LaTeX Problem Set Template
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Here's a basic template that makes typesetting those problem sets in LaTeX a breeze. Comes with a "problem" environment with section dividers. Nothing fancy but it is not too difficult to customize.
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Template Code
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%%%This is a science homework template. Modify the preamble to suit your needs.
%The junk text is there for you to immediately see how the headers/footers look at first
%typesetting.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
%AMS-TeX packages
\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amsthm}
%geometry (sets margin) and other useful packages
\usepackage[margin=1.25in]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx,ctable,booktabs}
%
%Redefining sections as problems
%
\makeatletter
\newenvironment{problem}{\@startsection
{section}
{1}
{-.2em}
{-3.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex}
{2.3ex plus .2ex}
{\pagebreak[3]%forces pagebreak when space is small; use \eject for better results
\large\bf\noindent{Problem }
}
}
{%\vspace{1ex}\begin{center} \rule{0.3\linewidth}{.3pt}\end{center}}
\begin{center}\large\bf \ldots\ldots\ldots\end{center}}
\makeatother
%
%Fancy-header package to modify header/page numbering
%
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
%\addtolength{\headwidth}{\marginparsep} %these change header-rule width
%\addtolength{\headwidth}{\marginparwidth}
\lhead{Problem \thesection}
\chead{}
\rhead{\thepage}
\lfoot{\small\scshape course name}
\cfoot{}
\rfoot{\footnotesize PS \#}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{.3pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{.3pt}
\setlength\voffset{-0.25in}
\setlength\textheight{648pt}
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%Contents of problem set
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\begin{document}
\title{Course Name: Problem Set/Homework \#}
\author{Author}
\date{date}
\maketitle
\thispagestyle{empty}
%Example problems
\begin{problem}{\it Gravity}
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\end{problem}
\begin{problem}{}
\end{problem}
\end{document}