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% USC Dissertation/Thesis LaTeX Template
% Edited by Ruda Zhang, 2020-10-08.
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%	PACKAGES AND DOCUMENT CONFIGURATION
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

% Use `report` class with `USCthesis` package (style file) by Brian P. Gerkey
% Font size should be 11 or 12 points for regular paragraph text.
\documentclass[letterpaper,12pt]{report}
% [options] can be any of these default/alternative flag:
%   dissertation/thesis, final/proposal, copyright/nocopyright,
%   fussy/sloppy, flushbottom/raggedbottom, clref/opref.
\usepackage[dissertation]{USCthesis}

% Packages required by `USCthesis.sty`.
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{tabularx}

% Line spacing and margins in compliance with USC graduate school guidelines.
\usepackage[margin=1in,footskip=.5in]{geometry}
\doublespacing

% Optional packages: mathematical fonts and symbols
% You may comment this section out if you don't need them.
\usepackage{mathptmx} % set font to Times Roman
\usepackage[OT1]{fontenc} % font encoding for xelatex
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}

% Optional packages: graphics
\usepackage{graphicx}
% You can use the "demo" option while editing to avoid compiling figures.
% \usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
% You can add absolute paths as well.
\graphicspath{{./}{../}{figures/}{../figures/}}

% Optional packages: bibliography with BibLaTeX.
% Comment this section out if you prefer BibTeX.
\usepackage[
    style=nature,
    sorting=none,
    isbn=false,
    url=false,
    doi=true,
    eprint=false,
    date=year,
    maxnames=6,
    minnames=6
]{biblatex}
\AtEveryBibitem{\clearfield{eventtitle}} 
\AtEveryCitekey{\clearfield{eventtitle}}
\AtEveryBibitem{\clearfield{pagetotal}} 
\AtEveryCitekey{\clearfield{pagetotal}}
\addbibresource{references.bib}

% Filler text for formatting. Comment these lines out for real writing.
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{blindtext}


\begin{document}

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%	TITLE PAGE
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% Volume name could be added as option, e.g. `[Volume I]`.
\title{\textbf{\Large{Writing a thesis at USC}}}

\author{Tommy T. Trojan}

% Committee list is only shown in `proposal` layout.
\committee{A.~Adams & (Chair)\\*
           B.~Bell\\*
           C.~Clausius\\*
           D.~Dirichlet\\*
           E.~Emory & (Outside Member)}

% Submission information is only shown in `final` layout.
\majorfield{Civil Engineering}
\submitdate{December 2020}  % Must be one of the three dates allowed in the guideline

% Make sure everything, specially your title page, exactly follows the guideline:
% https://graduateschool.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Manuscript_Formatting_and_Documentation_Styles.pdf

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%	PREFACE
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

% The preface environment prints the title page.
\begin{preface}

  % Dedication Page, which is truly unnecessary.
  \prefacesection[Dedication]{}
  \input{dedication}

  % Acknowledgement Page, which is also unnecessary for proposals.
  \prefacesection{Acknowledgements}
  \input{acknowledgements}

  \tableofcontents
  \listoftables   % Comment this out if you don't have tables
  \listoffigures

  % Abstract Page
  \prefacesection{Abstract}
  \input{abstract}
\end{preface}

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%	CONTENT STRUCTURE
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% Better to separate LaTeX structure and content
\include{Introduction}

% Research Topic 1
\include{ResearchTopic1}

% More Research Topics
% \include{ResearchTopic2}

% Conclusion and ongoing work
\include{Conclusion}

% Using single-space for reference list.
\begin{singlespace}
% Bibliography
\phantomsection
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}%
\markboth{References}{References}%
% If you use BibLaTeX
\printbibliography[title=References]
% If you use BibTeX
% \bibliographystyle{plain}
% \bibliography{references}
\end{singlespace}

% Appendices
\phantomsection
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Appendices}%
\markboth{Appendices}{Appendices}%
\chapter*{Appendices}
\renewcommand\thesection{\Alph{section}}
\renewcommand*{\thesubsection}{\Alph{section}.\arabic{subsection}}
\begingroup
\numberwithin{equation}{section}
% Appendix source files
\input{appendix_proof}
\endgroup

% In case your dissertation has multiple volumes.
% \addvolumecontents{thesis_part2}
% \addvolumecontents{thesis_part3}
% \addvolumecontents[lof]{thesis_part2}

\end{document}