There are tons of tools for converting PDF pictures to EPS pictures in Linux. The pdf2ps command is a good one. It produces EPS pictures without losing much resolution. The general purpose tools convert (from the ImageMagick package) does not produce as good quality EPS figures.

1. Generally PDF figures are preferred for LaTeX code.

2. There are many useful commands in Linux for converting between different types of figures, e.g., convert, pdf2ps, etc. So it does not matter much which types of figures you produce. You can always convert them into other format when needed.

3. The …

Math Packages

1. \usepackage{amssymb}
   • popular math fonts
2. \usepackage{dsfont}
   • \mathds font
3. \usepackage{bm} % bold math symbols
   • bold math symbols
4. \usepackage{amsmath}
   • math formulas.
5. \usepackage{amsthm}
   • theorem environments
   • proof enviroment

List Packages

1. \usepackage{enumerate}
   • universal list

Graphics Packages

1. \usepackage{ifpdf}
   • allow including figures without extensions and select the right type of …