>I want my introduction in my thesis to be not numbered. I >am also using semi-fancy headings so that the chapter name >is printed on the top left of all pages within the chapter. >My introduction covers a couple of pages but the heading >above the second page is inherited from the previous chapter >(or title). In my case the second page of my introduction >has the words "List of Tables" on the top because preceding >the introduction is my list of tables.
You may put \markboth{\MakeUppercase{\chaptername}\ Introduction}{} inside or right after \chapter* to get "CHAPTER Introduction" in the header. See http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fancyhdr/fancyhdr.p df section 9. page 11 for more info. >Cheers, > >Chris. Vincent