simple-thesis-dissertation

Template for a simple thesis or dissertation (Ph.D. or master's degree) or technical report, in XeLaTeX.

Website:

https://github.com/zachscrivena/simple-thesis-dissertation

Lead author:

Zach Scrivena (zachscrivena@gmail.com)

Compiled sample document:

Thesis.pdf

Main Features

• Simple template that can be further customized or extended.
• Template document contains numerous examples.
• Consistent style for figures, tables, mathematical theorems, definitions, lemmas, etc.
• Direct support for TrueType (TTF) and OpenType (OTF) fonts.
• Direct support for multilingual Unicode characters, with the appropriate fonts.
• Hyperlinks can be included in generated PDF.

Overview

The main XeLaTeX source file is Thesis.tex; the compiled document is Thesis.pdf.

Instructions for compiling the document (TeX →(XeLaTeX)→ PDF):

• Method 1: Use latexmk for fully automated document generation:
  • latexmk -xelatex "Thesis.tex"
  (add the -pvc switch to automatically recompile on changes)

• Method 2: Use xelatex directly:
  • xelatex "Thesis.tex"
  (run multiple times to resolve cross-references if needed)

License

This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. For more information, please see the file LICENSE or refer to http://unlicense.org.