Texas A&M URS Thesis Template
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Undergraduate Research Office
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Abstract
New template code for Texas A&M Undergraduate Research Scholars Thesis Program, 2425 Cohort
New template code for Texas A&M Undergraduate Research Scholars Thesis Program, 2425 Cohort
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% Template code for the Undergraduate Research Scholars thesis program starting, updated by Undergraduate Research Scholars program staff. Version 6.0. Last Updated: Fall 2024
% Modified by Tawfik Hussein from the template code for TAMU Theses and Dissertations starting Spring 2018, authored by Sean Zachary Roberson. Version 3.17.09.
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% _______________________________(0: PREAMBLE)_________________________________
% THIS SECTION IS KNOWN AS THE PREAMBLE
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage{tamuconfig}
% Most of the packages that set the default settings
% for the document have moved to the style file
% tamuconfig.sty. This includes
%These next lines change the font. Fixes for certain
%fonts will be implemented in a future release.
%Comment this line if you do not wish to use Times
%New Roman. The font used will then be the LaTeX
%default of Computer Modern.
\usepackage{times}
%\usepackage{cmbright}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
% For natbib-style references, uncomment this.
%\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{setspace}
\doublespacing
%This determines the margin length within your document
%(It's set for 1 inch)
%\usepackage[margin=0.1in]{geometry}
%This package allows for the use of graphics in the
%document.
\usepackage{graphicx}
%If you have JPEG format images, add .jpg as an
%allowed file extension below. Same for Bitmaps (.bmp).
\DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.png}
%It is best practice to keep all your pictures in
%one folder inside the main directory in which your
%TeX file is kept. Here the folder is named "graphic."
%Replace the name here with your folder's name, if needed.
%The period is needed due to relative referencing.
\graphicspath{ {./figures/} }
% For quick document navigation.
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\counterwithout{equation}{chapter} % Prevents the numbering for equation to restart with each chapter (i.e., continuous numbering)
\renewcommand{\theequation}{\arabic{equation}} % This makes the equation label as (1) rather than (Eq. 1)
\counterwithout{figure}{chapter} % Prevents the numbering for figures to restart with each chapter (i.e., continuous numbering)
\renewcommand{\thefigure}{\arabic{figure}} % Changes figure caption numbering to its numerical order (e.g. Figure 1) rather than its order in the chapter (e.g. Figure 2.1)
\renewcommand{\thetable}{\arabic{figure}} % Changes table caption numbering to its numerical order (e.g. Table 1) rather than its order in the chapter (e.g. Table 2.1)
\usepackage{caption}
\captionsetup[figure]{font={it,small}, labelfont={it,small}} % This makes the figure caption labels italicized
\captionsetup[table]{font={it,small}, labelfont={it,small}} % This makes the table caption labels italicized
% Algorithm and pseudocode packages
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{algpseudocode}
\usepackage{tocloft}
\usepackage{bookmark}
\titleformat*{\chapter}{\large\bfseries\centering}
\titleformat*{\subsection}{\itshape}
\titleformat*{\subsubsection}{\upshape}
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% Please place all your personal packages here. Check to
% see if the packages you wish to use are not already
% declared above. Placing all your personal packages
% here allows me to determine if there are any package
% issues in compilation, as well as any conflicts
% that may arise by the order of loading.
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% Begin student defined packages.
%___________________________________________________________________________
%_____________________________________________________________________________
% End student defined packages.
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% End preamble. Document begins below.
%____________________(1: DOCUMENT)_________________________
\begin{document}
% The title of your document goes here.
% Spacing may need to be adjusted if your title is long
% and pushes the copyright off the page.
\renewcommand{\tamumanuscripttitle} {\large\textbf{[Type Thesis Title]}}
% This is the document type. Do not change this section.
\renewcommand{\tamupapertype}{Undergraduate Research Scholars Thesis}
% Your full name goes here, as it is in university records. Check your student record on Howdy if there is any mismatch.
\renewcommand{\tamufullname}{[Type Name of Individual or Team Member 1 Name\textsuperscript{1}, Team Member 2 Name\textsuperscript{2}, AND Team Member 3 Name\textsuperscript{3}, ...]}
% This is the distinction information. Do not change this section.
\renewcommand{\tamudegree}{Undergraduate Research Scholar}
\renewcommand{\tamuchairone}{Chair Name}
% This is the program completion date. Do not change this section.
\renewcommand{\tamugradmonth}{May}
\renewcommand{\tamugradyear}{2025}
\include{data/01-TitlePage} % This is simply a file that formats and adds your title page. Do not edit this.
\include{data/02-ResearchComplianceCert}
\include{data/03-ToC} % This is a file that formats and adds your toc, lof, and lot. Do not edit this.
\include{data/04-Abstract}
\include{data/05-Dedication}
\include{data/06-Acknowledgements}
\include{data/07-Nomenclature}
\include{data/08-Chapter1}
\include{data/09-Chapter2}
\include{data/10-Chapter3}
\include{data/11-Chapter4}
% The next line is the format for inserting new sections.
% Replace the name "newsection" with the name of your
% new section file.
% \include{data/newsection}
% fix spacing in bibliography, if any...
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\let\oldbibitem\bibitem
\renewcommand{\bibitem}{\setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\oldbibitem}
\renewcommand{\bibitem}{\vspace{1em}\setstretch{1.0}\oldbibitem}
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% The bibliography style declared is the IEEE format.
\bibliographystyle{ieeetr}
\phantomsection
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{REFERENCES}
\renewcommand{\bibname}{{\large\ \bf \textcolor{black}{REFERENCES}}}
%This file is a .bib database that contains the sources.
%This removes the dependency on the previous file
%bibliography.tex.
\bibliography{data/12-References}
% This next line includes appendices. The file
% appendix.tex contains commands pointing to
% the appendix files; be sure to change these
% pointers if you end up changing the filenames.
% Leave this commented if you will not need
% appendix material.
\include{data/13-Appendix}
\end{document}