%******************************** BRANDEIS.STY ****************************************************
%  Brandeis LaTeX2e thesis style package. Set up according to the rules outlined
%  by the GSAS for acceptable thesis format.
%
%  05/08/00   Andy Garland (aeg@cs.brandeis.edu)
%  02/21/01   Pablo Funes (pablo@cs.brandeis.edu)
%
%  This is meant to help prepare your thesis, but there are no guarantees.
%  Be sure to check that the output matches the current specifications!
%  The formatting requirements are on-line at:
%     http://www.brandeis.edu/gsas/students/index.html
%
%  This bears a passing resemblance to an earlier file of LFBrown 30Aug87,
%    modified by RJLuoma in November 1994.
%
%  \thesisfront produces everything that precedes the first chapter
%  of the thesis.  It takes a lot of parameters, but it is
%  totally worth it IMO, since it cleans up the thesis latex source
%  file so much.
%
%  I use book format.
%  As of May, 2000: The copy of your thesis to be sent to UMI must be one-sided, B+W.
%                   However, they convert this to a double-sided soft-cover reprint, so
%                     YOU almost definitely WANT TO USE THE DEFAULT BOOK OPTIONS.
%                   If you want your hard-cover version to be two-sided or color, you
%                     can supply an alternate copy of your thesis to the GSAS.
%
%  I assume four committee members (to change: search for CCCC)
%  You may want to tweak \optpages to change the layout of dedications, acknowledgments
%      and the preface (format unspecified by Brandeis)
%  I highly recommend the natbib package (I prefer named.bst style for it)
%  If you use marginal notes, you will have to make some edits
%  Go to (roughly) line 500 to see some stuff about double spacing
%  For duplex printing (not acceptable for version to go to UMI), change evensidemargin below
%
% there are two interfaces, see below and also at the bottom (sample2)
%************************ sample thesis.tex preamble *****************
%
%  \documentclass[12pt]{book}
%  \usepackage{setspace}             %% required, and must precede using the brandeis package
%  \usepackage[lot]{brandeis}        %% lot is one of several package options described below
%  \usepackage[round]{natbib}        %% personal preference
%
%  \title{Thesis Title}
%  \author{Just your name}
%  \dedication{Dedication text}              %% optional, will be double-spaced
%  \acknowledgments{Acknowledgment text}     %% optional, will be double-spaced
%  \thesisabstract{Abstract Text}            %% will be single-spaced: to change, search for DS-ABS
%  \preface{Preface Text}                    %% optional, will be double-spaced
%  \date{Year-only}
%
%  \begin{document}
%
%  \thesisfront[Month]{Department}{Advisor}{C2}{C3}{C4}  %% see (roughly) line 200 for explanation
%
%  \chapter{Introduction}
%   ....(body of thesis)....
%
%**************************** Package Options  ************************
%
%  Options you might want to change:
%
%    copyright|nocopyright -> print a copyright page [default] or not
%    lot|nolot -> print a list of tables or not [default]
%    lof|nolof -> print a list of figures [default] or not
%
%  Options you probably don't want to worry about:
%
%    minmargins|15margins -> minimal margins [default] or uniform 1.5in margins
%    ps-eh|ps-ph|ps-pp|ps-ep -> main matter page style [default=ps-ph], explained below
%    fm-eh|fm-ph|fm-pp|fm-ep -> front matter page style [default=fm-pp], explained below
%
%   Note:  If you want to squeeze as much text on the page as possible, use minmargins and ps-eh
%          This eliminates page numbers on the first page of chapters so that footer can be flushed
%          Doubtless, someone who cares (more than I) could improve this.
%
%  Warning: the options are not checked for consistency (i.e. you could specify
%    both lot and nolot).  The last one specified wins out.
%
\ProvidesPackage{brandeis}[1994/06/01 Standard LaTeX package]

\RequirePackage{setspace}

\newif\if@crpage
\DeclareOption{copyright}{\@crpagetrue}
\DeclareOption{nocopyright}{\@crpagefalse}

\newif\if@lot
\DeclareOption{lot}{\@lottrue}
\DeclareOption{nolot}{\@lotfalse}

\newif\if@lof
\DeclareOption{lof}{\@loftrue}
\DeclareOption{nolof}{\@loffalse}

\newif\if@minmar
\DeclareOption{minmargins}{
  \@minmartrue
  \setlength{\textwidth}{6in}
  }
\DeclareOption{15margins}{
  \@minmarfalse
  \setlength{\textwidth}{5.5in}
  }

\newlength{\@marthm}\newlength{\@marth}\newlength{\@martmm}\newlength{\@martm}
\newlength{\@marfsm}\newlength{\@marfs}\newlength{\@marhh}\newlength{\@marhs}

\newlength{\@marfthm}\newlength{\@marfth}\newlength{\@marftmm}\newlength{\@marftm}
\newlength{\@marffsm}\newlength{\@marffs}\newlength{\@marfhh}\newlength{\@marfhs}

%%
%% main matter page style choices are read as ps-XY
%%    where X indicates the page style of the first page of a chapter, (p)lain or (e)mpty
%%      and Y indicates the page style of the rest of the chapter, (p)lain or (h)eadings
%%
%% If you want to squeeze as much text on the page as possible, use minmargins and do NOT use ps-ph
%%   because that requires space for both a header and a footer
%%
\DeclareOption{ps-ph}{
  \let\ps@first\ps@plain
  \gdef\@rest{headings}
  \setlength{\@marthm}{8in}\setlength{\@marth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@martmm}{0in}\setlength{\@martm}{0in}
  \setlength{\@marfsm}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marfs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marhh}{0.5in}\setlength\@marhs{\headsep}\addtolength{\@marhh}{-\@marhs}
  }
\DeclareOption{ps-eh}{
  \let\ps@first\ps@empty
  \gdef\@rest{headings}
  \setlength{\@marthm}{8.5in}\setlength{\@marth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@martmm}{0in}\setlength{\@martm}{0in}
  \setlength{\@marfsm}{0in}\setlength{\@marfs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marhh}{0.5in}\setlength\@marhs{\headsep}\addtolength{\@marhh}{-\@marhs}
  }
\DeclareOption{ps-pp}{
  \let\ps@first\ps@plain
  \gdef\@rest{first}         %% cant rely on definition of plain staying the same
  \setlength{\@marthm}{8.5in}\setlength{\@marth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@martmm}{0in}\setlength{\@martm}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marfsm}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marfs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marhh}{0in}\setlength\@marhs{0in}
  }
\DeclareOption{ps-ep}{
  \let\ps@first\ps@empty
  \let\ps@save\ps@plain
  \gdef\@rest{save}          %% cant rely on definition of plain staying the same
  \setlength{\@marthm}{8.5in}\setlength{\@marth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@martmm}{0in}\setlength{\@martm}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marfsm}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marfs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marhh}{0in}\setlength\@marhs{0in}
  }

%%
%% front matter page style choices are read as fm-XY
%%    where X indicates the page style of the first page of a chapter, (p)lain or (e)mpty
%%      and Y indicates the page style of the rest of the chapter, (p)lain or (h)eadings
%%
%% Note that the Brandeis guidelines want page numbers printed on every page after the copyright
%%   page, so empty is not kosher [included out of laziness/completeness]
%%  
%% Choosing anything other than fm-pp will produce unexpected results, I'll wager.
%%
%% First of all, the book class considers the table of contents, list of figures and list of
%%   tables as chapters.  I don't know if you can change this.
%%
%% Also, \thesisabs does not treat the abstract as chapters, so the
%%   page style on it is considered as "rest of chapter".
%%   I'm not sure how easily this can be changed since the default chapter layout is unacceptable.
%%   I chose to make the abstract single-spaced.  Search for DS-ABS to change.
%%
%% Finally, \optpages does not treat the acknowledgements and preface as chapters either.
%%   You can easily change this if you don't mind the default chapter layout for these pages.
%%

\DeclareOption{fm-ph}{
  \let\ps@frontfirst\ps@plain
  \gdef\@frontrest{headings}
  \setlength{\@marfthm}{8in}\setlength{\@marfth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@marftmm}{0in}\setlength{\@marftm}{0in}
  \setlength{\@marffsm}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marffs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marfhh}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marfhs}{\headsep}\addtolength{\@marfhh}{-\@marfhs}
  }
\DeclareOption{fm-eh}{
  \let\ps@frontfirst\ps@empty
  \gdef\@frontrest{headings}
  \setlength{\@marfthm}{8.5in}\setlength{\@marfth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@marftmm}{0in}\setlength{\@marftm}{0in}
  \setlength{\@marffsm}{0in}\setlength{\@marffs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marfhh}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marfhs}{\headsep}\addtolength{\@marfhh}{-\@marfhs}
  }
\DeclareOption{fm-pp}{
  \let\ps@frontfirst\ps@plain
  \gdef\@frontrest{plain}
  \setlength{\@marfthm}{8.5in}\setlength{\@marfth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@marftmm}{0in}\setlength{\@marftm}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marffsm}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marffs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marfhh}{0in}\setlength{\@marfhs}{0in}
  }
\DeclareOption{fm-ep}{
  \let\ps@frontfirst\ps@empty
  \gdef\@frontrest{plain}
  \setlength{\@marfthm}{8.5in}\setlength{\@marfth}{8in}
  \setlength{\@marftmm}{0in}\setlength{\@marftm}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marffsm}{0.5in}\setlength{\@marffs}{0.5in}
  \setlength{\@marfhh}{0in}\setlength{\@marfhs}{0in}
  }

\ExecuteOptions{minmargins,copyright,nolot,lof,ps-ph,fm-pp}

\ProcessOptions

%%
%% If you are preparing your thesis for duplex output,
%%   you should end each chapter with
%%   a \cleardoublepage command to make sure the next chapter starts on
%%   the right-hand page.  I also like the facing left-hand page
%%   to be completely blank (i.e. without a page number).
%%
\newcommand{\clearblank}[0]{
  \clearpage                   % finish the current page
  \thispagestyle{empty}        % no headings, temporarily
  \cleardoublepage             % blank page, if necessary
  }

%
%  explanation for \thesisfront and it's 6 parameters.
%
%  \thesisfront[Month]{Dept}{Advisor}{C2}{C3}{C4}
%
%  Month is optional, must be February or May (the default)
%  Department does NOT include the word ``department''
%  Advisor should not include the word ``chair'', which is automatically appended
%  C2, C3, and C4 are the names of the other thesis committee members
%     You can append titles to the names as you wish, e.g.:
%
%\thesisfront{Computer Science}{John Doe}{Mary Smith}
%{Steven King, Professor of Horror}{Bill Gates, CEO, Microsoft}
%

\newcommand{\thesisfront}[6][May]{
  \frontmatter
  \doublespacing                         %%  from the setspace.sty package

  \pagestyle{\@frontrest}
  \let\ps@plain\ps@frontfirst
  \setmargins{\@marfthm}{\@marfth}{\@marftmm}{\@marftm}{\@marffsm}{\@marffs}{\@marfhh}{\@marfhs}
  
  \thesistitlepage{\@title}{#2}{#3}{\@author}{#1}{\@date}
  \sigpage{\@author}{#3, Dept of #2}{#4}{#5}{#6}

  \if@crpage
  \copyrightpage{\@author}{\@date}
  \fi
  
  \optpages{Dedication}{\@ded}
  \optpages{Acknowledgments}{\@acks}  
 \thesisabs{\@title}{\@author}{\@thesisabstract}

  \optpages{Preface}{\@preface}
  \thesistoc
}

\newcommand{\thesistoc}[1][0]{
  \begin{singlespace}
    \tableofcontents
    \clearblank

    \if@lot
      \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listtablename}
      \listoftables
      \clearblank
    \fi

    \if@lof
      \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listfigurename}
      \listoffigures
      \clearblank
    \fi
  \end{singlespace}
  
  \pagestyle{\@rest}
  \let\ps@plain\ps@first
  \setmargins{\@marthm}{\@marth}{\@martmm}{\@martm}{\@marfsm}{\@marfs}{\@marhh}{\@marhs}
  
  \mainmatter
  }

\newcommand{\thesistoconly}[1][0]{
  \begin{singlespace}
    \tableofcontents
    \clearblank
  \end{singlespace}
}

\newcommand{\thesislot}[1][0]{
\begin{singlespace}
      \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listtablename}
      \listoftables
      \clearblank
 \end{singlespace}
}

\newcommand{\thesislof}[1][0]{
\begin{singlespace}
      \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listfigurename}
      \listoffigures
      \clearblank
  \end{singlespace}
}

\newcommand{\thesismainmatter}[1][0]{
  \pagestyle{\@rest}
  \let\ps@plain\ps@first
  \setmargins{\@marthm}{\@marth}{\@martmm}{\@martm}{\@marfsm}{\@marfs}{\@marhh}{\@marhs}  
  \mainmatter
  }

\newcommand{\dedication}[1]{\gdef\@ded{#1}}
\gdef\@ded{}
\newcommand{\acknowledgments}[1]{\gdef\@acks{#1}}
\gdef\@acks{}
\newcommand{\thesisabstract}[1]{\gdef\@thesisabstract{#1}}
\newcommand{\preface}[1]{\gdef\@preface{#1}}
\gdef\@preface{}

%% Margins
%
% Margins are determined in part here and in part above based on the
%  page style choices
%
% using 8 x 11.5 inch paper
%  minimum margins --
%    Left margin    1.5 inches
%    Right margin   1   inch
%    Top margin     1   inch
%    Bottom margin  1   inch
%
%  Top margin of the first page of each chapter 2 inches
%    --> can't seem to control this distance (always 1.25in more than
%        normal top margin for me)
%
%   NOTE:
%    the margin that has the page number in it will
%    be 1.5 inches from edge of page to text
%%
% distance from the left is:
%   one inch + \hoffset + \oddsidemargin
%     for all one-sided pages and right-hand (odd-numbered) two-sided pages
%   one inch + \hoffset + \evensidemargin
%     for left-hand (even-numbered) two-sided pages
%
\setlength{\hoffset}{0in}              %% shouldn't mess with
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.5in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0.5in}     %% 0.5 for simplex, 0 for duplex

%
% distance from the right is 
%    determined from the distance from the left,
%    \textwidth, \marginparsep, and \marginparwidth
%
% marginal notes don't seem useful, so latter two set to 0
% textwidth is set in the minmargins and 15margins options above
%
\setlength{\marginparwidth}{0in}
\setlength{\marginparsep}{0in}
\setlength{\marginparpush}{0in}        %% no idea what it's for

% the distance from top edge to text is
%   1in + \voffset + \topmargin + \headheight + \headsep
%
\setlength{\voffset}{0in}              %% shoulnd't mess with

%
% the distance to the bottom edge of the page is
%    determined from the distance from the top, \textheight, and \footskip
%
% the size of the footer and headers depends on the page style choices
% and whether minmargins or 15margins is desired
%
% since different page style choices are possible for the front and main
% matter, the heads and footers can vary in the front and main matter
%
\newcommand{\setmargins}[8]{
  \if@minmar
    \setlength{\textheight}{#1}
    \setlength{\topmargin}{#3}
    \setlength{\footskip}{#5}
  \else
    \setlength{\textheight}{#2}
    \setlength{\topmargin}{#4}
    \setlength{\footskip}{#6}
  \fi
  \setlength{\headheight}{#7}
  \setlength{\headsep}{#8}
}
%the six \thesistitle parameters are
%   Dissertation title,
%   department,
%   advisor's name,
%   author's name,
%   month,
%   date.

\newcommand{\thesistitlepage}[6]{
  \thispagestyle{empty} %% page number is omitted
  \begin{center}
    \vspace*{.5in}
    {\large \bf #1 }\\               %% the title
    \vspace*{.5in}
    A Dissertation\\
    \vspace*{.25in}
    Presented to\\
    The Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences\\
    Brandeis University\\
    Department of #2\\               %% your department
    #3, Advisor\\                    %% your advisor's (chair's) name
    \vspace*{.5in}
    In Partial Fulfillment\\
    of the Requirements for the Degree\\
    Doctor of Philosophy\\
    \vspace*{.5in}
    by\\
    #4\\                              %% your name
    #5, #6\\                          %% Month, Year
  \end{center}
  \clearblank
  }

% \copyrightpage produces the thesis copyright page. It has two arguments
% which are the student's name and the year the thesis was completed.

\newcommand{\copyrightpage}[2]{
  \thispagestyle{empty} %% page number is omitted
  \begin{center}
    \vspace*{2.5in}
     \copyright Copyright by \\
    \vspace*{.05in}
    #1 \\           %% your name
    \vspace*{.05in}
    #2              %% the year for the copyright
  \end{center}
  \clearblank
  }

%
%\thesisabs writes the abstract page. It has four parameters.
% 1) the thesis title,
% 2) the student's name, and
% 3) the body of the abstract 
%         (which is to be no more than 350 words long).
%
%  I chose to make the abstract single-spaced to keep it all on one page.
%  Easy to change: Uncomment the line after the first DS-ABS comment, and
%                  Comment the line after the second DS-ABS comment
%

\newenvironment{abstract}{\abshead{\@title}{\@author}}{\abstail}

\newcommand{\thesisabs}[3]{
 \abshead{#1}{#2}
#3
\abstail
}

\newcommand{\abshead}[2]{
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
  \begin{singlespace}
    \begin{center}
      \vspace*{.25in}
      {\large \bf ABSTRACT }\\
      \vspace*{.25in}
      {\bf  #1 } \\  %% the title
      \vspace*{.1in}
      
      \noindent
      A dissertation presented to the Faculty of \\
      the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of \\
      Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts \\
      \vspace*{0.1in}
      by #2      %% your name
    \end{center}

    %%% change the following to xxxx
    \begin{doublespace}
    \noindent
}
\newcommand{\abstail}{
    \end{doublespace}

    %% DS-ABS: comment the following line to make the abstract double-spaced
  \end{singlespace}
  \clearblank
  }


%\sigpage produces the thesis signature page.
% It has five required parameters.
%  the student's name
%  the committee chair
%  and the three other committee members
%   it is easy to hack this for fewer or more names
%
% The on-line and hard-copy samples are different
%      so I chose an easy to implement compromise
%
%CCCC: if you want more or fewer committee members, change 5 below
\newcommand{\sigpage}[5]{
\sigpageheading{#1}
\sigpageitem
#2, Chair.\\
\sigpageitem
#3 \\
\sigpageitem
#4 \\
\sigpageitem
#5 \\
\sigpagetail
}

\newcommand{\sigpageheading}[1]{
  \thispagestyle{empty} %% page number is omitted
  \begin{flushleft}
    \vspace*{.15in}
    \begin{singlespace}
      This dissertation, directed and approved by #1's committee, has
      been accepted and approved by the Graduate Faculty of Brandeis University \\
      in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of:
      
      \vspace*{0.25in}
      \begin{flushright}
        \parbox{3.5in}{
          {\bf DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY}\vspace*{0.5in} \\
          \rule{3in}{.01in}\\
          Dean of Arts and Sciences}
      \end{flushright}

      %% I made the lines long for my outside examiner, you probably want to change
      \vspace*{0.6in}
      Dissertation Committee:\\
}

\newcommand{\sigpageitem}{
      \vspace*{0.6in}
      \rule{4.1in}{.01in}
      \\
}

\newcommand{\sigpagetail}{

    \end{singlespace}
  \end{flushleft}
  \clearblank
  }

%%
%% \optpages prints the optional pages (dedication, acknowledgments, preface)
%%
%% Making these a chapter* produces an unsatisfactory (IMO) heading.
%% The output will be double-spaced, but you can easily change that.
%% Left as an exercise to the reader.
%%
\newcommand{\optpages}[2]{
 \setbox0=\hbox{#2}%
  \ifdim \wd0 >0pt
 \optpagehead{#1}
#2
 \optpagetail
 \fi
}

\newcommand{\optpagehead}[1]{
    \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}
    \vspace*{0.5in}
    \begin{center}{\bf {\Large #1}}\end{center}
 }
  
\newcommand{\optpagetail}{
    \clearblank
%  \fi
  }

\newenvironment{thesisopt}{1}{
\optpagehead{1}}{\optpagetail}

% Spacing
%
%  1.  From the Brandeis web page:
%   "Double-space all textual material and all preliminary pages."
%
%  Switching between single and double spacing can be painful, but the
%  package setspace.sty takes out most of the sting.
%
%  1B.  I flouted Brandeis' specs to make the Abstract single-spaced.  This was done
%       since I liked neither the look of the double-spaced abstract nor the fact
%       the abstract stretched to two pages.  Easy for you to change (see \thesisabs).
%
%  2.  thesisfront above calls \doublespacing to set up double spacing throughout
%
%  3.  From the Brandeis web page:
%    "Notes, bibliographic references, and long quotations may be single-spaced."
%
%     setspace is smart enough to single-space footnotes for you.
%     Other sections of text can be single-spaced by surrounding them with:
%
%  \begin{singlespace} ... \end{singlespace}
%

   

\newcommand{\thesiscoverpage}[1][May]{
  \frontmatter
  \doublespacing                         %%  from the setspace.sty package

  \pagestyle{\@frontrest}
  \let\ps@plain\ps@frontfirst
  \setmargins{\@marfthm}{\@marfth}{\@marftmm}{\@marftm}{\@marffsm}{\@marffs}{\@marfhh}{\@marfhs}
  
  \thesistitlepage{\@title}{\@dept}{\@advisor}{\@author}{#1}{\@date}
}



\newcommand{\thesistitle}[1]{\gdef\@title{#1}}

\newcommand{\thesisauthor}[1]{\gdef\@author{#1}}

\newcommand{\thesisdept}[1]{\gdef\@dept{#1}}
\gdef\@dept{}

\newcommand{\thesisadvisor}[1]{\gdef\@advisor{#1}}
\gdef\@advisor{}

\newcommand{\thesismay}[1]{
\gdef\@year{#1}
\thesiscoverpage[May]
}

\newcommand{\thesisfeb}[1]{
\gdef\@date{#1}
\thesiscoverpage[February]
}
\gdef\@date{2001}

\newcommand{\thesiscopyright}[1][0]{\copyrightpage{\@author}{\@date}}
\newenvironment{thesisdedication}{\optpagehead{Dedication}}{\optpagetail}
\newenvironment{thesisack}{\optpagehead{Acknowledgments}}{\optpagetail}
\newenvironment{thesispreface}{\optpagehead{Preface}}{\optpagetail}


\newenvironment{thesiscommittee} 
     { \sigpageheading{\@author}
        \renewcommand{\item}{\\ \sigpageitem}
        \sigpageitem \@advisor, Dept. of \@dept, Chair. 
     }
     {
       \sigpagetail
     }

\renewenvironment{abstract}
{  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
  \begin{singlespace}
    \begin{center}
      \vspace*{.25in}
      {\large \bf ABSTRACT }\\
      \vspace*{.25in}
      {\bf  \@title } \\  %% the title
      \vspace*{.1in}
      
      \noindent
      A dissertation presented to the Faculty of \\
      the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of \\
      Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts \\
      \vspace*{0.1in}
      by \@author     %% your name
    \end{center}
    \end{singlespace}

    %%% change the following to xxxx
    \singlespace
    \noindent
	}
{

\clearblank
} %% end of abstract definition

%************************ sample2 thesis.tex preamble*****************
% slightly modified interface by PF'01 that's more lyx-friendly
%
%  \documentclass[12pt]{book}
%  \usepackage{setspace}             %% required, and must precede using the brandeis package
%  \usepackage[lot]{brandeis}        %% is one of several package options described below
%
%  \begin{document}
%  \thesistitle{Title}
%  \thesisauthor{Just your name}
%  \thesisdept{Computer Science}
%  \thesisadvisor{John X. Doe}
%  \thesiscoverpage[May]                     %% Or February for february degree

%  \begin{thesiscommittee}
% \item First Member, Dept. 
% \item Second Member, Dept.
% \end{thesiscommittee}
%
% \thesiscopyright                                 %% optional, inserts copyright page
%
%  \begin{thesisdedication}
%   Dedication text                                 %% optional, will be double-spaced
% \end{thesisdedication}             
%
%  \begin{thesisack}
%  Acknowledgments                             %% optional, will be double spaced
% \end{thesisack} 
%
%  \begin{abstract}
%  Abstract text
% \end{abstract}
%
% \begin{thesispreface}
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