Author: R. Jacob Vogelstein
Updated by Noah J. Cowan, March 1, 2010
Updated by Brian D. Weitzner, April 29, 2014
This archive is intended to simplify the process of creating a thesis in LaTeX that complies with the JHU formatting requirements.
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Install LaTeX and a decent editor (ideally emacs+AUCTeX+RefTeX) on your computer.
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To compile the included sample document, type "latex root". If you want to test the references and everything, use the usual magic sequence of commands:
pdflatex root
bibtex root
pdflatex root
pdflatex root
Extra compiles may be needed for accurate TOC, List of Figures, etc.
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thesis.cls
– The TeX class file that contains many of the formatting commands. -
jhu12.clo
– The 12pt font "class option" file that contains the specific formatting commands for a 12-point font JHU thesis document. -
IEEEtran.bst
– A recent version (as of May 2007) of the BibTeX style file for formatting citations in the style used by IEEE Transactions journals. -
thesis.bib
– A sample bibliography file in BibTeX format. -
root.tex
– The "root" LaTeX file that contains the LaTeX preamble as well as "include" statements for each of your thesis chapters. -
chapter0.tex
– A sample chapter with some formatting/header options. -
chapter1.tex
– Another sample chapter with some different formatting/header options. -
rjvheadshot.jpg
– A sample graphic with the right dimesions for the headshot used on the Vita page. -
root.pdf
– A compiled version of the sample document. -
jhu10.clo
– USE AT YOUR OWN RISK – An old version of a 10pt font "class option" file that DOES NOT FULLY COMPLY with the JHU thesis formatting requirements, but is better than nothing if you want to use a smaller font. -
jhu11.clo
– USE AT YOUR OWN RISK – An old version of an 11pt font "class option" file that DOES NOT FULLY COMPLY with the JHU thesis formatting requirements, but is better than nothing if you want to use a smaller font.
Figures should be generated as such:
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{myfigure}
\caption{My caption}
\label{fig:myfig}
\end{figure}
Where the figure myfigure.EXT
can be located in the directory designated by the \graphicspath
command in the root.tex
file.
Note that no file extension is given in the includegraphicx
command; this makes the code maximally portable for different graphics drivers. For pdflatex
, there are many allowable extensions, including .pdf
and .jpg
among others. For plain latex, you generally have to use .eps
files. But, if you hard-code the extension in your LaTeX code, then you will not be able to switch between latex and pdflatex
.