\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\cl@chapter{\@elt{section}\@elt{footnote}}
\def\thefigure{\@arabic\c@figure}
\def\thetable{\@arabic\c@table}
\def\theequation{\arabic{equation}}

\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\dept#1{\gdef\@dept{#1}}
\def\principaladviser#1{\gdef\@principaladviser{#1}}
\def\advis@r{Adviser}
\def\principaladvisor#1{\gdef\@principaladviser{#1}\gdef\advis@r{Advisor}}
\def\firstreader#1{\gdef\@firstreader{#1}}
\def\secondreader#1{\gdef\@secondreader{#1}}
\def\submitdate#1{\gdef\@submitdate{#1}}
\def\copyrightyear#1{\gdef\@copyrightyear{#1}} % \author, \title in report
\def\@title{}\def\@author{}\def\@dept{computer science}
\def\@principaladviser{}\def\@firstreader{}\def\@secondreader{}
\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}
\ifnum\month=12
    \@tempcnta=\year \advance\@tempcnta by 1
    \edef\@copyrightyear{\number\the\@tempcnta}
\else
    \def\@copyrightyear{\number\the\year}
\fi
\newif\ifcopyright \newif\iffigurespage \newif\iftablespage
\copyrighttrue \figurespagetrue \tablespagetrue


\def\titlep{%
	\thispagestyle{empty}%
	\null\vskip1in%
	\begin{center}
		{\Large\uppercase\expandafter{\@title}}
	\end{center}
	\vfill
	\begin{center}
		\sc a dissertation\\
		submitted to the department of 
			\lowercase\expandafter{\@dept}\\
		and the committee on graduate studies\\
		of stanford university\\
		in partial fulfillment of the requirements\\
		for the degree of\\
		doctor of philosophy
	\end{center}
	\vfill
	\begin{center}
		\rm By\\
		\@author\\
		\@submitdate\\
	\end{center}\vskip.5in\newpage}

\def\copyrightpage{%
	\null\vfill
	\begin{center}
		\Large\copyright\ Copyright \@copyrightyear\\
		by\\
		\@author\\
	\end{center}
	\vfill\newpage}

\long\def\signature#1{%
\begin{center}
\begin{minipage}{4in}
\parindent=0pt
I certify that I have read this thesis and that in my opinion
it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a dissertation for the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy.
\par
\vspace{.5in}
\hbox to 4in{\hfil\shortstack{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\#1}}
\end{minipage}
\end{center}}

\def\signaturepage{%
	\signature{\@principaladviser\\(Principal \advis@r)}
	\vfill
	\signature\@firstreader
	\vfill
	\signature\@secondreader
	\vfill
	\begin{center}
	\begin{minipage}{4in}
	Approved for the University Committee on Graduate Studies:\par
	\vspace{.5in}
	\hbox to 4in{\hfil\shortstack{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\
			Dean of Graduate Studies \& Research}}
	\end{minipage}
	\end{center}}

\def\beforepreface{
	\pagenumbering{roman}
	\pagestyle{plain}
	\titlep
	\ifcopyright\copyrightpage\fi
	\signaturepage}

\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}
