Thesis proposal template for Acoustics Lab member at Walailak University
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% OIST Doctoral Thesis - Final bound version
% LaTeX Template
% Version 0.2 (2016/04/06)
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% This version is the final binding version which will be published.
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% Original author:
% Jeremie Gillet
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% PACKAGES AND OTHER DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
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\documentclass[12pt, twoside]{book} % 12 pt font, two-sided book style
\usepackage[a4paper, includehead, headheight=0.6cm, inner=3cm ,outer=2.5cm, top=2.5 cm, bottom=2.5cm]{geometry} % Changing size of document
\usepackage[english]{babel} % The document is in English
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % UTF8 encoding
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Font encoding
\usepackage{graphicx} % For including images
\graphicspath{{./Images/}} % Specifies the directory where pictures are stored
\usepackage{longtable} % tables that can span several pages
\usepackage[bf]{caption} % caption: FIG in bold
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % For the headers
\newcommand{\numberedchapter}{ % Preparation for numbered chapters
\cleardoublepage % To make sure the previous headers are passed
\fancyhead[RE]{{\bfseries \leftmark}}% Headers for left pages
\fancyhead[LO]{{\bfseries \rightmark}}}% Headers for right pages
\newcommand{\unnumberedchapter}[1]{ % Preparation for unnumbered chapters
\cleardoublepage % To make sure the previous headers are passed
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1} % Also adds the chapter name to the Contents
\fancyhead[RE]{{\bfseries #1}} % Headers for left pages
\fancyhead[LO]{}}%Headers for right pages
\usepackage{emptypage} % No headers on an empty page
\usepackage{eso-pic} % For the background picture on the title page
\newcommand\BackgroundPic{%
\put(-250,-160){%
\parbox[b][\paperheight]{\paperwidth}{%
\vfill
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth]{symbol.jpg}%
\vfill
}}}
\usepackage{hyperref} % Adds clickable links at references
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% ADD YOUR CUSTOM VALUES, COMMANDS AND PACKAGES
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% Open Preamble/mydefinitions.tex and enter some values (name, thesis title...)
% and include your own custom LaTeX functions and packages
\input{Preamble/mydefinitions}
\begin{document}
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% TITLE PAGE
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\pagestyle{empty} % No page numbers
\frontmatter % Use roman page numbering style (i, ii, iii, iv...) for the preamble pages
\begin{titlepage}
%\AddToShipoutPicture*{\BackgroundPic}
\begin{center}
\vfill
{\large \scshape Department of Physics, School of Sciences\\Walailak University}\\[1.4cm]
{\Large PhD Thesis Proposal}\\[1.4cm]
%\rule{\textwidth}{1.5pt}\\[0cm]
{\huge \bfseries \thesistitle \par \ }\\[-0.5cm]
%\rule{\textwidth}{1.5pt}\\[2.5cm]
\hfill \\[1cm]
\hfill {\large \bfseries\name}\\
\vfill
{\hfill \large Advisor: \textbf{\advisor}} \\
\ifx\coadvisor\undefined\else{\hfill \large Co-Advisor: \textbf{\coadvisor}} \\ \fi
\vspace{1cm}
\hfill \submissiondate
\end{center}
\end{titlepage}
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% PREAMBLE PAGES (comment out unnecessary pages)
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\pagestyle{fancy} % Changes the headers
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{ \markboth{#1}{}} % Getting the chapter name right
\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\; #1}} % Getting the section name right
\fancyhf{}% Clears header and footer
\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\thepage} % page number on the outside of headers
\input{Preamble/abstract}
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% LIST OF CONTENTS/FIGURES/TABLES
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\unnumberedchapter{Contents}
\tableofcontents % Write out the Table of Contents
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% THESIS MAIN TEXT - CHAPTERS
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\addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{2em}} % Add a gap in the Contents, for aesthetics
\mainmatter % Begin numeric (1,2,3...) page numbering
\numberedchapter
\input{MainText/chapter1} % Import your chapters here
\input{MainText/chapter2}
\input{MainText/chapter3}
\input{MainText/chapter4}
\input{MainText/chapter5}
\input{MainText/chapter6}
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% APPENDICES
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\addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{2em}} % Add a gap in the Contents, for aesthetics
\appendix % Starts of appendices
\numberedchapter
\input{MainText/appendixA}
%\input{MainText/appendixB}
%\input{MainText/appendixC}
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% BIBLIOGRAPHY
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\addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{2em}} % Add a gap in the Contents, for aesthetics
\unnumberedchapter{Bibliography} % Title of the unnumbered chapter
\bibliography{Preamble/Thesis_bibliography} % The references information are stored in the file named "Thesis_bibliography.bib"
\end{document}