Please wait
%% ----------------------------------------
%%
%% NYU PhD thesis template.
%% Created by José Koiller 2007--2008.
%% Modified by Siddharth Krishna, 2019.
%%% ---------------Modified by Quynh M Nguyen, 2021.------------
%% NYU Proquest Admin Approved. No Compilation error. Submittable to ArXiv. Bibliography with clickable DOI.
%% to get DOI link added into a .bib file automatically, install a program in python bibtextparser
%%% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/6810/automatically-adding-doi-fields-to-a-hand-made-bibliography
%% ----------------------------------------
%% Use the first of the following lines during production to
%% easily spot "overfull boxes" in the output. Use the second
%% line for the final version.
%\documentclass[12pt,draft,letterpaper]{report}
\documentclass[12pt,oneside,letterpaper]{report}
%\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{0301}{*************************************}
% ----------------------------------------
% Macro to switch between draft version and final version
% ----------------------------------------
% Use or comment this to enable/disable draft version
% \def\draftversion{}
\newcommand{\draftfinal}[2]{\ifdefined\draftversion#1\else#2\fi}
\newcommand{\draftonly}[1]{\draftfinal{#1}{}}
\newcommand{\finalonly}[1]{\draftfinal{}{#1}}
% ----------------------------------------
% Thesis metadata
% ----------------------------------------
%% Replace the title, name, advisor name, graduation date and dedication below
%% with your own. Graduation months must be January, May or September.
\newcommand{\thesistitle}{The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in graduate school}
\newcommand{\thesisauthor}{Richard Feynman}
\newcommand{\thesisadvisor}{Dr. \href{https://math.nyu.edu/~ristroph/}{\color{black}{Galileo Galilei}}}
\newcommand{\secondadvisor}{Dr. \href{https://physics.nyu.edu/jz11/}{\color{black}{Isaac Newton (if co-advisor $\exists$ )}}}
\newcommand{\thesisdept}{Physics}
\newcommand{\gradmonth}{January}
\newcommand{\gradyear}{2021}
%% If you do not want a dedication, scroll down and comment out
%% the appropriate lines in this file.
\newcommand{\thesisdedication}{To Albert Einstein...}
% ----------------------------------------
% Layout and formatting
% ----------------------------------------
% Uncomment to get a big black box to spot "overfull hboxes"
% \setlength{\overfullrule}{5pt}
%% Page layout (customized to letter paper and NYU requirements):
\RequirePackage[margin=1in, includefoot, letterpaper]{geometry}
%% Color definitions:
\RequirePackage[prologue]{xcolor}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisBlue}{cmyk}{1,0.1,0,0.1}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisYellow}{cmyk}{0,0.16,1,0}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisOrange}{cmyk}{0,0.42,1,0.01}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisRed}{cmyk}{0,0.90,0.86,0}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisLightBlue}{cmyk}{0.49,0.01,0,0}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisGreen}{cmyk}{0.20,0,1,0.19}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisPurple}{cmyk}{0.55,1,0,0.15}
\definecolor[named]{ThesisDarkBlue}{cmyk}{1,0.58,0,0.21}
% School color found from university's graphic identity site:
% http://www.nyu.edu/employees/resources-and-services/media-and-communications/styleguide.html
\definecolor{SchoolColor}{rgb}{0.3412, 0.0235, 0.5490} % purple
\definecolor{chaptergrey}{rgb}{0.2600, 0.0200, 0.4600} % dialed back a little
\definecolor{midgrey}{rgb}{0.4, 0.4, 0.4}
%chemical formula
\usepackage{chemformula}
%table
\usepackage{array}
%% Captions of Figures, tables
\RequirePackage[labelfont={bf,sf,small,singlespacing},
textfont={sf,small,singlespacing},
% justification={justified,RaggedRight},
% singlelinecheck=false,
margin=0pt,
figurewithin=chapter,
tablewithin=chapter]{caption}
%% Chapter headings, captions
\usepackage{fix-cm}
\RequirePackage[raggedright,sc]{titlesec}
\definecolor{gray75}{gray}{0.75}
\newcommand{\hsp}{\hspace{20pt}}
\titleformat{\chapter}[hang]
{\Huge\sc}
{\textcolor{SchoolColor}{\thechapter}\hsp\textcolor{gray75}{|}\hsp}
{0pt}{\Huge\sc\raggedright}
% [\textcolor{gray75}{|}\hsp\textcolor{SchoolColor}{\thechapter}]
%% The following makes chapters and sections, but not subsections,
%% appear in the TOC (table of contents). Increase to 2 or 3 to
%% make subsections or subsubsections appear, respectively. It seems
%% to be usual to use the "1" setting, however.
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
%% Sectional units up to subsubsections are numbered. To number
%% subsections, but not subsubsections, decrease this counter to 2.
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
%% Use the following commands, if desired, during production.
%% Comment them out for final version.
%\usepackage{layout} % defines the \layout command, see below
%\setlength{\hoffset}{-.75in} % creates a large right margin for notes and \showlabels
%% Controls spacing between lines (\doublespacing, \onehalfspacing, etc.):
\usepackage{setspace}
%% Use the line below for official NYU version, which requires
%% double line spacing. For all other uses, this is unnecessary,
%% so the line can be commented out.
\finalonly{
\doublespacing % requires package setspace, invoked above
}
%% For generating sample text.
%% Can be removed when you've replaced all \lipsum commands with your text.
\usepackage{lipsum}
% ----------------------------------------
% Comments and TODOs:
% ----------------------------------------
% Uncomment this to remove all comments
\newcommand{\nocomments}{}
% Uncomment this to remove all TODOs
\newcommand{\notodos}{}
% Comments and TODOs
\newcommand{\fcomment}[2]{\ifdefined\nocomments{}\else\footnote{\textcolor{red}{#1:} #2}\fi}
\newcommand{\todo}[1]{\ifdefined\notodos{}\else\textcolor{red}{TODO\ifstrempty{#1}{}{: #1}}\fi}
\newcommand{\ftodo}[1]{\ifdefined\notodos{}\else\fcomment{TODO}{#1}\fi}
% Author comments:
\newcommand{\aen}[1]{\fcomment{Emmy}{#1}}
% ----------------------------------------
% User-specific packages and macros
% ----------------------------------------
%% This inputs your auxiliary file with \usepackage's and \newcommand's:
%% It is assumed that that file is called "defs.tex".
\input{defs}
% ----------------------------------------
% Document header
% ----------------------------------------
%% Cross-referencing utilities. Use one or the other--whichever you prefer--
%% but comment out both lines for final version.
%\usepackage{showlabels}
%\usepackage{showkeys}
%\usepackage[utf8]{vietnam}
\usepackage{comment}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks,
linkcolor=ThesisDarkBlue,
citecolor=ThesisPurple,
urlcolor=ThesisDarkBlue,
filecolor=ThesisDarkBlue}
\usepackage[
backend=biber,
style=numeric-comp,
natbib=true,
url=false,
doi=true,
eprint=false
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{thesis.bib}
\usepackage{lscape}
\begin{document}
%% Produces a test "layout" page, for "debugging" purposes only.
%% Comment out for final version.
%\layout % requires package layout (see above, on this same file)
%%%%%% Title page %%%%%%%%%%%
%% Sets page numbering to "roman style" i, ii, iii, iv, etc:
\pagenumbering{roman}
%
%% No numbering in the title page:
\thispagestyle{empty}
%
%\begin{center}
%\includegraphics[scale=2]{nyu_stacked_color.jpg}
%\end{center}
\vspace*{25pt}
\begin{center}
{\Large
\begin{doublespace}
{\textcolor{SchoolColor}{\textsc{\thesistitle}}}
\end{doublespace}
}
\vspace{.7in}
by
\vspace{.7in}
\thesisauthor
\vfill
\begin{doublespace}
\textsc{
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment\\
of the requirements for the degree of\\
Doctor of Philosophy\\
Department of \thesisdept\\
New York University\\
\gradmonth, \gradyear}
\end{doublespace}
\end{center}
\vfill
\noindent\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hfill\thesisadvisor}}
\noindent\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hfill\secondadvisor}}
\newpage
%%%%%%%%%%%%% Copyright page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{25pt}
\begin{center}
\scshape \noindent \small \copyright \ \small \thesisauthor \\
All rights reserved, \gradyear
\end{center}
\vspace*{0in}
\newpage
%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Dedication %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following lines if you do not want to dedicate
%% this to anyone...
\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
\chapter*{Dedication}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Dedication}
%\vspace*{\fill}
%\begin{center}
\thesisdedication
%\end{center}
\vfill
\newpage
%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Acknowledgements %%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following lines if you do not want to acknowledge
%% anyone's help...
\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgments}
\input{chapters/acknowledge}
%\newpage
%%%% Abstract %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\chapter*{Abstract}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
\input{abstract}
\newpage
%%%% Table of Contents %%%%%%%%%%%%
\tableofcontents
%%%%% List of Figures %%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following two lines if your thesis does not
%% contain any figures. The list of figures contains only
%% those figures included within the "figure" environment.
\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}
\listoffigures
\newpage
%%%%% List of Tables %%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following two lines if your thesis does not
%% contain more than one table. The list of tables contains only
%% those tables included within the "table" environment.
%\cleardoublepage
%\phantomsection
%\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}
\listoftables
%\newpage
%%%%% Body of thesis starts %%%%%%%%%%%%
\pagenumbering{arabic} % switches page numbering to arabic: 1, 2, 3, etc.
% ----------------------------------------
% Body of Thesis
% ----------------------------------------
%\chapter{Introduction}
%\label{chp-introduction}
%\chapter{Introduction}
%\input{chapters/1-intro}
\chapter{Introduction} \label{ch1}
\input{chapters/1}
\chapter{The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics} \label{ch2}
\input{chapters/2}
\chapter{Conclusion} \label{ch6}
\input{chapters/6}
\label{chp-conclusion}
%% If your thesis has different "Parts", use commands such as the following:
%\part{First Part\label{part:one}}%
% \input{chap1}
%\input{chap2} % further chapters -- change file names to meaningful things...
%\input{chap3}
%\part{Second Part\label{part:two}}%
%\input{chap4}
%\input{chap5}
%\input{chap6}
%%%%% Appendices start %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following if your thesis has no appendix
%\appendix
%\chapter{Appendix}
%\section{Particle Image Velocimetry}
%\input{chapters/piv}
% \input{appendix}
%% Note: If your thesis has more than one appendix, NYU requires a "list of
%% appendices" page before the body of the thesis. I don't provide the tools
%% to create that here, so you're on your own for that one... Sorry.
%%%% Input bibliography file %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% For computer science dissertations, I'd recommend using the bibly package
%% to automatically create the .bib file from your citations:
%% https://github.com/michael-emmi/bibly
\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
%\bibliographystyle{unsrt}
%\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
%\RequirePackage{doi}
%\bibliographystyle{apalike}
%\bibliographystyle{abbrv}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
%\nocite{*}
\printbibliography
\end{document}
%%% Local Variables:
%%% mode: latex
%%% TeX-master: t
%%% End:
Overleaf is perfect for all types of projects — from papers and presentations to newsletters, CVs and much more! It's also a great way to learn how to use LaTeX and produce professional looking projects quickly.
Upload or create templates for journals you submit to and theses and presentation templates for your institution. Just create it as a project on Overleaf and use the publish menu. It's free! No sign-up required.
New template are added all the time. Follow us on twitter for the highlights!
Overleaf is a free online collaborative LaTeX editor. No sign up required.
Learn more