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%  University of Houston PhD/MS thesis style -- modifications to the report style
% For LaTeX version 2.09
% 
% Author: Dimitrios Georgakopoulos (dimitris@cs.uh.edu)
%
% The float and footnote macros bellow are stolen from the 
% Stanfford University thesis style. 

\typeout{Document Style Option `uhthesis' &lt;31 Aug 90&gt;.}

\long\def\comment#1{}
\comment{

Example of use:
    \documentstyle[12pt,uhthesis]{report}
    \begin{document}
    \title{Transaction Management in\\ Multidatabase Systems}
    \author{Dimitrios Georgakopoulos}
    \adviser{Dr. Marek Rusinkiewicz, Chairman}
    \firstreader{Dr. Farok Bastani}
    \secondreader{Dr. Paulina Markenscoff\\Computer Engineering Department}

    \makecoverpages
    \begin{abstract}
       This thesis tells you all you need to know about...
    \end{abstract}
    \begin{acknowledgements}
	I would like to thank...
    \end{acknowledgements}
    \makecontentspages
    \chapterpages

    \chapter{Introduction}
	 ...
    \chapter{Conclusions}
	 ...
    \appendix
    \chapter{A Long Proof}
	 ...
    \bibliographystyle{plain}
    \bibliography{mybib}
    \end{document}

Documentation:
    This style file modifies the standard report style to follow the
    Dean's Office "Preparing your Thesis/Dissertation for Submission
    to the college of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: A Guideline".  

    The \makecoverpages command creates a copyright page (optionally),
    the title page and, and the signature page.  The \begin{abstact}
    command creates the abstract page.  The abstract itself should be
    included between a \begin{abstact} and an \end{abstact} command, 
    as usual. Your (optional) acknowlegments should be included in the 
    (optional) \begin{acknowledments} ...\end{acknowledments} section.  
    The \makecontentspages command produces the table of contents, the 
    list of tables (optional) and the list of figures (optinal). Finally,
    the \chapterpages command sets the page style of the main body of 
    your thesis.
    
    The following commands can control what goes in the front matter
    material:
    
	\title{thesis title}
	\author{author's name}
	\degree{author's degree}{type of thesis}
		- e.g. \degree{Masters of Science}{Thesis}
		- if \degree is ommitted,
		  \degree{Doctor of Philosophy}{Dissertation} is assumed
	\department{author's department}
		- Computer Science if omitted
	\college{the college or school the thesis is submitted to}  
		- College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics if omitted
	\adviser{the adviser's name}
	\firstreader{the first reader's name}
	\secondreader{the second reader's name}
	\thirdreader{the third reader's name}
	\fourthreader{the fourth reader's name}
	\threereaderstrue or \threereadersfalse
		- print or don't print a third reader in the
		  signature page (true by default)
	\fourreaderstrue or \fourreadersfalse
		- print or don't print a fourth reader in the
		  signature page (true by default)
	\submitdate{month year in which the thesis is submitted}
		- date LaTeX'd if omitted
	\copyrighttrue or \copyrightfalse
		- produce or don't produce a copyright page (true by default)
	\figurelisttrue or \figurelistfalse
		- produce or don't produce a List of Figures page
		  (true by default)
	\tablelisttrue or \tablelistfalse
		- produce or don't produce a List of Tables page
		  (true by default)


    This style uses interline spacing that is 1.6 times normal, except
    in the figure and table environments where normal spacing is used.
    That can be changed by doing:
       \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.6}
       (or whatever you want instead of 1.6)
    Unfortunately, that command probably won't take effect unless it comes
    before the \begin{document} or after something like \small \normalsize.

    The example above shows the 12pt substyle being used.  This seems to give
    acceptable looking results, but it may be omitted to get smaller print.
}

% First thing we do is make sure that report has been loaded.  A
% common error is to try to use uhthesis as a documentstyle.
\@ifundefined{chapter}{\@latexerr{The `uhthesis' option should be used
with the `report' document style}}{}

% We need 1 1/2" margins except on the right edge, where it is 1"
% Theses are single-sided, so we don't care about \evensidemargin
\oddsidemargin 0.5in \evensidemargin 0in
%\marginparwidth 40pt \marginparsep 10pt
\topmargin 0in 
\headsep 0.4in
\textheight 8in 
\textwidth 5.95in

% Disallow page breaks at hyphens (this will give some underfull vbox's,
% so an alternative is to use \brokenpenalty=100 and manually search
% for and fix such page breaks)
\brokenpenalty=10000

% Use 1.6 times the normal baseline-to-baseline skip
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.6}

% Roman page numbers in cover pages 
\pagenumbering{roman}

% Redefine the macro used for floats (including figures and tables)
% so that single spacing is used.
% (Note \def\figure{\@float{figure}set single spacing} doesn't work
%  because figure has an optional argument)
\def\@xfloat#1[#2]{\ifhmode \@bsphack\@floatpenalty -\@Mii\else
   \@floatpenalty-\@Miii\fi\def\@captype{#1}\ifinner
      \@parmoderr\@floatpenalty\z@
    \else\@next\@currbox\@freelist{\@tempcnta\csname ftype@#1\endcsname
       \multiply\@tempcnta\@xxxii\advance\@tempcnta\sixt@@n
       \@tfor \@tempa :=#2\do
			{\if\@tempa p\advance\@tempcnta \@ne\fi
			 \if\@tempa p\advance\@tempcnta \tw@\fi
			 \if\@tempa p\advance\@tempcnta 4\relax\fi
			 \if\@tempa p\advance\@tempcnta 8\relax\fi
	 }\global\count\@currbox\@tempcnta}\@fltovf\fi
    \global\setbox\@currbox\vbox\bgroup 
    \def\baselinestretch{1}\@normalsize
    \boxmaxdepth\z@
    \hsize\columnwidth \@parboxrestore}

% Redefine the macro used for footnotes to use single spacing
\long\def\@footnotetext#1{\insert\footins{\def\baselinestretch{1}\footnotesize
    \interlinepenalty\interfootnotelinepenalty 
    \splittopskip\footnotesep
    \splitmaxdepth \dp\strutbox \floatingpenalty \@MM
    \hsize\columnwidth \@parboxrestore
   \edef\@currentlabel{\csname p@footnote\endcsname\@thefnmark}\@makefntext
    {\rule{\z@}{\footnotesep}\ignorespaces
      #1\strut}}}

% \author, \title are defined in report style; here are the rest definitions
% Define degree &amp; thesis type 
% it takes two arguments: author's degree and thesis/disseration/whatever
% defaults Doctor of Philosophy and Dissertation
\def\degree#1#2{
    \gdef\@degree{#1}
    \gdef\@thesistype{#2}}
\def\@degree{\rm Doctor of Philosophy}
\def\@thesistype{\rm Dissertation}

% Define college/school  -- default College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
\def\college#1{\gdef\@college{#1}}
\def\@college{\rm College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics}

% Define department -- default Computer Science
\def\department#1{\gdef\@department{#1}}
\def\@department{\rm Computer Science}

% Thesis advisor and committee
\def\adviser#1{\gdef\@adviser{#1}}
\def\firstreader#1{\gdef\@firstreader{#1}}
\def\secondreader#1{\gdef\@secondreader{#1}}
\def\thirdreader#1{\gdef\@thirdreader{#1}}
\def\fourthreader#1{\gdef\@fourthreader{#1}}
\def\submitdate#1{\gdef\@submitdate{#1}}

% \author, \title in report
\def\@title{}
\def\@author{}
\def\@adviser{}
\def\@firstreader{}
\def\@secondreader{}
\def\@thirdreader{}
\def\@fourthreader{}
\def\@submitdate{\ifcase\the\month\or
  January,\or February,\or March,\or April,\or May,\or June,\or
  July,\or August,\or September,\or October,\or November,\or December,\fi
  \space \number\the\year}

\newif\ifcopyright 
\copyrighttrue 

\newif\iffigurelist
\figurelisttrue 

\newif\iftablelist
\tablelisttrue

\newif\ifthreereaders
\threereaderstrue

\newif\iffourreaders
\fourreaderstrue

%Cover pages
\def\titlep{%
	\newpage
	\thispagestyle{empty}%
	\setcounter{page}{1}
	\begin{center}
		\Large\uppercase\expandafter{\@title}
	\end{center}
	\vskip.3in
	\centerline{\vrule width 1.5in height 0.4pt}
	\vskip.5in
	\begin{center}
		\rm A \expandafter{\@thesistype}\\
		Presented to\\
		the Faculty of the Department of 
			\expandafter{\@department}\\
		University of Houston
	\vskip.4in
	\centerline{\vrule width 1.5in height 0.4pt}
	\vskip.5in
		In Partial Fulfillment\\
		of the Requirements for the Degree\\
		\expandafter{\@degree}
	\vskip.4in
	\centerline{\vrule width 1.5in height 0.4pt}
	\vskip.5in
		\rm By\\
		\@author\\
		\@submitdate\\
	\end{center}}

\def\copyrightpage{%
       \newpage
	\thispagestyle{empty}%
	\setcounter{page}{1}
	\null\vskip2.5in
	\begin{center}
		\copyright \  COPYRIGHTED BY\\
		\vskip.5in
		\underline{\@author}\\
		\vskip.5in
		\underline{\@submitdate}
	\end{center}}


\def\signaturepage{%
      \newpage
      \begin{center}
		\Large\uppercase\expandafter{\@title}
      \end{center}
      \vspace{.5in}
      \rightline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\
	   \@author}}
      \vspace{0.5in}
      \hspace{2.9in} \rm APPROVED:

      \vspace{.5in}
      \rightline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\ \@adviser}}
      \vspace{.5in}
      \rightline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\ \@firstreader}}
      \vspace{.5in}

      \rightline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\ \@secondreader}}
      \vspace{.5in}
      \ifthreereaders
	\rightline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\ \@thirdreader}}
      \fi
      \vspace{.5in}
      \iffourreaders
	\rightline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\ \@fourthreader}}
      \fi
      \vspace{.8in}
      \leftline{\shortstack[l]{\vrule width 4in height 
		 0.4pt\\Dean, \expandafter{\@college}}}}

\def\makecoverpages{%
	\ifcopyright\copyrightpage\fi
	\titlep
	\signaturepage}


%Abstract cover page
\def\abstractp{%
	\newpage
	\begin{center}
		\Large\uppercase\expandafter{\@title}
	\end{center}
	\vskip.3in
	\centerline{\vrule width 1.5in height 0.4pt}
	\vskip.5in
	\begin{center}
		\rm An Abstract of a \expandafter{\@thesistype}\\
		Presented to\\
		the Faculty of the Department of 
			\expandafter{\@department}\\
		University of Houston
	\vskip.4in
	\centerline{\vrule width 1.5in height 0.4pt}
	\vskip.5in
		In Partial Fulfillment\\
		of the Requirements for the Degree\\
		\expandafter{\@degree}
	\vskip.4in
	\centerline{\vrule width 1.5in height 0.4pt}
	\vskip.5in
		\rm By\\
		\@author\\
		\@submitdate\\
	\end{center}}

%Abstract 
\def\abstract{
	    \abstractp
	    \newpage
	    \begin{center}
		  \Huge \bf Abstract
	    \end{center}}

%\def\endabstract{}

%Acknowledgements
\def\acknowledgements{
	    \newpage
	    \begin{center}
	    \Huge \bf Acknowledgements
	    \end{center}}

%\def\endacknowledgements{}

%Table of contents
\def\makecontentspages{
	\def\baselinestretch{1}\@normalsize
	\tableofcontents
	\newpage
	\iffigurelist
	  \listoffigures
	  \newpage
	\fi
	\iftablelist
	  \listoftables
	  \newpage
	\fi
	\def\baselinestretch{1.6}\@normalsize}

%Chapter page definition
\def\chapterpages{
	% Put the page number on the top of the page
%        \def\@oddhead{\rm\hfil\thepage\hfil}
%        \def\@oddfoot{}
%        \let\@evenhead\@oddhead
%        \let\@evenfoot\@oddfoot

	\pagenumbering{arabic}}

% Redefine \thebibliography to go to a new page and put an entry in the
% table of contents
\let\@ldthebibliography\thebibliography
\renewcommand{\thebibliography}[1]{
	\newpage
	\def\baselinestretch{1}\@normalsize
	\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
	\@ldthebibliography{#1}}

% Single space for drafts
\def\singlespace{
	\def\baselinestretch{1}\@normalsize}

%That's all folks


%Jim Briggs, Ph.D. &lt;-- Dept. of Chem. &lt;-- Univ. of Houston &lt;-- Houston &lt;-- TX 
%  &lt;-- 77204-5641 &lt;-- (713)743-3315 &lt;-- JBriggs@UH.EDU


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