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The following gives some superficial instructions for using this template for a Master's thesis. For guidelines on thesis writing you can consult various sources, for example, university courses on scientific writing or your supervisors.
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The thesis should have an introduction chapter. Other chapters can be named according to the topic. In the end, some summary chapter is needed; see Chapter~\ref{chapter:conclusions} for an example.
\chapter{Figures and Tables}
\section{Figures}
Figure~\ref{fig:logo} gives an example how to add figures to the document. Remember always to cite the figure in the main text.
\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{HY-logo-ml.png}
\caption{University of Helsinki flame-logo for Faculty of Science.\label{fig:logo}}
\end{figure}
\section{Tables}
Table~\ref{table:results} gives an example how to report experimental results. Remember always to cite the table in the main text.
\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{Experimental results.\label{table:results}}
\begin{tabular}{l||l c r}
Experiment & 1 & 2 & 3 \\
\hline \hline
$A$ & 2.5 & 4.7 & -11 \\
$B$ & 8.0 & -3.7 & 12.6 \\
$A+B$ & 10.5 & 1.0 & 1.6 \\
\hline
%
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\chapter{Citations}
\section{Citations to literature}
References are listed in a separate .bib-file. In this case it is named \texttt{bibliography.bib} including the following content:
\begin{verbatim}
@article{einstein,
author = "Albert Einstein",
title = "{Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter K{\"o}rper}. ({German})
[{On} the electrodynamics of moving bodies]",
journal = "Annalen der Physik",
volume = "322",
number = "10",
pages = "891--921",
year = "1905",
DOI = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/andp.19053221004"
}
@book{latexcompanion,
author = "Michel Goossens and Frank Mittelbach and Alexander Samarin",
title = "The \LaTeX\ Companion",
year = "1993",
publisher = "Addison-Wesley",
address = "Reading, Massachusetts"
}
@misc{knuthwebsite,
author = "Donald Knuth",
title = "Knuth: Computers and Typesetting",
url = "http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/%7Eknuth/abcde.html"
}
\end{verbatim}
In the last reference url field the code \verb+%7E+ will translate into \verb+~+ once clicked in the final pdf.
References are created using command \texttt{\textbackslash cite\{einstein\}}, showing as \citep{einstein}. Other examples: \citep{latexcompanion,knuthwebsite}.
Citation style can be negotiated with the supervisor. See some options in \url{https://www.sharelatex.com/learn/Bibtex_bibliography_styles}.
\section{Crossreferences}
Appendix~\ref{appendix:model} on page~\pageref{appendix:model} contains some additional material.
\chapter{From tex to pdf}
In Linux, run \texttt{pdflatex filename.tex} and \texttt{biber filename.tex} repeatedly until no more warnings are shown. This process can be automised using make-command.
Note that normally we would be using \texttt{bibtex} command instead of \texttt{biber} but because of the biblatex package \texttt{biber} should be used.
\chapter{Conclusions\label{chapter:conclusions}}
It is good to conclude with a summary of findings. You can also use separate chapter for discussion and future work. These details you can negotiate with your supervisor.