VTthesis_Template.tex

\documentclass{VTthesis}
%Either add VTthesis.cls to your path or keep it in the same folder as this tex
%file options are doublespace, proposal, draft, and the font sizes 10-13pt.

%theorem environment includes proposition, theorem, lemma, corollary,
%conjecture, example, definition, and remark

\title{Title of your thesis goes here}

\keywords{Some Keywords, Subject matter, etc.}

\author{Author Name}
\institute{Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University} %Change this to your University.
\location{Blacksburg, Virginia} %Change this to the location of your Campus.
\program{Mathematics} %Change this to your program, e.g. Physics, Civil Engineering, etc.
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy} %Change this to your degree, e.g. Masters of Science, Masters of Art, etc.
\submitdate{01 May 2013} %or leave this out to automatically generate date
%committee members. Only have five readers and one chair available
%only use the ones you need and don't include the ones you don't need.
\principaladvisor{Chair Person}
\firstreader{First Committee Member}
\secondreader{Second Committee Member}
\thirdreader{Third Committee Member}
\fourthreader{Fourth Committee Member}
\fifthreader{Fifth Committee Member}

%dedication and acknowledge are optional
\dedication{This is where you put your dedications.}
\acknowledge{This is where you put your acknowledgments.}

%for some people there research requires a disclaimer
\disclaimer{This is where you will write your disclaimer.}

%the abstract is required and should be <=350 words
\abstract{Give a brief description of your thesis here. Max of 250 words for
  Masters and 350 words for Ph.D., according to the ETD standards.}

\begin{document}
  %The following is required for proper formatting
  %frontmatter will make your title page, dedication page (if exists),
  %acknowledgment page (if exists), List of Figures (if figures exist), List of
  %Tables (if tables exist).
  \frontmatter

  %mainmatter changes the header and footers to be appropriate for the rest of
  %the document.
  \mainmatter

  %now go ahead and start writing your thesis
  \chapter{Introduction}
  \chapter{Objective}
  \chapter{Results}
  \chapter{Conclusions}

  %This is the standard bibtex file
  %uncomment the following to include your bibliography
	%\bibliography{Your.bib}

  \appendix
  \chapter{Your Appendix}

\end{document}