\makeatletter %\oddsidemargin 0.5in \evensidemargin 0.5in %\marginparwidth 40pt \marginparsep 10pt %\topmargin 0pt \headsep .5in %\textheight 8.1in \textwidth 6in \brokenpenalty=10000 \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.3} \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 h\advance\@tempcnta \@ne\fi \if\@tempa t\advance\@tempcnta \tw@\fi \if\@tempa b\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} \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}}} \def\@degree{Doctor of Philosophy} \def\degree#1{\gdef\@degree{#1}} % \school is not used anywere at the moment %\def\@school{School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences} %\def\school#1{\gdef\@school{#1}} \def\submitdate#1{\gdef\@submitdate{#1}} \def\copyrightyear#1{\gdef\@copyrightyear{#1}} % \author, \title in report \def\@title{}\def\@author{} \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\ifdeclarationpage \newif\iffigurespage \newif\iftablespage \figurespagetrue \tablespagetrue \def\titlep{% \thispagestyle{empty}% \null\vskip1in% \begin{center} \textsc{\Large\expandafter{\@title}} \end{center} \vfill \begin{center} \textrm{By\\ \@author\\} \end{center} \vfill \begin{center} A thesis submitted for the degree of\\ \textbf{\@degree}\\ of The University of New England\\ \textit{\@submitdate}\\ \end{center} \vfill\newpage} \long\def\declaration{% \begin{center} \begin{minipage}{\hsize} \parindent=0pt \textbf{DECLARATION}\par \vspace{3cm} \hbox to \hsize{\hfill{\vrule width \hsize height 0.4pt}} \vspace{1cm} {\slshape I certify that the substance of this thesis has not already been submitted for any degree and is not currently being submitted for any other degree. \vspace{.25cm} I certify that to the best of my knowledge, any help received in preparing this thesis, and all sources used, have been acknowledged in this thesis. \vspace{1cm} ~\hspace{6cm}\dotfill\ ~} \par\vspace{1cm} \hbox to \hsize{\hfill{\vrule width \hsize height 0.4pt}} \end{minipage} \end{center}} \def\beforepreface{ \pagenumbering{roman} \pagestyle{plain} \titlep \ifdeclarationpage\declaration\fi} \def\prefacesection#1{% \chapter*{#1} \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}} \def\afterpreface{\newpage \tableofcontents \newpage \iftablespage {\addvspace{10pt} \let\saveaddvspace=\addvspace \def\addvspace##1{} \listoftables \let\addvspace=\saveaddvspace} \newpage \fi \iffigurespage {\addvspace{10pt} \let\saveaddvspace=\addvspace \def\addvspace##1{} \listoffigures \let\addvspace=\saveaddvspace} \newpage \fi \pagenumbering{arabic} \pagestyle{headings}} % Start with pagestyle{headings} in case front matter isn't processed \pagestyle{headings} \makeatother