Page numbering with \mainmatter and \frontmatter

Question

I'm compiling my thesis want the initial page numbering to be roman and the following to be arabic. I divide the two sections using \mainmatter and \frontmatter. Any direction will be highly appreciated. Thank you

\documentclass[a4paper,twoside,11pt]{report}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\graphicspath{{/Users/Amaan/Desktop/REPORT_Amaan_Ghole_v2/pics/}}
\usepackage[numbered, framed]{mcode}
\usepackage{appendix}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{natbib}
\captionsetup{figurewithin=none}  
\captionsetup{tablewithin=none}
\setlength{\parskip}{3mm}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}



   \pagestyle{fancyplain}
    \parskip=0cm
    \voffset=-0.54cm
    \hoffset=0.46cm
    \oddsidemargin=0pt
    \evensidemargin=0pt
    \topmargin=0pt
    \headheight=0.5cm
    \headsep=0.5cm
    \textheight=23.7cm
    \textwidth=15cm
    \setlength{\headwidth}{15cm}
    \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}                         % copied from DCSSS04 style file to stop indenting paragraphs (the default)
%    \setlength{\parskip}{1ex plus 0.5ex minus 0.2ex}    % copied from DCSSS04 style file, spaces paragraphs and titles
    \setlength{\parskip}{10pt}                          % makes a fixed space between paragraphs
    \renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{#1}{}}
    \renewcommand{\bibname}{References}

\lhead[\fancyplain{\thepage}{\thepage}]{\fancyplain{\slshape \leftmark}{\slshape \leftmark}}
\rhead[\fancyplain{\slshape \leftmark}{\slshape \leftmark}]{\fancyplain{\thepage}{\thepage}}
\cfoot[\fancyplain{}{}]{\fancyplain{}{}}
%\setlength{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt}
%\setlength{\plainheadrulewidth}{0.4pt}
\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}} % real line

\begin{document}
\pagenumbering{roman}
\include{C&T_v2}
\include{abstract&ack_v2}
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\include{acronyms_v2}
\tableofcontents
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\include{Intro_v2}
\include{LitRev_v2} 
\include{Kinematics_v2}
\include{Control_v2}
\include{smith_v2}
\include{Robust_v2}
\include{Comparison_v2}
\include{Simulations_v2}
\include{Conclusion_v2}

\appendix
\include{appendixA_v2}
\include{appendixB_v2}
\include{appendixC_v2}
\include{appendixD_v2}
\include{appendixE_v2}

\bibliographystyle{dcu}
\bibliography{THESIS_v2}



\end{document}

Welcome to TeX.SX! Your 'document' does not compile since it misses the \documentclass and there are a lot of \include statements for files we don't have access to. — , Jun 22 '16 at 14:56
sorry, I do include \documentclass and my document compiles. I'm not able to get the numbering correctly. I am able to include all the . tex files. — Amaan Ghole, Jun 22 '16 at 14:57
@AmaanGhole - You may have misunderstood Christian's comment. We have no doubt that you have a \documentclass instruction in your document and that you are able to include various tex files. The issue is that nobody else can do so and hence that the problem(s) your facing can't be replicated. For sure, please do share with us which document class you use. — Mico, Jun 22 '16 at 15:05
Thank you,I use \documentclass[a4paper,twoside,11pt]{report} to write the thesis. — Amaan Ghole, Jun 22 '16 at 15:07
@AmaanGhole please update your question with this information — daleif, Jun 22 '16 at 15:10
The commenters are asking you to provide a MWE. Please edit the code in your post to into a MWE. — Null, Jun 22 '16 at 15:12
Does report feature \frontmatter and \mainmatter? I don't think so. — egreg, Jun 22 '16 at 15:15
Just use \pagenumbering{roman} and \pagenumbering{arabic} at the places where you want the roman or arabic style to begin. This will reset the page counter. — Bernard, Jun 22 '16 at 15:22
Thank you this works , however, the arabic numbering begins one page before I introduce \pagenumbering{arabic}, which is the last content page. — Amaan Ghole, Jun 22 '16 at 15:28
you might consider switching to the book class. there are a few differences besides the presence of \frontmatter and \mainmatter, in particular the default to twoside (can be overruled by [oneside] as option to \documentclass) and the use of page headers (can be overruled by \pagestyle{plain}), but they shouldn't change the results radically. — barbara beeton, Jun 22 '16 at 15:35
To second babara's suggestion: you may want to read this Q+A item explaining the differences between book, article, and report. — Willie Wong, Jun 22 '16 at 18:04

Page numbering with \mainmatter and \frontmatter

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