LaTeX class and template for typesetting math homework
homework
classProvides the LaTeX class homework.cls for typesetting homework in a straightforward problem-solution format. Designed to avoid this mistake.
Read on for a description of the homework
class.
article
class options.For an examples of homework solutions created using the homework
class,
see example.tex and the resulting PDF.
template.tex is a ready-to-use homework template that uses the
homework
class.
homework.cls
and save it in the same directory as your homework
.tex
file (alternatively, see
this question to learn where
to put .cls
files to be globally available to TeX).tex
file, put \documentclass{homework}
.problem
environments and
solutions in solution
environments (see Environments).The following commands should be used in the preamble of the homework .tex
file.
If these are not used, you will get an error.
\name{<name>}
:
Replace <name>
with your name.\course{<course>}
:
Replace <course>
with the name of the course.\term{<term>}
:
Replace <term>
with the term when the course is held.\hwnum{<number>}
:
Replace <number>
with the number of the homework.Thus, at a minimum, your preamble must contain
\documentclass{homework}
\name{<name>}
\course{<course>}
\term{<term>}
\hwnum{<hwnum>}
You can also change the default text of various labels that appear on the document by using the following commands.
\hwname{<name>}
:
Replace <name>
with the desired label for the type of homework (e.g.,
Assignment or Problem Set).
The default is Homework.\problemname{<name>}
:
Replace <name>
with the desired label for problems created with the
problem
environment (e.g., Exercise or Question).
The default is Problem.\solutionname{<name>}
:
Replace <name>
with the desired label for solutions created with the
solution
environment (e.g., Proof, Answer, or a label in another
language).
The default is Solution.The following environments are provided to typeset the homework.
problem
:
wraps individual problem statements.
By default, problems are numbered beginning at 1
.
To change the number of a given problem to n
, use the command
\problemnumber{n}
before the problem
environment.
solution
:
wraps the solution to a problem.
parts
:
enumerates parts of a multiple-part problem.
If multiple parts
environments are used in a single problem
environment,
labels will resume unless you use the \unresume
command right after the
beginning of each parts
environment.
New parts are declared using the \part
command.
The part labels can be customized by providing one of the following options to
the parts
environment:
a
:
(default) Lowercase letters.A
:
Uppercase letters.r
:
Lowercase Roman numerals.R
:
Uppercase Roman numerals.n
:
Numbers.To specify your own labels to parts
(for example,
to only list parts b
, d
and e
) use the custom label as parameter as in \part[b)]
.
claim
, lemma
, propostion
, theorem
, corollary
, proof
:
organize claims made in a solution (and prove these claims).
The 'claim' environment takes an optional argument that labels the claim
(e.g., \begin{claim}[Conjecture]
will make the claim be labelled
"Conjecture").
The other listed environments are derived from the 'claim' environment.
To use a class option, write
\documentclass[<options>]{homework}
at the beginning of your homework file, where <options>
is a comma-separated
list of the options that you wish to use.
All the options of the article
class may be used.
In addition, the homework
class provides the following options.
boxes
:
Use this option if you want the problem
environment to enclose problem
statements in boxes.hidesolutions
:
Use this option to hide solutions in the output.
With this option enabled, you can still write solutions in the solution
environment, but these solutions will not show up in the final document.qed
:
Use this option if you want an end-of-proof symbol printed at the end of
solutions.This code is distributed under the MIT license. For more info, read the LICENSE file.