MIT Thesis

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• Starter files
• main.tex2.0 KB

  \documentclass{mitthesis}
  
  \usepackage{booktabs}
  \usepackage{microtype}
  \usepackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}
  
  \begin{document}
  
  \title{A Sample Thesis Prepared with the \textsf{mitthesis} Class}
  
  \Author{Your Name}{Department of Physics}
  \Degree{Doctor of Philosophy in Physics}{Department of Physics}
  \Supervisor{Advisor Name}{Professor of Physics}
  \Acceptor{Acceptor Name}{Professor of Physics}{Graduate Officer, Department of Physics}
  \DegreeDate{June}{2026}
  \ThesisDate{May 1, 2026}
  
  \maketitle
  
  \begin{abstract}
  This template follows the MIT Libraries thesis specifications using the
  \textsf{mitthesis} class. Replace this paragraph with an abstract of roughly
  500 words or fewer summarizing the problem, the approach, and the principal
  results of the thesis.
  \end{abstract}
  
  \chapter*{Acknowledgments}
  Thank the people and funding sources that made the work possible. Replace
  this placeholder with your own acknowledgments.
  
  \tableofcontents
  \listoffigures
  \listoftables
  
  \chapter{Introduction}
  
  State the problem the thesis addresses and why it matters. The
  \textsf{mitthesis} class produces the required title page, abstract headers,
  and frontmatter automatically from the commands in the preamble.
  
  Citations work as usual with \textsf{natbib} and bibtex~\cite{maxwell1867}.
  A display equation:
  \begin{equation}
    \eta = \frac{1}{3}\,\rho\,\bar{c}\,\lambda .
  \end{equation}
  
  \section{Outline}
  
  Chapter 2 presents the method; further chapters, appendices, and lists can be
  added as the work grows.
  
  \chapter{Method}
  
  A small table set with \textsf{booktabs}:
  
  \begin{table}[ht]
    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{lrr}
      \toprule
      Gas & $\eta$ ($\mu$Pa\,s) & $T$ (K) \\
      \midrule
      Air      & 18.1 & 293 \\
      Hydrogen &  8.8 & 293 \\
      \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
    \caption{Measured viscosities.}
    \label{tab:visc}
  \end{table}
  
  To continue, replace these chapters with your own material, or ask the agent
  in the chat alongside this document to draft sections, tables, or derivations
  for you.
  
  \bibliographystyle{plainnat}
  \bibliography{references}
  
  \end{document}
  

• Libraries and docs
• references.bib241 B

  @article{maxwell1867,
    author  = {Maxwell, James Clerk},
    title   = {On the Dynamical Theory of Gases},
    journal = {Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London},
    volume  = {157},
    pages   = {49--88},
    year    = {1867}
  }
  

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