Writing"
  
• Guide to Good Practice in Science and Engineering Research
• You and Your Research
  
• The Elements of Style
• Tomorrow's Professor
  
• Search Engines
• Google Scholar
• CiteSeerx
• Web of Knowledge
  
• Programming
• C++ Resources
  
• Optimizing C and C++ Code
• Boost C++ Libraries
• Writing Testable Code
  

• Web Development
• WWW Official Specification (World Wide Web Consortium)
  
• HTML and DHTML Reference (Microsoft MSDN)
  
• Web Development (Mozilla Developer Center)
  
• HTML Tutorial (W3 Schools)
  
  
• Humor
• PhD Comics