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Writing a UI PhD Thesis in LaTeX 2e

by John Castelloe

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What you will find here:

• a new uithesisXX.sty LaTeX 2e style file to help you comply with Graduate College formatting requirements, with examples of usage (a complete skeletal thesis)
• methods for creation of graphics in S-Plus and incorporation into LaTeX documents, with examples
• customized packages for creation of bibliography & citations, with examples of usage
• instructions on setting up & maintaining a complete LaTeX system (compiler, packages, viewers, postscript, editor) for Windows 95/98/NT
• info on a handful of specialized topics (finding & installing new packages/style files, using PSTricks to create tree diagrams, etc.)
• a .zip file containing all my thesis files (to use for guidance, if you wish)

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Table of Contents

• Recommended references
• Using the LaTeX 2e style file (uithesisXX.sty) to build a thesis adhering to Graduate College formatting requirements
  • Files for a skeleton thesis
  • Strategy for building a thesis
  • Coercing a thesis in progress into proper format
• Setting up a complete LaTeX 2e system in Win95/98/NT
  • An alternative: UNIX
  • MiKTeX (LaTeX compiler, packages, dvips, .dvi viewer, etc.)
  • Ghostscript/GSview (Postscript viewer/printer)
  • TextPad (Good text editor for LaTeX)

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