====== Guidelines for master and PhD disserations======

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== Contents ==

   * Introduction 
   * ...
   * ...



====== Introduction ======

Quick code references and guidelines for your master or PhD dissertations in LaTex.

See also [[ http://openwetware.org/wiki/LaTeX_template_for_PhD_thesis|here]]

====== Sources organization ======

It is a good practice to split your work into separate ''.tex'' files 
for each component (abstract, chapters etc.) and use the ''\input{}'' statement 
to include different sources in a main ''.tex'' file (e.g. ''thesis.tex''),


<code>
\begin{document}

\input{frontpages.tex}
\input{abstract.tex}
\tableofcontents
\input{chapter1.tex}
\input{chapter2.tex}
...
...
\input{conclusions.tex}
\input{appendixA.tex}
\input{appendixB.tex}
...
\input{references.tex}
\listoftables
\listoffigures
\input{glossary.tex}
\input{acknowledgements.tex}

\end{document}
</code>




====== Documentclass ======


<code>
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt,openright]{book}
</code>

====== Frontpage(s) ======

Cover and first page for PhD thesis {{:vlsi:phd_thesis_cover.tex.gz}}

====== Abstract ======

LaTex ''article'' and ''report'' classes provide a built-in ''abstract'' environment, 

<code>
\begin{abstract}
...
\end{abstract}
</code> 


When using the ''book'' class you can use an unordered ''\chapter*{}'' statement indeed, 

<code>
\chapter*{Abstract}
...
</code>


====== Table of contents ======

A table of contents is automatically generated by LaTex with a ''\tableofcontents'' statement.

<code>
\tableofcontents
</code> 

====== Backmatter ======

Appendices, glossary and references close the thesis.


====== Appendices ======

Appendices are created with the ''\appendix'' command and work as any LaTex chapters,
with the possibility of using sections, subsections etc.


<code>
\appendix
% Appendix A
\chapter{Appendix A title}  
\section{...}
...
...
\section{...}
...
...
% Appendix B
\chapter{Appendix B title}
...
...
</code>

Any new ''\chapter{}'' statement will result in a new appendix with a default 
ordering A, B, C etc.




====== Glossary ======

Useful to collect the list of acronyms...


====== References (Bibliography) ======

[[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Bibliography_Management]]


Built-in environment: ''thebibliography''

External tool: **BibTeX** (now **BibLaTex**)  [[http://www.bibtex.org/]]

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Last update: [[pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Luca Pacher]] - Oct 27, 2013
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