umich_dissertation_latex_template_2020

University of Michigan 2020 dissertation latex template - Rackham compliant

Adapted by Suyash Tandon, 2020 - [email protected]

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The two most important files meeting Rackham dissertation guidelines are :

• main.tex which compiles the different files into one document, and
• thesis-umich.cls which defines the formatting and styles for the document.

These two files dictate the structure and form of the dissertation.

Note

In theory, you should only need to change main.tex and its dependencies. Only modify thesis-umich.cls if necessary, because .cls errors often don't produce useful debug messages and it can it can be a pain to debug.

Compile from command line

To compile, run

./compile_main.sh

in a terminal. This effectively runs pdflatex and bibtex enough times and in the right order to handle all labels and references. This script also filters out a lot of unuseful compile output information, making it easier to find errors.

Known issues

The acknowledgements page may have weird formatting. Try adjusting the width settings on line # 715 of thesis-umich.cls.

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Good luck!