% File: VTthesis_template.tex
% Created: Thu Mar 24 11:00 AM 2016 EDT
% Last Change: August 15, 2024
% Author: Alan M. Lattimer, VT
% With modifications by Carrie Cross, Robert Browder, and LianTze Lim.
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% This template is designed to operate with XeLaTeX.
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% All elements in the Title, Abstract, and Keywords MUST be formatted as text and NOT as math.
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%Further instructions for using this template are embedded in the document. Additionally, there are comments at the end of the file that give suggestions on writing your thesis.
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%In addition to the standard formatting options, the following options are defined for the VTthesis class: proposal, prelim, doublespace, draft.
\documentclass[doublespace,draft,nopageskip]{VTthesis} % nopageskip - Removes arbitrary blank pages.
% Using the following header instead will create a draft copy of your thesis
%\documentclass[doublespace,draft]{VTthesis}
% The lipsum package is just included to put dummy text in the document in order to demonstrate page headers and table of contents behavior. You should remove it once you begin writing your actual thesis or dissertation.
\usepackage{lipsum}
% Title of your thesis
\title{Title of your thesis goes here}
% You should include 3-5 keywords, separated by commas
\keywords{Some Keywords, Subject matter, etc.}
% Your name, including middle initial(s)
\author{Alan M. Lattimer}
% Change this to your program, e.g. Physics, Civil Engineering, etc.
\program{Mathematics}
% Change this to your degree, e.g. Master of Science, Master of Art, etc.
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy}
% This should be your defense date:
\submitdate{March 23, 2016}
% Committee members. Only have five readers and one chair available.
% Only use the ones you need and don't include the ones you don't need.
% You can also declare a Co-advisor. Per the VT ETD standards,
% you should not include titles such as Dr. or Professor, but can list educational
% qualifications after the name (i.e., John Doe, MFA or Jane Smith, PhD)
% Names should appear as they do in ESS/Banner/HokieSpa, including middle initials.
\principaladvisor{John Q. Williams}
%\coadvisor{Vicente Esparza}
\firstreader{Janet K. Martin}
\secondreader{Kara M. Jones}
\thirdreader{James Smith}
%\fourthreader{Fourth Committee Member}
%\fifthreader{Fifth Committee Member}
% The dedication and acknowledgement pages are optional. Comment them out to remove them.
\dedication{This is where you put your dedications.}
\acknowledge{This is where you put your acknowledgments.}
% The abstract is required.
\abstract{Give a brief description of your thesis here.}
%\abstract{\lipsum [1-4]}
% The general audience abstract is required. There are currently no word limits.
\abstractgenaud{You are also required as of Spring 2016 to include a general audience abstract. This should be geared towards individuals outside of your field that may be reading seeking information about your work. You should avoid language that is particular to your field and clearly define any terms that may have special meaning in your discipline.}
\begin{document}
% The following lines set up the front matter of your thesis or dissertation and are required to ensure proper formatting per the VT ETD standards.
\frontmatter
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
% The list of figures and tables are now optional per the official ETD standards. Unless you have a very good reason for removing them, you should leave these lists in the document. Comment them out to remove them.
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\printnomenclature %Creates a list of abbreviations. Comment out to remove it.
% sample text for abbreviations:
NLP is a field of computer science, artificial intelligence, and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages.
\nomenclature{NLP}{Natural Language Processing}
$\sigma$ is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, and carries the 's' sound. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 200.
\nomenclature{$\sigma$}{The total mass of angels per unit area}
% The following sets up the document for the main part of the thesis or dissertation. Do not comment out or remove this line.
\mainmatter
%now go ahead and start writing your thesis
\chapter{Introduction} \label{ch:introduction}
\lipsum[1]
%Copy/paste the code below to add sections and subsections to each chapter. Add your own text to the chapter and (sub)section labels to create custom headings.
\section{One Section} \label{se:one_section}
\lipsum[2]
\subsection{A sub-section} \label{ss:this_subsection}
\lipsum[1-4]
\section{Another Section} \label{se:another_section}
\lipsum[1-2]
\chapter{Review of Literature} \label{ch:lit_review}
\chapter{Results} \label{ch:results}
\chapter{Discussion} \label{ch:discussion}
\chapter{Conclusions} \label{ch:conclusions}
\chapter{Summary} \label{ch:summary}
% This is the standard bibtex file. Do not include the .bib extension in <bib_file_name>.
% Uncomment the following lines to include your bibliography:
%\bibliography{<bib_file_name>}
%\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
% This formats the chapter name to appendix to properly define the headers:
\appendix
% Add your appendices here. You must leave the appendices enclosed in the appendices environment in order for the table of contents to be correct.
\begin{appendices}
\chapter{First Appendix} \label{app:appendix_one}
\section{Section one} \label{ase:app_one_sect_1}
\lipsum[1-3]
\section{Section two} \label{ase:app_one_sect_2}
\lipsum[1-3]
\chapter{Second Appendix} \label{app:appendix_two}
\lipsum[2]
\end{appendices}
\end{document}
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% Below are some general suggestions for writing your dissertation:
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% 1. Label everything with a meaningful prefix so that you
% can refer back to sections, tables, figures, equations, etc.
% Usage \label{<prefix>:<label_name>} where some suggested
% prefixes are:
% ch: Chapter
% se: Section
% ss: Subsection
% sss: Sub-subsection
% app: Appendix
% ase: Appendix section
% tab: Tables
% fig: Figures
% sfig: Sub-figures
% eq: Equations
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% 2. The VTthesis class provides for natbib citations. You should upload
% one or more *.bib bibtex files. Suppose you have two bib files: some_refs.bib and
% other_refs.bib. Then your bibliography line to include them
% will be:
% \bibliography{some_refs, other_refs}
% where multiple files are separated by commas. In the body of
% your work, you can cite your references using natbib citations.
% Examples:
% Citation Output
% -------------------------------------------------------
% \cite{doe_title_2016} [18]
% \citet{doe_title_2016} Doe et al. [18]
% \citet*{doe_title_2016} Doe, Jones, and Smith [18]
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% For a complete list of options, see
% https://www.ctan.org/pkg/natbib?lang=en
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% 3. Here is a sample table. Notice that the caption is centered at the top. Also
% notice that we use booktabs formatting. You should not use vertical lines
% in your tables.
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% \begin{table}[htb]
% \centering
% \caption{Approximate computation times in hh:mm:ss for full order versus reduced order models.}
% \begin{tabular}{ccc}
% \toprule
% & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Computation Time}\\
% \cmidrule(r){2-3}
% $\overline{U}_{in}$ m/s & Full Model & ROM \\
% \midrule
% 0.90 & 2:00:00 & 2:08:00\\
% 0.88 & 2:00:00 & 0:00:03\\
% 0.92 & 2:00:00 & 0:00:03\\
% \midrule
% Total & 6:00:00 & 2:08:06\\
% \bottomrule
% \end{tabular}
% \label{tab:time_rom}
% \end{table}
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% 4. Below are some sample figures. Notice the caption is centered below the
% figure.
% a. Single centered figure:
% \begin{figure}[htb]
% \centering
% \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{my_figure.eps}
% \caption{Average outlet velocity magnitude given an average
% input velocity magnitude of 0.88 m/s.}
% \label{fig:output_rom}
% \end{figure}
% b. Two by two grid of figures with subcaptions
% \begin{figure}[htb]
% \centering
% \begin{subfigure}[h]{0.45\textwidth}
% \centering
% \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{figure_1_1.eps}
% \caption{Subcaption number one}
% \label{sfig:first_subfig}
% \end{subfigure}
% \begin{subfigure}[h]{0.45\textwidth}
% \centering
% \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{figure_1_2.png}
% \caption{Subcaption number two}
% \label{sfig:second_subfig}
% \end{subfigure}
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% \begin{subfigure}[h]{0.45\textwidth}
% \centering
% \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{figure_2_1.pdf}
% \caption{Subcaption number three}
% \label{sfig:third_subfig}
% \end{subfigure}
% \begin{subfigure}[h]{0.45\textwidth}
% \centering
% \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{figure_2_2.eps}
% \caption{Subcaption number four}
% \label{sfig:fourth_subfig}
% \end{subfigure}
% \caption{Here is my main caption describing the relationship between the 4 subimages}
% \label{fig:main_figure}
% \end{figure}
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% The following is a list of definitions and packages provided by VTthesis:
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% A. The following packages are provided by the VTthesis class:
% amsmath, amsthm, amssymb, enumerate, natbib, hyperref, graphicx,
% tikz (with shapes and arrows libraries), caption, subcaption,
% listings, verbatim
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% B. The following theorem environments are defined by VTthesis:
% theorem, proposition, lemma, corollary, conjecture
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% C. The following definition environments are defined by VTthesis:
% definition, example, remark, algorithm
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% I hope this template file and the VTthesis class will keep you from having
% to worry about the formatting and allow you to focus on the actual writing.
% Good luck, and happy writing.
% Alan Lattimer, VT, 2016
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