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Numbering sections in Latex

Hi all..

I'm new to LATEX. I want to enter some theorems and corollaries in latex. I learned that it is possible to number them using this statement:

\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[counter]

My question is that if I want to start the numbering the theorems from say 0.35 how will I set the counter to that value. I'm able to set and increment the counter values only by integers and not by float values.

Your help is highly appreciated. Thanks!!

You should not try to use a fractional, but keep the theorem counter as integer, and precede this counter with another value., like:

Code:

\newcounter{bar}

\newtheorem{law}{Law}[bar]

\begin{law}

It always seems to go wrong

\end{law}

\addtocounter{bar}{2}

\begin{law}

This one is right

\end{law}

Which produces:

Law 0.1 It always seems to go wrong
Law 2.2 This one is right

Alternatively, you can include the chapter or section number as part of you theorem counter:

Code:

\newtheorem{law}{Law}[chapter]

starts with Law 1.1.

See this page: http://www.personal.ceu.hu/tex/counters.htm on counters.

jlinkels

Thanks for the reply. That was useful!

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jlinkels