[Tex/LaTex] How to leave out chapter numbers in section numbering

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So, I'm writing my thesis using the book class. I have the following:

[Chapter I The fundamentals]

using 

\chapter{The fundamentals}

together with

\renewcommand{\thechapter}{\Roman{chapter}}

Now, when I define the first section using

\section{LIBOR interest rates}

I get

[I.1 LIBOR interest rates]

What I want is for the chapter number to be left out of section numbering. What I want is

[1 LIBOR interest rates]

Any ideas on how to achieve this?

Best Answer

The solution is completely analogous to your \thechapter redefinition:

\renewcommand*\thesection{\arabic{section}}

(Notice that I’ve used \renewcommand* instead of \renewcommand. The effect is almost identical but this leads to more comprehensive error messages in some cases. And I’ve omitted the parentheses about \thesection. Putting them is fine, too.)

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