A sample beamer presentation using the metropolis theme. These slides where generated white watching Michelle Krummel`s excellent youtube tutorial: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fsWGg81RwU Also see: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~masson/latex/Beamer-appearance-cheat-sheet.pdf There are also a bunch of random experiments from the tikz and beamer…

beamer_presentation.tex

\documentclass[xcolor=dvipsnames]{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz,ifthen}
\usetikzlibrary{calc, intersections,through,backgrounds,positioning}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{multicol}
% \setbeameroption{show notes on second screen}
\usetheme[progressbar=frametitle]{metropolis}
\setbeamertemplate{frame numbering}[none]
\metroset{block=fill}
\setbeamercovered{transparent=15}

\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm,mathrsfs,bbm,bm}
\usepackage{graphicx,subcaption,float,enumerate}
\title[short title]{Functions Testing}
\subtitle{Lecture 1}
% \date{4/19/18}
\date{}
% \author{Diego Mesa}
\author{}
% \logo{\includegraphics[height=0.5cm]{Vanderbilt}}
\institute{\large \textbf{Learning Outcomes}: \\ This is a test for
	sample learning outcomes, its important to do some kind of testing here.}

% \setbeamersize{sidebar width left=0.5cm,sidebar width right=0.5cm}
% {\usebeamercolor{sidebar}}
% \setbeamertemplate{sidebar canvas left}[horizontal shading] 
% [left=green,middle=sidebar.bg,right=red] \setbeamertemplate{sidebar canvas
% right}[horizontal shading] [left=green,middle=sidebar.bg,right=red]
% \setbeamercolor{normal text}{bg=red!20}
% \setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=red!20}


\begin{document}
\maketitle
% \setbeamertemplate{background}[grid][color=white]
% \setbeamertemplate{background canvas}[vertical shading][top=red,bottom=orange]


\begin{frame}
	\begin{tikzpicture}[show background rectangle, remember picture, overlay]
\coordinate (A) at (0,0);
\draw (A) circle [radius=2pt];
\coordinate (B) at (-60:2cm);
\coordinate (C) at (240:2cm);
\foreach \density in {20,30,...,180}{%
	\fill[fill=MidnightBlue!\density] (A)--(B)--(C);
	\path
	(A) coordinate (X)
	-- (B) coordinate[pos=.15](A)
	-- (C) coordinate[pos=.15](B)
	-- (X) coordinate[pos=.15](C);
}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{AS}
    \begin{tikzpicture} 
        [place/.style={circle,draw=blue!50,fill=blue!20,thick, inner
        sep=0pt,minimum size=6mm}, 
        transition/.style={rectangle,draw=black!50,fill=black!20,thick, inner
        sep=0pt,minimum size=4mm}]
        \node[place] (waiting) {}; 
        \node[place] (critical) [below=of waiting] {}; 
        \node [place] (semaphore) [below=of critical] {}; 
        \node[transition] (leave critical) [right=of critical] {}; 
        \node[transition] (enter critical) [left=of critical] {}; 
        \draw [->] (enter critical) to (critical); 
        % \draw [->] (waiting) to [out=180,in=90] (enter critical);
        \draw [->] (waiting) to [bend right=45] (enter critical);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay] 
        \node at (current page.north west) [fill=red!20,rounded
    corners,below right] {Top Left}; 
    \node at (current page.south west) [fill=red!20,rounded
    corners,above right] {Bottom Left}; 
    \node at (current page.south east) [fill=red!20,rounded
    corners,above left] {Bottom Right}; 
    \node at (current page.north east) [fill=red!20,rounded
    corners,below left] {Top Right}; 
    \node at (current page) [fill=red!20,rounded
    corners] {Center}; 
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay] 
    \draw[very thick,red] (current page.north west) -- (current page.north) -- 
    (current page.center) -- (current page.south) -- (current page.south west)
    -- cycle;
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay] 
    \draw[very thick,red] (current page.west) rectangle (current
    page.south) ;
    \draw[very thick,blue] (current page.north west) rectangle (current
    page.center);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \foreach \x in {1,2,5} 
            \foreach \y in {13,14,15} 
            { 
                \draw (\x,\y) +(-.5,-.5) rectangle ++(.5,.5); 
                \draw (\x,\y) node{\x,\y}; 
            } 
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=3]

    % \clip (-0.6,-0.2) rectangle (0.6,1.51); 
    \draw[step=.5cm,help lines] (-1.4,-1.4) grid (1.4,1.4); 
    \filldraw[fill=green!20,draw=green!50!black] (0,0) -- (3mm,0mm) arc [start angle=0, end angle=30, radius=3mm] -- cycle; 
    \draw[->] (-1.5,0) -- (1.5,0); 
    \draw[->] (0,-1.5) -- (0,1.5); 
    \draw (0,0) circle [radius=1cm];
    
    \foreach \x in {-1,-0.5,1} 
        \draw (\x cm,3pt) -- (\x cm,-3pt) node[anchor=north] {$\x$}; 
    \foreach \y in {-1,-0.5,0.5,1}
        \draw (1pt,\y cm) -- (-1pt,\y cm) node[anchor=east] {$\y$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}



\begin{frame}
\begin{tikzpicture}[show background rectangle]
    \draw[help lines] (0,0) grid (5,5); 
    \draw (canvas cs:x=0cm,y=2mm) -- (canvas polar cs:radius=2cm,angle=30); 
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Slide}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[show background rectangle] 
        \draw[help lines] (0,0) grid (0.5\textwidth,0.5\textheight);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}


\begin{frame}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[show background rectangle] 
        \draw[help lines] (0,0) grid (3,2);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}


\begin{frame}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[show background rectangle] 
        \draw[help lines] (0,0) grid (3,2);
        \fill (canvas cs:x=0cm,y=0cm) circle (10pt); 
        \fill (canvas cs:x=1cm,y=1cm) circle (2pt); 
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
\begin{tikzpicture}[show background rectangle,->]
 \draw (0,0) -- (1,0); \draw 
(0,0) -- (0,1,0);
\draw (0,0) -- (0,0,1); \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{title}
    \begin{columns}[t]
        \begin{column}{.48\textwidth}
                Nam dui ligula, fringilla a, euismod sodales, sollicitudin vel, wisi. Morbi auctor lorem non justo. Nam lacus libero, 
        \end{column}
        \begin{column}{.48\textwidth}
                whatever should be on the right
        \end{column}        
    \end{columns}
    \vfill
    \begin{columns}[t]
        \begin{column}{.48\textwidth}
                Nam dui ligula, fringilla a, euismod sodales, sollicitudin vel, wisi. Morbi auctor lorem non justo. Nam lacus libero, 
        \end{column}
        \begin{column}{.48\textwidth}

        \end{column}        
    \end{columns}   
\end{frame}

\end{document}