Resetting Subsection Numbering with LeTeX \renewcommand

[mathfeel]

This is probably not the best place to ask this, then I think there are ppl that knows here...

I want to reset the subsection numbering so that instead of:
0.1
0.2
0.3...

It goes like
1
2
3

so I did
\renewcommand{\subsection}{\arabic{subsection}}

Which, works, but it also destroy all font setting (bold, etc) of the \subsection command...

How do ppl do renewcommand with subsection?

Cheers

 

[DivGradCurl]

Unfortunately, I don't know how to answer that. But, I suggest you try the $$\LaTeX$$ thread at www.artofproblemsolving.com

Good luck!

 

[raining Pete]

Hi there,

I'm not an expert in LaTeX, but have you tried using the \setcounter command instead of \renewcommand? From my understanding, \renewcommand is used to change the definition of a command, while \setcounter is used to set the value of a counter, which is what you're trying to do with the subsection numbering.

So you could try something like \setcounter{subsection}{1} to start the subsection numbering at 1 instead of 0. Let me know if that works for you or if you need any further assistance. Good luck!