org-roam

An emacs package for note taking, inspired by Roam Research.

Each note (also called a node) is stored as an org file. To open a node (or create one if the name does not exist) use C-c n f. If the new node coincides with the prefix of an existing node, use C-M-j (ivy-immediate-done).

To link another node to the current node, use C-c n i.

Formatting

Latex

#TODO Find an approach for multiline equations that does not involve using double dollar signs for each line separately.

Notation

Probability measures are denoted by \(\mathbb{P,Q}\) etc and probability densities or mass functions are denoted by \(p, q\) etc.
Unnormalized densities are denoted via \(\tilde{p}\).
Probability measures are surrounded by parentheses.
Expectations are surrounded by square brackets.
Expectations should denote the distributions under which the expectations are taken over if multiple variables are involved. For e.g., \(\mathbb{E}_{\theta \sim p(\theta|y)}[p(\tilde{y}|\theta,y)]\).

Course notes

Title should be of the form Course Code - Name of the course (University/Institution).

Main headings are:

Introduction: A few words on what the course is about, for e.g. how the final scores are aggregated, relevant links to content/textbooks used etc.
Content: Each subheading should be named under the main topic in that lecture. For topics covering multiple lectures, content from multiple lectures should go under the same heading.
Assignments: Information about the problem sheets/lab assignments/final project/final exam under the relevant heading for them. For problem sheets/assignments/lab assignments the subheading should be the relevant topic, not "Worksheet 1" etc. Deadlines should be written right under the subheading when relevant.

Use #NOTE, #DOUBT, #TODO, #ASK for personal notes.

Papers

Add a link to code e.g. below Author(s).
List authors' names if there are 4 or fewer, otherwise First Author et al.

Talks

When writing what is said by the speaker, say "as per the speaker" etc.
Write personal notes in square parentheses wit #TODO, #DOUBT, #ASK etc. as necessary, with normal parentheses for what the speaker has said.