utils.tex

% utils.tex - A LaTeX file that contains commonly used commands and other
% miscellaneous things.
% Author: Evan Carmi http://ecarmi.org/
% Usage: to include this file in another .tex file add:
%   \input{/path/to/utils.tex}
% to the preamble of that document.

% Create a horizontal rule across the page.
\newcommand{\HRule}{\noindent\rule{\linewidth}{.5mm}\\}

\newcommand{\hwheader}[1]{\begin{center}
    % Define command to create a custom header for homework assignments which
    % automatically includes the date.
    % Example Usage: \hwheader{Comp 312: Algorithms and Complexity\\Assignment 1}}
    % Based off a header by Matt Adelman.
    \textbf{ Evan Carmi\\
    #1\\
    \today
    } \end{center}
    \HRule
}
\newcommand{\register}[1]{
    % Create a register through a table:
    % Example Usage: \register{1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\}
    % LaTeX ignores extra columns, so support up to 64-bit registers
    \begin{center}
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
        \hline
        #1 \\
        \hline
    \end{tabular}
    \end{center}
}
\newcommand{\registerb}[1]{
    % Create a register through a table with each 4 bits separated:
    % Example Usage: \register{1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\}
    % LaTeX ignores extra columns, so supports up to 64-bit registers
    \begin{center}
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c || c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c||c|c|c|c|}
        \hline
        #1 \\
        \hline
    \end{tabular}
    \end{center}
}

\newcommand{\problem}[1]{
    % Create a problem - solution prompt.
    % Param 1: The text of the problem, which will be prefixed with Problem:.
    % Solution: will be appended to text.
    % Example Usage: \problem{What's 2+2}2+2 is 5.
    \textbf{Problem:} #1\\
    \textbf{Solution:}
    }