LaTeX template for TUM theses

This is a LaTeX template created according to the guidelines for TUM informatics theses in SS 2013. Always check the current formatting guidelines before you hand in. See build/main.pdf for an example PDF created with this template.

Note: Because of copyright considerations, TUM logos are not included in this template and have to be downloaded separately (see instructions below).

Comments & contributions welcome!

Quickstart

• Download and extract the template, or upload it to an online editor such as Overleaf or ShareLaTeX. If you prefer to use Git, just clone/fork the repository.
• If your editor provides support for compiling LaTeX, set it up to use pdflatex and biber. Set the master document to main.tex. Alternatively, you can use the provided Makefile to generate a PDF in the build directory (requires latexmk).
• Look for TODO comments in the provided files. Start at main.tex.
• If you want to add TUM logos to the cover and title pages:
  • Log in to MyTUM.
  • Download the TUM logo from here and save it to logos/tum.pdf.
  • Download your faculty's logo from here and save it to logos/faculty.pdf.
  • Some logos might not be cropped; execute the crop-logos script to do that for you. The script requires the pdfcrop tool (included in TeX Live/MiKTeX), so make sure your PATH environment variable is set accordingly.

If you are new to LaTeX, the ShareLaTeX knowledge base or the LaTeX Wikibook might help.

For additional hints, have a look at the wiki. If you still have problems with the template, feel free to create an issue. For general LaTeX questions, use TeX StackExchange.

License

This template is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, meaning that:

• You can share (copy, redistribute) and adapt (remix, transform, build upon) this template for any purpose, even commercially.
• If you share the template or a modified (derived) version of it, you must attribute the template to the original authors (Florian Walch and contributors) by providing a link to the original template and indicate if changes were made.
• Any derived template has to use the same or a compatible license.

The license applies only to the template; there are no restrictions on the resulting PDF file or the contents of your thesis.