amscls
Provides specialized document classes designed for professional mathematical and scientific publications, particularly those conforming to American Mathematical Society standards.
Overview
Offers comprehensive document formatting solutions tailored specifically for mathematical and scientific writing, with a focus on professional publication standards. The package is particularly valuable for authors preparing manuscripts for academic journals and scholarly publications.
- Features three main document classes: amsart for journal articles, amsbook for full-length books, and amsproc for conference proceedings.
- Implements precise formatting requirements and styling conventions expected by the American Mathematical Society.
- Includes specialized sectioning commands, theorem environments, and bibliographic formatting tools.
- Commonly used by mathematicians, researchers, and academic authors preparing formal mathematical publications.
- Works seamlessly with other AMS-related packages, particularly amsmath, for comprehensive mathematical document preparation.
Getting Started
Use one of the AMS document classes instead of the standard LaTeX classes:
\documentclass{amsart} % For writing articles for the AMS
% or
\documentclass{amsbook} % For books
% or
\documentclass{amsproc} % For conference proceedings
Examples
Using the amsart document class for a mathematical article with theorem environments and equation numbering.
\documentclass{amsart}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}
\title{A Note on Prime Numbers}
\author{Jane Mathematician}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
This short note presents a simple result about prime numbers and their distribution.
\end{abstract}
\section{Introduction}
Prime numbers have fascinated mathematicians for centuries. In this note, we present a simple result about prime numbers.
\section{Main Results}
\begin{theorem}
There are infinitely many prime numbers.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
Suppose there are only finitely many primes $p_1, p_2, \ldots, p_n$. Consider the number
\[
N = p_1 \cdot p_2 \cdot \ldots \cdot p_n + 1
\]
This number is not divisible by any of the primes $p_i$, since division would leave a remainder of 1. Therefore, either $N$ is itself prime, or it has a prime factor different from all $p_i$. Either way, we have a contradiction.
\end{proof}
\begin{lemma}
If $p > 3$ is prime, then $p^2 \equiv 1 \pmod{24}$.
\end{lemma}
\begin{proof}
If $p > 3$ is prime, then $p$ is of the form $6k \pm 1$ for some integer $k$. Thus $p^2 = (6k \pm 1)^2 = 36k^2 \pm 12k + 1 = 24(\frac{3k^2 \pm k}{2}) + 1$, which is congruent to 1 modulo 24.
\end{proof}
\end{document}
Using the amsbook document class for a mathematics textbook with chapters, sections, and custom theorem environments.
\documentclass{amsbook}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}
\theoremstyle{definition}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
\theoremstyle{remark}
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}
\title{Introduction to Number Theory}
\author{John Smith}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\maketitle
\chapter{Preface}
\lipsum[1]
\tableofcontents
\mainmatter
\chapter{Divisibility and Prime Numbers}
\section{Basic Definitions}
\begin{definition}
An integer $p > 1$ is called a \emph{prime number} if its only positive divisors are 1 and $p$.
\end{definition}
\begin{theorem}[Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic]
Every integer greater than 1 can be expressed as a product of primes in a unique way, up to the order of the factors.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
(Sketch) The proof proceeds in two parts: existence and uniqueness...
\end{proof}
\begin{remark}
This theorem forms the foundation of number theory and has numerous applications.
\end{remark}
\section{Properties of Prime Numbers}
\lipsum[2]
\chapter{Congruences}
\lipsum[3]
\backmatter
\chapter{Bibliography}
\begin{thebibliography}{9}
\bibitem{Hardy} G.H. Hardy and E.M. Wright, \emph{An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers}, Oxford University Press, 2008.
\bibitem{Ireland} K. Ireland and M. Rosen, \emph{A Classical Introduction to Modern Number Theory}, Springer, 1990.
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
Using the amsproc document class for a conference proceedings paper with author affiliations and AMS subject classification.
\documentclass{amsproc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
\begin{document}
\title{Recent Advances in Algebraic Topology}
\author{Alice Johnson}
\address{Department of Mathematics, University of Example, Exampleville, EX 12345}
\email{ajohnson@example.edu}
\author{Bob Smith}
\address{Institute for Advanced Study, Theoremville, TH 54321}
\email{bsmith@theory.edu}
\subjclass[2020]{Primary 55N15; Secondary 55P42, 57R19}
\keywords{Cohomology operations, homotopy theory, spectral sequences}
\begin{abstract}
We present new results on the computation of stable homotopy groups using novel spectral sequence techniques. Our approach simplifies several existing proofs and leads to new insights in algebraic topology.
\end{abstract}
\maketitle
\section{Introduction}
The computation of stable homotopy groups of spheres remains one of the central problems in algebraic topology. In this paper, we present a new approach based on...
\section{Preliminaries}
We begin by recalling some basic definitions and results from algebraic topology.
\begin{theorem}
For any CW complex $X$, there is a natural isomorphism
\[
H^n(X; G) \cong [X, K(G,n)]
\]
where $K(G,n)$ is an Eilenberg-MacLane space and $[X, K(G,n)]$ denotes the set of homotopy classes of maps from $X$ to $K(G,n)$.
\end{theorem}
\section{Main Results}
Our main contribution is the following result...
\begin{thebibliography}{10}
\bibitem{Adams} J.F. Adams, \emph{Stable Homotopy and Generalised Homology}, University of Chicago Press, 1974.
\bibitem{Hatcher} A. Hatcher, \emph{Algebraic Topology}, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}