latex-templates/phd/Read_me.txt

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 PhD Thesis LaTeX Template - Institut Polytechnique de Paris
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OVERVIEW
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This is a LaTeX template for writing a PhD thesis following the formatting
requirements of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris). It includes a
styled front cover, back cover, chapter formatting, headers, bibliography
management, and appendix handling.


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REPOSITORY STRUCTURE
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├── main.tex                        # Main document – compile this last
├── 1ere.tex                        # Front cover – compile this first
├── 4eme.tex                        # Back cover – compile this first
├── thesisehess.sty                 # Custom style package
├── biblio.bib                      # Bibliography file
└── Modele_these_IP_Paris/          # IP Paris cover assets
    ├── ed/                         # Doctoral school logos
    ├── etab/                       # Institution logos
    ├── bande.png                   # IP Paris side band image
    ├── blank.png                   # Blank placeholder image
    └── IPPARIS-petit.png           # IP Paris small logo

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FILE DESCRIPTIONS
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1ere.tex - Front Cover
    Generates the front cover of the thesis following the official IP Paris
    layout. It sets the black side band, the NNT number, the institution logos,
    the thesis title, the PhD programme information (doctoral school, speciality,
    defence date and location), and the jury composition table. It must be
    compiled separately to produce 1ere.pdf, which is then embedded into
    main.tex via \includepdf.

4eme.tex - Back Cover
    Generates the back cover of the thesis. It typically contains the thesis
    abstract in French and English, keywords, and the institution branding.
    Like the front cover, it must be compiled separately to produce 4eme.pdf
    before compiling main.tex.

main.tex - Main Document
    The central file that assembles the full thesis. It includes, in order:
    the front cover (1ere.pdf), a blank page, the acknowledgements, table of
    contents, summaries, general introduction (with its own bibliography), the
    thesis chapters (each with an abstract, sections, and an appendix), a global
    bibliography, lists of figures and tables, and the back cover (4eme.pdf).
    This is the only file you need to compile to produce the complete thesis PDF
    -- but only after 1ere.tex and 4eme.tex have been compiled first.

thesisehess.sty - Style Package
    The custom LaTeX style package that controls the overall appearance of the
    document. It handles:

    - Page layout: A4 format with 2.5 cm margins.
    - Chapter and section styles: custom fonts and sizes for chapter titles,
      sections, subsections, and subsubsections.
    - Headers and footers: two page styles are defined:
        * plain_center: centered page number at the bottom, chapter title at
          the top right, with a header rule. Used for the main content.
        * noheader: centered page number only, no header rule. Used for
          prefatory pages such as the table of contents and summaries.
    - Line spacing: 1.5 line spacing throughout.
    - Hyperlinks: all internal links (table of contents, citations,
      cross-references) are set to black for a clean print appearance.


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COVER PAGE ASSETS
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The images and graphics used for the front and back covers are provided by
IP Paris in the official thesis cover template:

    "Modele de these IP Paris"

You can download the official template from the IP Paris doctoral school
resources. Place the required images in the Modele_these_IP_Paris/ folder
as expected by 1ere.tex and 4eme.tex.


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!! IMPORTANT: COMPILATION ORDER
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You must compile the cover files before compiling the main document.

The front and back covers are included in main.tex as pre-compiled PDFs using
\includepdf. This means that any changes made to 1ere.tex or 4eme.tex will NOT
appear in the final document unless you recompile them first.

Compilation order:

    Step 1 - Compile 1ere.tex  -->  generates 1ere.pdf
    Step 2 - Compile 4eme.tex  -->  generates 4eme.pdf
    Step 3 - Compile main.tex  -->  generates the full thesis

NOTE: If you update your name, title, jury members, or any other information
in the cover files, remember to recompile 1ere.tex and/or 4eme.tex before
recompiling main.tex, otherwise the changes will not be reflected.


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GETTING STARTED
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    1. Fill in your personal information (name, thesis title, jury, etc.)
       in 1ere.tex and 4eme.tex.
    2. Follow the compilation order above.
    3. Replace all \blindtext placeholders in main.tex with your actual content.
    4. Add \markboth{Section Title}{Section Title} at the start of each chapter,
       section, and subsection to control the page header text.