structure.tex

\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[top=3cm,bottom=3cm,left=0.8in,right=0.8in,headsep=10pt]{geometry} % Page margins
\usepackage{graphicx} % Required for including pictures



\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{enumitem} % Customize lists
\setlist{nolistsep} % Reduce spacing between bullet points and numbered lists
\usepackage{booktabs} % Required for nicer horizontal rules in tables
\usepackage{xcolor} % Required for specifying colors by name
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}

%FONTS
\usepackage{anyfontsize}
\usepackage{avant} % Use the Avantgarde font for headings
\usepackage{mathptmx} % Use the Adobe Times Roman as the default text font together with math symbols from the Sym­bol, Chancery and Com­puter Modern fonts
\usepackage{microtype} % Slightly tweak font spacing for aesthetics



\usepackage{calc} % For simpler calculation - used for spacing the index letter headings correctly
\usepackage{makeidx} % Required to make an index
\makeindex % Tells LaTeX to create the files required for indexing



\bibliographystyle{apj}
\usepackage{natbib}

%\usepackage{titletoc} % Required for manipulating the table of contents



\setlist{nolistsep} % Reduce spacing between bullet points and numbered lists

\def\motivation#1{\item[Motivation:] #1}
\def\activities#1{\item[Activities:] #1}
\def\deliverables#1{\item[Deliverables:] #1}

\newenvironment{task}%
{\renewcommand\descriptionlabel[1]{\hspace{\labelsep}\textit{##1}}
     \begin{description}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.15\baselineskip}}
{\end{description}}
 
% Example usage:
% 
%    \begin{task}
%    \motivation{Currently things are bad}. 
%    \activities{We will work to make them better}.
%    \deliverables{Code to solve all problems}.
%    \end{task}

% PJM: here's a tasklist environment to take care of Michael's enumeration:

%\def\tasktitle#1{\item{\bf #1}}
\def\tasktitle#1{\item{}}

\newenvironment{tasklist}[1]%
{\begin{enumerate}[label=#1-\arabic{*}.,ref=\thesubsection:#1-\arabic{*},font=\bf]}
{\end{enumerate}}