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thesis class,
LaTeX
The overall structure of a thesis LaTeX file is
\documentclass[ options ]{thesis}
    prologue commands
\begin{document}
    chapter 1, chapter 2, etc.
    bibliography
    appendix A, appendix B, etc.
\end{document}
All the prologue pages of the thesis, everything before chapter 1, are generated by LaTeX using the information you provide in the prologue commands. Some are required (e.g., title, author, department) and some are optional (e.g., dedication, acknowledgements)
The style options for thesis class allow you to choose from among some permitted variations in the look of your thesis, especially how headings are formatted and numbered.
Some LaTeX commands which work with report class have been disabled in thesis class, and some have been added or altered.