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\begin{center}{\large Lesson 15: Sample Thesis \\[2ex]
 \ Name:
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The thesis usually contains the following parts.

\begin{enumerate} 
\item The file begins with \verb+\documentclass[12pt]{ttuthes}+
indicating the use of the \textit{cls} file \textit{ttuthes.cls}.
\item Next you can include any special packages that you need
\begin{verbatim}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,latexsym,amsthm}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\end{verbatim}

\item This followed by the declarations of any special \textit{theorem
- like} environemnts. 
\begin{verbatim}
\newtheorem{corollary}{Corollary}[section]
\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}[section]
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{proposition}{Proposition}[section]
\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}[section]
\newtheorem{notations}{Notations}[section]
\newtheorem{notation}{Notation}[section]
\newtheorem{assumption}{Assumption}[section]
\newtheorem{remark}{Remark}[section]
\newtheorem{problem}{Problem}[section]
\end{verbatim}

Remember that adding the \verb+[section]+ at the end causes the
numbering to include the chapter and section information. 

\item Note that the chapters must be in \textit{Roman
Numerals}. 
\begin{verbatim}
\renewcommand{\thechapter}{\Roman{chapter}}
\end{verbatim}
Then I set the section to be numbered by \textit{chapter.section}.
\begin{verbatim}
\renewcommand{\thesection}{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{section}}
\end{verbatim}

\item Next  I give two choices for the way  equations are numbered. 
\begin{verbatim}
% To number equation by Chapter.Section.Equation use
%\renewcommand{\theequation}{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{section}.\arabic{equation}}
% instead of the next line
\renewcommand{\theequation}{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{equation}}
\renewcommand{\thefigure}{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{figure}}
\end{verbatim}

\item Then we begin the document with the   front matter  
indicated by the command
\verb+\frontmatter+. This consists of things like:
\begin{verbatim}
\chapter{ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS}  

\tableofcontents        
            
\chapter{ABSTRACT}    

\listoffigures
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{LIST OF FIGURES}

\listoftables
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{LIST OF TABLES}
 \end{verbatim}

Your particular thesis may not have figures or tables but the rest of
the items are required, i.e., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, tableofcontents,
ABSTRACT are required.

\item Next comes the \verb+\mainmatter+
which is the body of the Thesis. At this point I have also reset the
page numbering to \textit{arabic} and reset the page number to 1.
\begin{verbatim}
\setcounter{page}{1}
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\end{verbatim}

\item The chapters are begun with the syntax 
\verb+\chapter{ blah blah}+. Note that I also make sure to set the
equation counter to zero in each chapter and section.
\begin{verbatim}
\chapter{INTRODUCTION}
\setcounter{equation}{0} 

\section{Wavelet Transforms and Coherent Structures}
\setcounter{equation}{0}
\end{verbatim}

\item Inside the chapters you will have \textit{sections} and possibly
\textit{subsections} and also \textit{subsubsections}.

\item After the chapters containing the body of the thesis there is a
final chapter containing \textit{concluding remarks} 
\begin{verbatim}
\chapter{CONCLUDING REMARKS}
\setcounter{equation}{0}
\end{verbatim}

\item Finally the last thing is the \textit{thebibliography} using
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{thebibliography}{1000}
\bibitem{key}  author, title, pub_info
\end{thebibliography}
\end{verbatim}

\item References are made to bibliographical items using  
\verb+\cite{key}+ .
\end{enumerate}



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\noindent \textbf{PROBLEM:}   
 
Modify the sample thesis file to make your own thesis file.  Make up a title, add two sections (make up titles) and make up some acknowledgments.  Print your result and hand in,
 

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