LaTeX Problem Set Template

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.

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
%    
\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}