Uni-Newcastle-AU-PhD-Thesis-Template
Author
Mohammad Nazmul Haque
Last Updated
2 anni fa
License
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
Abstract
This is a LaTeX template which meets the style guide for the PhD thesis for the University of Newcastle, Australia.
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,openright]{book}
\usepackage{nomencl}
% give the header a bit more room for fancyhdr below
% otherwise LaTeX will spew on each page
\addtolength{\headheight}{2.5pt}
\usepackage{epigraph}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[section]{placeins}
\usepackage{breakcites}
%
%\usepackage{makeidx}
%\makeindex
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{longtable}
% first set to zero ...
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-1in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{-1in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{-1in}
% adjust these if printer is off by a bit
\setlength{\hoffset}{0mm}
\setlength{\voffset}{0mm}
% from HDR Thesis Preparation Advice 2008
% margins >= 3.5cm on binding edge and >= 1.5cm on opposite
% >= 2.0cm on top and bottom
% NB also that the optimal number of characters per line
% for readability is only 60-70, we're over so we'll be a
% bit more generous on the evensidemargin
\addtolength{\oddsidemargin}{40mm}
\addtolength{\evensidemargin}{20mm}
\addtolength{\topmargin}{30mm}
% set up some of the spacing
\setlength{\marginparwidth}{40pt}
\setlength{\marginparsep}{10pt}
\setlength{\headsep}{0.5in}
% A4 dimensions [mm]: 209.903 x 297.039
\setlength{\textwidth}{21 cm}
\setlength{\textheight}{29.7 cm}
% fix up width
\addtolength{\textwidth}{-\oddsidemargin}
\addtolength{\textwidth}{-\evensidemargin}
% now we've added 2inches in setting up margins
\addtolength{\textwidth}{-2in}
% fix up height
\addtolength{\textheight}{-2\topmargin}
\addtolength{\textheight}{-\headheight}
\addtolength{\textheight}{-\headsep}
\addtolength{\textheight}{-\footskip}
% now we've added 2inches in setting up margins
\addtolength{\textheight}{-2in}
\brokenpenalty=10000 % dunno what this does, maybe handy
% this stops one figure taking up a whole page and lets more text onto
% the one page when a figure exists
\renewcommand\floatpagefraction{0.8} % Default = 0.5
\newcommand{\NewAppendix}[1]{
% put appendix on a new page
\clearpage
% reset the page counter
\pagenumbering{arabic}
% set the format for the appendix page number
\renewcommand{\thepage}{\thesection - \arabic{page}}
% set the appendix name
% \section{#1}
}
%%% load the required packages
% fancyhdr for nice, fancy headings
\RequirePackage{fancyhdr}
% ccaption for good caption handling
\RequirePackage{ccaption}
% xspace so that spaces after commands are handled correctly
\RequirePackage{xspace}
% required for nice pictures
\RequirePackage{graphicx}
% required to use \ifpdf statements, see end of doc
\RequirePackage{ifpdf}
% ifthenelse for if loops
\RequirePackage{ifthen}
%\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{tabularx,booktabs} % Combines tabularx and longtable functionality
%\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{multirow}
% improved version of caption handling
\usepackage{ccaption}
\captionnamefont{\scshape}
\captionstyle{}
\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\fnum@figure}[1]{\quad\small\textsc{\figurename~\thefigure}:}
\renewcommand{\fnum@table}[1]{\quad\small\textsc{\tablename~\thetable}:}
\renewcommand{\@makecaption}[2]{%
\vskip\abovecaptionskip
\sbox\@tempboxa{#1: #2}%
\ifdim \wd\@tempboxa >\hsize
\def\baselinestretch{1}\@normalsize
#1: #2\par
\def\baselinestretch{1.5}\@normalsize
\else
\global \@minipagefalse
\hb@xt@\hsize{\hfil\box\@tempboxa\hfil}%
\fi
\vskip\belowcaptionskip}
\makeatother
\let\origdoublepage\cleardoublepage
\newcommand{\clearemptydoublepage}{%
\clearpage
{\pagestyle{empty}\origdoublepage}%
}
% set the pagestyle to look good
\pagestyle{fancy}
%%%%% Fancyhdr stuff
% define how headers are marked, for details, see fancyhdr docs
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{#1}{}}
\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\ #1}}
% define where sections, chapters and pagenumbers are put
% see fancyhdr docs for details
% the \nouppercase stops book.cls making the contents, bibliography
% and index headers from being all in uppercase.
% The options used here are essentially that in Lamport's book, but
% with small caps for the headings.
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\nouppercase{\thepage}}
\fancyhead[LO]{\sc \nouppercase{\rightmark}}
\fancyhead[RE]{\sc \nouppercase{\leftmark}}
%%% other settings required for a thesis
% It's a references section, not a bibliography, hence redefine
% \bibname i.e. change ``Bibliography'' to ``References''
\renewcommand*{\bibname}{References}
\newcommand{\blankpage}{\newpage This page intentionally left blank.}
\newcommand{\blankfrontpage}{\newpage}
% single line spacing for the final copy
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1}
% spell things correctly
\newenvironment{centre}{\begin{center}}{\end{center}}
\newenvironment{itemise}{\begin{itemize}}{\end{itemize}}
%\usepackage{play}
\usepackage[grey,times]{quotchap} % this makes the chapter title look nice,
% and you can insert a quote
%%%%% optional packages
%\usepackage[square,comma,numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}
% this is the natural sciences bibliography citation
% style package. The options here give citations in
% the text as numbers in square brackets, separated by
% commas, citations sorted and consecutive citations
% compressed
% output example: [1,4,12-15]
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
% allows the table of contents, bibliography
% and index to be added to the table of
% contents if desired, the option used
% here specifies that the table of
% contents is not to be added.
% tocbibind needs to be after natbib
% otherwise bits of it get trampled.
\newcommand{\varFM}[1]{{\operatorname{\mathit{#1}}}}
\newcommand{\ABK}{$(\alpha,\beta)$-$k$}
\usepackage[pdftitle={PhD Thesis Title}, pdfauthor={Mohammad Nazmul Haque}, pdfsubject={Thesis},
bookmarks,
bookmarksopen = true,
bookmarksnumbered = true,
breaklinks = true,
linktocpage,
hyperindex = false,
hyperfigures,
pagebackref,
colorlinks=true,
linkcolor=blue,
urlcolor=blue,
citecolor=red,
anchorcolor=green
]{hyperref}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcolumntype{A}{>{\arraybackslash}X}
\newcolumntype{L}[1]{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
\definecolor{dkgreen}{rgb}{0,0.6,0}
\definecolor{gray}{rgb}{0.5,0.5,0.5}
\definecolor{mauve}{rgb}{0.58,0,0.82}
\usepackage[toc,page]{appendix}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{subfloat}
\usepackage[linesnumbered,ruled,vlined]{algorithm2e}
\DeclareMathOperator*{\argmax}{arg\,max}
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{thm}{Theorem}[chapter] % reset theorem numbering for each chapter
\newtheorem{obj}{Objective}[chapter] % use global Objective numbering
\theoremstyle{definition}
\newtheorem{defn}[thm]{Definition} % definition numbers are dependent on theorem numbers
\newtheorem{exmp}[thm]{Example} % same for example numbers
\usepackage{setspace}
%\doublespacing
% or:
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\pagenumbering{roman} % make sure that front matter is numbered roman
\hypersetup{urlcolor=black}{}
\thispagestyle{empty}%
\null
\begin{center}
\huge\sc\expandafter{Title of the PhD Thesis} % put in small caps
\end{center}
\vskip1cm%
\begin{center}
\textrm{By}\\
\vskip0.25cm%
\Large\textrm{\href{mailto:Firstname.Lastname@uon.edu.au}{Firstname Lastname} \\\small{MSc (UniA), BSc (UniB)}}
\end{center}
\vfill
\begin{center}
\Large\textbf{Thesis}\\
\vskip0.2cm
\textit{submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of}\\
\vskip0.2cm
\Large\textbf{Doctor of Philosophy}
\vskip1cm%
\includegraphics[width=0.2 \columnwidth]{images/newcastle.png}\\
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\\
\href{http://www.newcastle.edu.au/}{The University of Newcastle}\\
Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia\\
April 2022\\
\vspace{1cm}
\end{center}
\vfill
\newpage
\thispagestyle{empty}
\mbox{}
\hypersetup{urlcolor=blue}{}
%%%%% Submition date if different from creation date
%\submitdate{September 2013}
\onehalfspacing
\include{ch-front-matter}
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\listofalgorithms
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Algorithms}
\chapter*{Abstract}
\lipsum[2-4]
\clearpage\thispagestyle{empty}
\onehalfspacing
\mainmatter
%=======================================
% Chapter 1
%=======================================
\chapter{Introduction}
\lipsum[1-4]
\cite{smit54}
\section{Background}
\lipsum[4-6]
\subsection{Specific Background}
\lipsum[1-3]
\subsection{Further refinement of the Background}
\lipsum[3-8]
\section{Motivation}
\lipsum[1-2]
\begin{description}
\item [Challenge 1:] \lipsum[1]
\item [Challenge 2:] \lipsum[2]
\item [Challenge 3:] \lipsum[3]
\item [Challenge 4:] \lipsum[4]
\end{description}
\section{Research Objectives \label{sec:obj}}
\lipsum[1-2]
\begin{description}
\item[Obj 1\label{Obj1}:] \lipsum[1]
\item[Obj 2\label{Obj2}:]\lipsum[2]
\item[Obj 3\label{Obj3}:]\lipsum[3]
\item[Obj 4\label{Obj4}:] \lipsum[4]
\end{description}
\section{Organisation of the Thesis}
\lipsum[7]
\section{Summary}
\lipsum[4]
%=======================================
% Chapter 2
%=======================================
\chapter{Literature Review}\label{ch-lit-rev}
\lipsum[1]
\section{Review of Main Method}
\lipsum[2-3]
\cite{gree00,jame76}
\subsection{Review of Sub Method 1}
\lipsum[3-6]
\cite{phil99,smit54}
\subsection{Review of Sub Method 2}
\lipsum[5-9]
\section{Challenges in The Method}
\lipsum[3-7]
\section{Summary}
\lipsum[1-2]
%\blankpage
% ===========================================
% Chapter 3
% ===========================================
\begin{savequote}[0.75\linewidth]
This chapter contains parts of the paper ``How {I} Discovered {America}" published on the Journal (\cite{colu92}).
\qauthor{}
\end{savequote}
\chapter{Chapter 3}\label{ch-ga-eoc}
\lipsum[2]
\section{Discovery of America}
\lipsum[3]
\section{Performance of the Proposed Method}
The\lipsum[3-8]
\section{Discussion}
\lipsum[2-5]
%\blankpage
% ===========================================
% Chapter 7
% ===========================================
\chapter{Conclusion and Final Remarks}\label{ch-concl}
\lipsum[5-9]
\section{Research Contributions}
\lipsum[2]
\begin{description}
\item[Obj 1:] \lipsum[1]
\item[Obj 2:] \lipsum[2]
\end{description}
\lipsum[3]
\begin{description}
\item[Obj 3:] \lipsum[4]
\item[Obj 4:] \lipsum[5]
\end{description}
\lipsum[6]
\section{Future Challenges}
\lipsum[3-5]
\section{Conclusion}
\lipsum[8]
\singlespacing
\bibliographystyle{apalike}
% or: plain,unsrt,alpha,abbrv,acm,apalike,...
\bibliography{sample}
\clearpage
\appendix
\include{ch-apendix}
%\backmatter
\include{listofSymbols}
%\printindex
\end{document}