LATEX FILES DESCRIPTION

The LaTeX files which provide examples and templates for creating the dissertation are discussed in greater detail in this document. You will need to create your own document based on these examples. It is suggested that you follow the layout of these documents for your own dissertation unless you are already experienced with using LaTeX.

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File Contents

• DISSc.tex - Command file in main directory.
  • Sets up the style and calls all of the other files.

• DISS_pream.tex - Preamble file in ./preamble directory.
  • Defining macros and freqently used commands.
  • This contains many useful predefined command including easy Blackboard fonts.
  
  
• DISS_pream_ams.tex - Preamble file in ./preamble directory.
  • Defines macros for AMS fonts and styles.

• DISS_date.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • You must edit this file and place the dissertation date here.
  
  
• DISS_student.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • You must edit this file and place your name here.
  • Your name as it appear here will be used everywhere your name is needed.
  
  
• DISS_name.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This contains the title of the dissertation document.
  
  
• DISS_abstract_titlepage.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This produces the first physical page of the document.
  • This contains the required language:

    Abstract of a Dissertation 
    Submitted to the Graduate School
    of the University of Southern Mississippi
    in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
    for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
    

  
  
• DISS_abstract.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This produces the second physical page of the document.
  • Edit the document and include the Abstract for your dissertation.
  
  
• DISS_titlepage.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This is the third physical page.
  • This produces the Signoff Title Page.

• DISS_abbreviations.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This file is optional for including a list of abbreviations or definitions.

• DISS_copyright.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This file is optional for Master's Theses, it is included in the Doctoral Dissertation.

• DISS_dedication.tex - Part of the leader pages in ./preamble directory.
  • This file is optional. It contains the acknowledgements.

• DISS_chap1.tex - Illustrates use of commands in ./chapter directory.
  • Introduces basic equation, eqnarray environments.
  • Introduces the use of tables, arrays and matrices.
  
  
• DISS_chap2.tex- Illustrates use of commands in ./chapter directory.
  • Develops the use of LaTeX environments.
  
  
• DISS_chap3.tex - Illustrates use of commands in ./chapter directory.
  • Introduces the use of figures using PostScript.
  
  
• DISS_chap4.tex - Illustrates the use of AMS fonts and macros in ./chapter directory.
  • This chapter is optional.
  • If you do not need this, then remove the call to \input{chapter/DISS_chapr.tex} in the DISSc.tex file.
  
  
• DISS_appenda.tex - Illustrates use of appendix in ./chapter directory.
  • The chapters included in an appendix are labeled Appendix in the document.
  
  
• DISS_output.tex - Illustrates use of verbatim computer input and fonts in ./chapter directory.
  • This shows the inclusion of a computer listings into the document.

• DISS_machgnu.PS - Figure example input using \special in ./fig directory.
  • PostScript figure.
  
  
• DISS_conv.PS - Figure example input using \pslatex in ./fig directory.
  • PostScript figure.
  
  
• DISS_mach.PS - Figure example input using \pslatex in ./fig directory.
  • PostScript figure.

• dissertation_usm.sty - Style file.
  • Style file for producing the DISSc document, based on book.sty.
  
  
• dissertation12_usm.sty - Style file.
  • Style file for 12pt fonts.
  
  
• plain.bst - Bibliograph style.
  • LaTeX's plain bibliography style file.
  • This can be modified or replaced with a bibliography style acceptable to the Graduate School.
  
  
• DISSc_nocite.tex - Bibliography citations.
  • To include citations which do not explicitely appear in the text.

In addition you will need several other files in the local directory, depending on how you are accessing LaTeX.

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