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The language used to produce and typeset the document is LaTeX.
Of the possible variations on Tex, this is perhaps the easiest
to use when getting started.
TeX and LaTeX are typesetting languages which allow great flexibility
in producing a document in the mathematical sciences.
Furthermore, although the effort to learn TeX and LaTeX is initially
larger than for other word processors, there are advantages to
using these tools, especially since many technical papers, books
and articles in mathematics and the mathematical sciences are
required to be set in TeX or LaTeX.
Much of the work of producing a thesis or dissertation using
LaTeX has been simplified in this document.
Through the use
of predefined style files, the layout of the page is easily controlled.
In addition, the files in this example have been annotated and layed out
in a manner which allows the novice student to produce an acceptable,
professional quality document.
If you are not familiar with LaTeX, you can examine some information
about in
Notes on Using LaTeX and TeX
in the section on Using LaTeX on Linux.
Despite all of this, everything is not automated. It is still
necessary to be mindful of certain rules which are needed
in order to produce a document that is consistent
with requirements established by the Graduate School
and with good typesetting style.
These are carefully noted in the documentation.
You must follow these to fully comply with the instructions.
This document is intended
to illustrate these points as well as to illustrate the use
of several environments which are typical to technical documents
in the mathematical sciences.
Please take care to make sure that the document
produced is indeed consistent with the requirements of the Graduate
School and with accepted practice in regard to publishing in
Mathematics/Physics and Computer Science.
This means that it is your responsibility to produce a document which
meets the needs of your academic advisor, your graduate committee,
the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Graduate School.
This document is meant to provide technical assistance in doing
the typesetting, however, these documents have produced dissertations
acceptable to the Graduate School Reader, when followed carefully.
Several items of concern to many students when going through this
is that the sample Dissertation, produced by
this document is right and left justified and the
bibliography style used is not APA, both of which are required
by the official Graduate School Manual outlining requirements.
The rule which applies is this: Any style consistent with
accepted publishing practice in the discipline, is acceptable to the Graduate
School and will be accepted by the Reader.
For the School of Mathematical Sciences, this means right
and left justification of text is acceptable and that
the use of the standard bibliography citation standards provided
in LaTeX are acceptable.
In addition, the Chapters are numbered with Arabic numbers
and not Roman numerals.
This is to allow equation numbers which are not in mixed format
and is acceptable to the Graduate School because it meets the
needs of Mathematical Sciences.
The sample dissertation produced by this document is set up
to provide an illustrative example doctoral dissertation.
If you are using this as a guide for your master's dissertation,
you will have to modify some of the files to be consistent with
the Graduate School requirements.
The document, DISSc, provides a sample dissertation which you can process
and examine.
To fully understand the document, process it, then compare the output
with each of the files which are used to produce the results.
Some questions will remain. Check the FAQ file for
some answers to common questions on LaTeX.
Links to documentation about TeX and LaTeX is
found in TeX and LaTeX Resources.
This document has been established to allow students to develop
a masters thesis or doctoral dissertation which is consistent with the
requirements of the Graduate School
and the School of Mathematical Sciences. This approach to producing a thesis or dissertation is
optional, that is you do not have to use these tools
to produce your document, however it does provide a consistent
framework for producing the thesis or dissertation.
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