\section{Starting a new \amslatex/ article}\label{newamsart}

Individual articles are generally made up of the following:
\begin{itemize}
\item \cn{documentclass}
\item preamble (where extra definitions might go)
\item |\begin{document}|
\item topmatter information
\item \cn{maketitle} (to set the topmatter)
\item article body
\item |\end{document}|
\end{itemize}

The document file will typically look something like:

\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass{amsart}

\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}

\theoremstyle{definition}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example}

\theoremstyle{remark}
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}

\numberwithin{equation}{section}

\begin{document}

\title[]{}
\author[]{}
\address{}% author one information
\curraddr{}
\email{}
\author[]{}
\address{}% author two address
\subjclass{}
\thanks{}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
\end{abstract}

Document body...

\end{document}
\end{verbatim}

For an example of an article, refer to \fn{testart.tex}.

\section{Starting a new \amslatex/ book}\label{newamsbook}

Book driver files are generally made up of the following:
\begin{itemize}
\item \cn{documentclass}
\item preamble (where extra definitions might go)
\item |\begin{document}|
\item \cn{frontmatter}
\item title page and copyright page information
\item \cn{maketitle} (to set the title page and copyright page)
\item \cn{mainmatter}
\item \cn{include} files
\item \cn{backmatter}
\item more \cn{include} files
\item |\end{document}|
\end{itemize}

The document file will typically look something like:

\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass{amsbook}

\includeonly{preface,chap1,biblio,index}

\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}

\theoremstyle{definition}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example}

\theoremstyle{remark}
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}

\numberwithin{equation}{section}

\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\title[]{}
\author[]{}
\address{}
\curraddr{}
\email{}
\address{}
\subjclass{}
\thanks{}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
\end{abstract}

\tableofcontents

\include{preface}

\mainmatter
\include{}
\include{}

\backmatter
\include{}
\include{}

\end{document}
\end{verbatim}

For an example of a monograph, refer to \fn{testbook.tex}.

\markright{CONVERTING AN EXISTING DOCUMENT}
\section{Converting an existing document to use an AMS document class}
\markright{CONVERTING AN EXISTING DOCUMENT}

\subsection{Old \latex/}\label{oldlatex}
If you have an existing document that was written for \latex/2.09, with
the \cls{article} or \cls{book} documentstyle, and that did not use any
AMS packages such as \pkg{amsfonts} or \pkg{amstex}, then the first step
is to change the documentstyle line to
\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass[nomath,noamsfonts]{amsart}
\end{verbatim}
or
\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass[nomath,noamsfonts]{amsbook}
\end{verbatim}
respectively.

Then the author and address information should be rewritten as described
in \S\secref{newamsart}--\ref{newamsbook}. In the case of an article,
you might want to specify a shortened version of the title for the
running heads using the |[]| option of the \cn{title} command.

Existing \cn{newtheorem} commands should be grouped according to the
three `theorem styles' (plain, definition, remark) described in
Chapter~\ref{amsthm}, and the corresponding \cn{theoremstyle} command
should be added at the head of each group.

\subsection{\amslatex/ version 1.0 or 1.1}
Change \cn{documentstyle} to \cn{documentclass}.
Change any instances of \cn{small} to \cn{Small}.
Change any instances of \cn{tiny} to \cn{Tiny}.
Change any instances of \cn{large} to \cn{Large}.

\subsection{\amstex/}

There's no easy way to convert an \amstex/ document to an \amslatex/
document; the command set and syntax are too different (think of the
automatic numbering and cross-referencing, in particular). If it's
necessary to convert an \amstex/ document, all experience shows that
the fastest way, and the one that introduces fewest errors, is
simply to have an experienced \amslatex/ user retype the document
from a printed copy, and proofread again to catch typos.

\subsection{Using a publication-specific AMS class}

Specialized document classes for particular AMS book series are
available from the AMS. When you submit a document for publication in
one of these series you will be asked to use such a class, in order to
have consistent visual style throughout the series. If your document is
in \cls{amsart} or \cls{amsbook} form, then changing over to one of
these specialized classes is almost as trivial as changing the argument
of the \cn{documentclass} command. For instance, for a proceedings
article in the series \emph{Contemporary Mathematics} it would read
\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass{conm-p}
\end{verbatim}
Then add any required pieces of administrative information (such as MR
subject classification numbers) following the instructions for that
particular document class.

If your existing document was written in old \latex/ (version 2.09, 1993
or earlier), first follow the instructions in \secref{oldlatex} to
convert your document to \cls{amsart} or \cls{amsbook} form. Then
continue with the instructions given above.

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