[Tex/LaTex] How to remove chapter numbering without removing it from table of contents

Question

It seems I have spent two days trying to find out the solution to my problem. I have just finished typing my M.Sc thesis using Latex (MIKTEX 2.9). Unfortunately, all my chapters begin with the chapter number at the top left corner of a page. My supervisor asked me to remove that numbering of the chapters without removing them from the table of contents.

I have tried my best to do that but I failed. The last attempt I made is \chapter*{chapter title}, the moment I compiled my work, I found out that it began sectioning from 0.1, 0.2, and so on, which I don't like.

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I have this code inside my thesis:

\chapter*
{\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad\quad \large{CHAPTER ONE}}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{CHAPTER ONE}

%Introduction}{}
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\onehalfspacing
\begin{center}
\textbf{\large \quad INTRODUCTION}
\end{center}

\section{Introduction} This chapter gives a brief highlight on the concept of the Newton and quasi-Newton methods for solving nonlinear system of equations. The chapter contains motivation of the study, the aim and objectives, scope and limitations, methodology of the research. It includes some basic fundamentals and definitions of some basic terms.

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After compiling, it gives me this:

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

0.1 Introduction
This chapter gives a brief highlight on the concept of the Newton and quasi-
Newton methods for solving nonlinear system of equations. The chapter contains
motivation of the study, the aim and objectives, scope and limitations, methodol-
ogy of the research. It includes some basic fundamentals and definitions of some
basic terms.

NB: Please observe how the section "Introduction" is numbered. I want it to be numbered 1.1 not 0.1.

Answer 1

By adding \setcounter{chapter}{n} before the nth chapter seems to fix the numbering of subsections issue. Also though, you have to reset the numbering of sections. An easy way to do this would to just define a new command. For example:

\documentclass{report}
\newcommand{\mychapter}[2]{
    \setcounter{chapter}{#1}
    \setcounter{section}{0}
    \chapter*{#2}
    \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#2}
}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\mychapter{0}{Acknowledgments}
\mychapter{1}{Introduction}
\section{Introduction}
\section{Further Introduction}
\mychapter{2}{Experiments}
\section{Experiment One}
\section{Experiment Two}
\end{document}