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Latex: Figure positioned out of order

I have the following latex code:

% Preamble
% ---
\documentclass{article}

% Packages
% ---
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

    \title{Electronics Equations}
    \author{Tyler Hilbert}
    \date{}
    \maketitle

    \begin{figure}
        \includegraphics[width=50mm]{FormulaWheel.png}
    \end{figure}

    Ohm's Law: V = I*R

    \bigskip

    Current: I = dQ/dt

    Voltage: V = dw/dQ

    Power: p = dw/dt

\end{document}

When I compile and create a pdf I get the following result: enter image description here What I am wondering is why is the figure after all the equations? I put the figure in before the equations because I wanted it at the beginning. How can I make it at the top of the document where it is relative to the other elements like in the ordering in the code?

Solution

  • You are using the figure environment, which is a float environment. The idea is to let latex figure out its optimal place. If you do not want that, than just use \includegraphics[width=50mm]{FormulaWheel.png} directly (just delete the \begin{figure} and \end{figure} lines).

    You can find more details about floats here.