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The yorkthesis class
This folder contains everything to get started with creating a good thesis using the yorkthesis class using a structure into subfiles.
This class has been implemented initially by A. Pezzoni during his PhD at the University of York and was uploaded on his github repository.
It is now provided as a full thesis template to the maths department by A. Grau who is responsible for maintaining it.
If you want to see how the end result after compilation of this project looks like, you can scroll through the main.pdf file.
In order to provide a complete example and template, this project is composed of the following files: yorkthesis.cls, thesisoptions.sty, main.tex, main.pdf and mypreamble.tex located in the root directory, as well as the files intro.tex, intro.pdf, beg.tex, beg.pdf, mid.tex and end.tex split into different folders.
Important notice
This project is in some sense still a work in progress, and some of the features use fairly recent packages.
This means that some technical difficulties can occur (compilation not behaving well, cross-references not appearing when working on subfiles...) but an up-to-date installation (as of July 2022) usually makes it work appropriately and the compilation of the main.tex file should give the expected result.
There might also be some documentation missing and I am planning on adding a few additional things as time goes along. However, if there is a feature you would like me to implement or you have found something not working as you would like, do fill in an issue or send me a message and I will look into it.
Using the code
To use this class, you can download the code directly into your computer, and start playing around with the different TeX files. Another possibility is to make a copy of its corresponding Overleaf project for use on the platform.
The code has been documented throughout, but the content of the intro.pdf file (which corresponds to the first chapter of the main.pdf file) contains a more general introduction and documentation, which can be easier to grasp in the first place rather than reading all the comments lying around.
Good luck with your writing!