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==== LaTeX Dissertation Template ==== | ==== LaTeX Dissertation Template ==== | ||
- | There are several websites dedicated to [[http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/latex/thesis/|Using LaTeX to Write a PhD Thesis]]. But since you're in the UC Davis math department, your best bet is to use a template that was specifically created for UC Davis math students. Here is a {{ :dissertation_template_2021.zip | 2021 Grad Studies approved template}} created originally by Tyrell McAllister with later edits by Jeff Irion, John Challenor, Will Wright, and David Haley. | + | There are several websites dedicated to [[http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/latex/thesis/|Using LaTeX to Write a PhD Thesis]]. But since you're in the UC Davis math department, your best bet is to use a template that was specifically created for UC Davis math students. Here is a {{ :dissertation_template_2021.zip | 2021 Grad Studies approved template}} created originally by Tyrell McAllister with later edits by Jeff Irion, John Challenor, Will Wright, and David Haley in order to keep the template current with formatting requirements. |
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- | <nodisp> and then updated in 2015 by Jeff Irion with minor changes in order to conform to the format that the Office of Graduate Studies requires, updated again in 2019 by John Challenor to remove the headers and the previous degree line from the title page, and updated again in 2020 by Will Wright to conform with minor formatting requirements.</nodisp> | + | |
Once you pass your Qual, download the dissertation template! Fill in some basic info (name, major, committee members' names, etc.), and add to your dissertation while you work on your research. After all, it's easier to write and cite as you go than to do it months/years later when that stuff isn't fresh in your mind. | Once you pass your Qual, download the dissertation template! Fill in some basic info (name, major, committee members' names, etc.), and add to your dissertation while you work on your research. After all, it's easier to write and cite as you go than to do it months/years later when that stuff isn't fresh in your mind. | ||
- | Another template that complies with UCD's requirements was created by [[http://node99.org/|Sean Whalen]] and can be found on [[https://github.com/chebee7i/thesis-template|GitHub]] | + | === Older Templates === |
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+ | The 2020 version of the template can be found {{ :dissertation_template_2020.zip | here}}. | ||
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+ | A previous template that complied with UCD's requirements as of 2012 was created by [[http://node99.org/|Sean Whalen]] and can be found on [[https://github.com/chebee7i/thesis-template|GitHub]] | ||
==== Writing a Master's or Ph.D. Thesis ==== | ==== Writing a Master's or Ph.D. Thesis ==== |