Text Formatting ⇒ Wrong Section Numbering

[husseina]

Hello,

This is my code:

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\begin{document}
\maketitle

\section{Abstract}
A short paragraph about what I am doing.
\section{Introduction}
Here I will write all of my background information, and explain the methods of analysis.
\section{Methods}
So, all of the lab stuff, may consider doing experimental and numerical?
\section{Results}
Talk about what I found, what I look for.
\section{Discussion}
Meaning of what I found, and where it will go.

\end{document}

But for some reason my numbering is going as 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, etc instead of 1, 2, 3, 4 as I would like it. Any advice is greatly appreciated (ignore the lame descriptions for each chapter )

[localghost]

Unfortunately important information is missing in your description. That concerns first of all the document class you are using. But from your problem description it can be assumed that you use a class that supports chapters but start your document with using sections. Either use chapters or migrate your document to the »article« class.

[…] (ignore the lame descriptions for each chapter) […]

Sections are no chapters.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[widear]

There should be no problem with this as they are operating on a very specific and clear cut set of values and probably, the thing that you might want to take a look at is how the tags are being paired up. Most probably, the problem lies with one of your sections being placed on a different tag which causes them to be labeled improperly.

Just check on it to be sure about it