documentclass[ options ]{thesis}
prologue commands
\begin{document}
main text in chapters, then bibliography, then appendix
\end{document}
Thesis Class is a variation of the basic report class
of LaTeX2e, so it takes many of the same options.
The simplest two options,
``11pt'' and ``12pt'',
change the font size from the default 10-point.
Other options have been defined for thesis class
to control elements of style within the restrictions
of the Grad School specifications.
Otherwise, a thesis can use all LaTeX macros
just as described in the
references.
The sample source file shows the contents of a fictitious thesis file, mythesis.tex, that uses the LaTeX2e thesis class. The main elements of a thesis are shown in correct order. The main text of a thesis, as illustrated in the figure, is actually typed into separate .tex files, which are included in the proper order using the \input macro. The optional appendix sections come after the bibliography.