Questions tagged [thesis]
{thesis} sometimes referred to as dissertation – a document written by students as part of their degree fulfillment. Use this tag for questions related to thesis-specific requirements.
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LaTeX templates for writing a thesis
Aside from CTAN, what are good resources/repositories for Latex templates? In particular, I'm looking for some pretty Thesis templates (I'm familiar with classicthesis)
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How to effectively use List of Symbols for a thesis?
I am looking at some thesis templates online, and virtually all of them have a line that says:
\chapter*{List of Symbols}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Symbols}
For example:
https://groups....
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Put entire thesis on one A0 poster?
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Is there any way to automatically scale and put an entire document on an A0 page? The thesis for which this is to be done is available as LaTeX code, as well as PDF output. Of course I ...
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making appendix for thesis
I need some help with creating an appendix for my thesis. I have about 10 figures which need to be in the appendix. I have a good appendix with the following code:
\appendix
\addcontentsline{toc}{...
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My phd supervisor wants me to use Word because they can't edit LaTeX. What to do?
How do I make it possible for my supervisor to edit my thesis while using LaTeX?
I submit a pdf document but they want to edit it.... how do I do this without switching to MS Word?
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Setting class options after \documentclass
Context: I'm working on my thesis, and the formatting requirements are pretty godawful. In addition to the version I submit to the grad school, I would like to also create a properly formatted version ...
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Starting a PhD; Any guides to setting up a 'system'?
I'm starting a PhD and am being overwhelmed with the different possible ways people do things, and how they very rarely mix.
I'm (obviously) sold on TeXing it, and have a ViM background I intend on ...
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Writing and Managing Thesis in LaTeX
I'm in the process of thesis writing. I'm LaTeX newbie and have its limited knowledge and experience. I'm thinking to use LaTeX or LyX for my thesis. Which one is better for thesis write up? If I go ...
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How to write a LaTeX class file for my thesis
I want to design a new LaTeX for my college thesis, so that all students could use it. I have decent understanding of how LaTeX works.
I am looking for some nice article explaining how to write a ...
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Headings and advice to write a PhD in physics using LaTeX
I have 3 months to write a PhD thesis in French.
I have a good level in LaTeX (wrote several memoires and many articles), however, I would like to know if you have any suggestions concerning good ...
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How do I change my margins and spacing to fit the PhD thesis requirements of University XYZ?
Even-odd pages, inner edge 2.5cm, outer edge 1.5cm top and bottom 2cm. 1.5 spacing between the lines, double between paragraphs, no indent.
A general solution for other requirements would be best.
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How do you reprint a theorem, proposition, etc. in its entirety?
I would like to prove all my theorems in the appendix. To do that, I would like to remind the readers what the theorem is, by reprinting it in the appendix.
However, I have not figured out a way to ...
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graphicx (or graphics) package distorts format
I have a strange problem. I am writing my thesis and the style file is provided by my university. The normally working graphicx package seems to be distorting the format when I enable it using \...
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Add "Appendix" before "A" for Appendix A in thesis TOC
I am required to insert the word Appendix before the letter A in my dissertation Table of Contents as follows:
Appendix A (title for appendix A)
but the latex thesis cls file: FAU Thesis Class I use ...
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Rotate image according to pagenumber
For writing my master thesis I have an image in landscape that needs to be oriented correctly when it is eventually printed in a book.
If the page with the image is on the left side (even page number)...
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