summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex')
-rw-r--r--macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex16
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex b/macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex
index c82f6e0020..198c170a03 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/msu-thesis/samples/MSU-thesis-template.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
% This is a template for use with the MSU Thesis class
-% Vesion 3.0 2021/06/10
+% Version 3.1 2022/03/03
%
% Class options:
%[PhD] Doctor of Philosophy (default)
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ Your acknowledgements here.
\listoffigures % comment this out if you have no figures
%
% If you have a list of abbreviations/symbols it would go here preceded by a \clearpage
-% See the class documentation and the Memoir manual for how to create other lists
+% See the class documentation and the Memoir manual for how to create other lists
+%
+% If you are using an algorithm formatting package (e.g. algorithmicx or algorithm2e)
+% please read the class documentation carefully on how to use these packages with the class
+% The class provides an {algorithm} environment and a \listofalgorithms by default
%
\mainmatter
%
@@ -115,6 +119,9 @@ Your acknowledgements here.
% May violate thesis office rules
%\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\renewcommand{\protect\cftchapterdotsep} {\cftnodots}}
+% ALL documents using this class must have \chapter divisions
+% If you are using it for an MA/MS thesis you still need to have chapters, even if they are very small.
+
\chapter{Your first chapter}
%
% If you have pages that must appear in landscape mode, use the [lscape] documentclass option
@@ -143,7 +150,9 @@ Your acknowledgements here.
%
% If each chapter has its own set of appendices, then load the class with the [chapterapp] option
% and put your {appendix} or {appendices} environments at the end of each chapter.
-%
+% You should not use the \backmatter command before per-chapter material
+%
+% There should only be ONE \backmatter command in your document, and it should separate only the thesis from the bibliography
\backmatter
% The next lines add the dots back into the References/Bibliography heading
% of the TOC. Only uncomment this if you need to put the dots back in having removed them for Chapter headings.
@@ -166,6 +175,7 @@ Your acknowledgements here.
% If you need per-chapter bibliographies, you need to use the [chapterbib]
% class option and you would use \makebibliographypage before each
% chapter level bibliography and then the relevant bibliography command
+% You should not use the \backmatter command before per-chapter material
%
\end{document}