Ipython notebook align Latex equations in Ipython.Display module
Question: I am using ipython notebook to write latex equations with the following
modules

    
    
    from IPython.display import display, Math, Latex
    

a simple example code might look like:

    
    
    display(Math('a = \\frac{1}{2}'))
    display(Math('b = \\frac{1}{3}'))
    display(Math('c = \\frac{1}{4}'))
    

Which would output:

    
    
    a = 1/2
    b = 1/3
    c = 1/4
    

in a pretty print format. Is there a way that I can somehow align this in
columns like:

    
    
    a = 1/2      b = 1/3      c = 1/4
    

? I know that the markup allows HTML usage, but this markup is entered into
the input for a code-based cell. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!!


Answer: I'm not sure how familiar you are with LaTeX, but the notebook does allow you
to use things like `\begin{align}`, allowing you to organize things into
columns by separating them with `&` symbols. For example, this works if you
enter it into a Markdown cell:

    
    
    $$
    \begin{align}
    a = \frac{1}{2} && b = \frac{1}{3} && c = \frac{1}{4} \\
    a && b && c
    \end{align}
    $$
    

This also works using `display(Math())`, e.g.:

    
    
    display(Math(
    r"""
    \begin{align}
    a = \frac{1}{2} && b = \frac{1}{3} && c = \frac{1}{4} \\
    a && b && c \\
    1 && 2 && 3
    \end{align}
    """))
    

Giving you this output:

![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nyFXY.png)

