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\documentclass[pdf]
{beamer}
\mode<presentation>{}
%% preamble
\title{The title}
\subtitle{The subtitle}
\author{your name}
\begin{document}
%% title frame
\begin{frame}
\titlepage
\end{frame}
%% normal frame
\begin{frame}{Frame title}
The body of the frame.
\end{frame}
\end{document}
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Dont Do This
Here is a well-known formula:
n
X
n(n + 1)
k=
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controls when to
bold text
\only<>{}
\textit<>{}
controls when to
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\uncover<>{}
\color<>[]{}
controls when to
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\alt<>{}{}
\alert<>{}
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Hints:
James Madison ate broccoli.
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Hints:
James Madison ate broccoli.
Harry Truman drank milk.
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C Abraham Lincoln
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Observation 1
Simmons Hall is composed of
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Simmons Hall is composed of
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Simmons Dormitory is composed
of brick.
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Observation 1
Simmons Hall is composed of
metal and concrete.
Observation 2
Simmons Dormitory is composed
of brick.
a
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Conclusion
Simmons Hall 6= Simmons
Dormitory.
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\begin{columns}
\column{0.5\textwidth}
\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=2in]{LarsonGifted.eps}
~\footnote{Apologies to Gary Larson}
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\column{0.5\textwidth}
\begin{block}<2->{Observation 1}
Simmons Hall is composed of metal and concrete.
\end{block}
\begin{block}<3->{Observation 2}
Simmons Dormitory is composed of brick.
\end{block}
\begin{block}<4->{Conclusion}
Simmons Hall $\not=$ Simmons Dormitory.
\end{block}
\end{columns}
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Easy Theorem
The equation
x n + y n = z n,
has no integer solutions for n > 2 where x, y , z 6= 0.
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Easy Theorem
The equation
x n + y n = z n,
has no integer solutions for n > 2 where x, y , z 6= 0.
Remark
This problem was first posed in 10, 000 B.C.
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Easy Theorem
The equation
x n + y n = z n,
has no integer solutions for n > 2 where x, y , z 6= 0.
Proof
The proof is trivial and left as an exercise for the reader.
Remark
This problem was first posed in 10, 000 B.C.
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Building Tables
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Central Square
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Building Tables
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\begin{table}[bt]
\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|} \hline
\textbf{Ice Cream Store}
&
&
\uncover<2->{Toscaninis}
&
&
\uncover<3->{Herrells}
&
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\uncover<4->{J.P. Licks}
&
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\uncover<5->{Ben \& Jerrys} &
&
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\textbf{Location}
\textbf{How to Get There}
\\ \hline
\uncover<2->{Central Square}
\uncover<2->{Just walk!}
\\
\uncover<3->{Harvard Square}
\uncover<3->{Red Line}
\\
\uncover<4->{Davis Square}
\uncover<4->{Red Line}
\\
\uncover<5->{Newbury Street}
\uncover<5->{Green Line}
\\ \hline
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\AtBeginSection[]
{
\begin{frame}{Table of Contents}
\tableofcontents[currentsection]
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A Sampling of Themes
General themes:
default
Antibes
Madrid
Montpelier
CambridgeUS Berkeley
Also available:
Berlin
Ilmenau
Singapore
Copenhagen
Malmoe
Warsaw
Color themes:
beetle, beaver, orchid, whale, dolphin
Inner themes:
circles, rectanges, rounded, inmargin
Outer themes:
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