This is a template for MIT theses formatted according to the requirements of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries (as posted in 2023): https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/thesis-specs/
This template is appropriate for MIT theses of all types.
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% This file is MIT-Thesis.tex, a template for producing MIT theses with the mitthesis class.
% Version: 1.05, 2023/07/21
% Author: John H. Lienhard (c) 2023. Reuse under the MIT license: https://ctan.org/license/mit
% Documentation: https://ctan.org/pkg/mitthesis
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lang = en-US,
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\documentclass[twoside]{mitthesis} %,fontset=libertine ,fontset=newtx-sans-text, fontset=heros-stix2, fontset=stix2
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% option [twoside] gives facing-page behavior for printing; omitting it will eliminate even-numbered blank pages.
% option [lineno] provides line numbers, as for editing
% option [mydesign] loads packages for color, title and list formats, margins, or captions: edit mydesign.tex to change defaults.
% option [fontset] is a keyvalue which can be:
% pdftex or unicode engines: defaultfonts, libertine, lucida
% pdftex only: fira-newtxsf, newtx, newtx-sans-text
% unicode engines (luatex): heros-stix2, stix2, termes, termes-stix2
% if no key value is given, fonts default to CMR (pdftex) or LMR (unicode), i.e., "the latex font".
% You can edit the fontset files or you can write your own, myfonts.tex, and do [fontset=myfonts].
% If you are using multiple languages, load the babel package in your fontset file, before the fonts.
%%%%%%%%% Packages used in sample chapters (not otherwise required) %%%%%%%
%% Package for code listing in Appendix A.
\usepackage{listings}
%% Set chemical formulas nicely
\usepackage[version=4]{mhchem}
%% Latin filler used in Chapter 1, with a test for package version date
\usepackage{lipsum}
\IfPackageAtLeastTF{lipsum}{2021/09/20}{\setlipsum{auto-lang=false}}{}
%%%%%%%%% Graphics path (to figure files) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Can set graphicspath to point to specific directories containing figures (the current directory is searched automatically)
%% For instance, to search a subdirectory of the current directory called "figures" and a parallel directory called "art", set:
% \graphicspath{ {figures/} {../art/} }% For details see: https://latexref.xyz/dev/latex2e.html#g_t_005cgraphicspath
%%%%%%%%% Representative set-up for biblatex %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage[style=ieee,maxbibnames=10,sorting=none]{biblatex}% style=ext-numeric-comp,articlein=false,giveninits=true
\addbibresource{mitthesis-sample.bib}%% <== change to YOUR bib file <=================
%% These two commands enable line breaks in long URLs in the bibliography (delete if you don't want that)
\setcounter{biburllcpenalty}{7000}
\setcounter{biburlucpenalty}{8000}
% biblatex is very powerful, and you can customize most aspects the reference list and citations.
%%%%%%%%%% Option to use natbib %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%\RequirePackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}
%%% add bibliography to table of contents
%\apptocmd{\bibliography}{\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\protect\textbf{\bibname}}}{}{}
%%% You can use this to rename the bibliography section
%\renewcommand{\bibname}{References}
%%% Can adjust space between bibliography items (change 4pt to something else; don't drop last two lengths, they are stretchable "glue")
%\setlength\bibsep{4pt plus 1pt minus 1pt}
%%%%%%%%%% Table related packages %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{booktabs}% better quality tables
\usepackage{array}% additional options for table columns
%\usepackage{tabularx}
%\usepackage{dcolumn} % alignment on decimal places
%\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{.}{#1}}
%%%%%%%%%% Option for "double spacing" %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Back in the typewriter era, double spaced lines were convenient for editing with a pencil.
%% In typography, the separation between lines is called "leading", and it is usually set in
%% proportion to the font size (i.e., when the font is loaded). If you really feel the need
%% to change the line separation, the most attractive results will be obtained by changing the
%% leading in proportion to the the current font size, rather than just doubling the space.
%% The setspace package provides a tool for changing line separation (use these here)
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%\usepackage{setspace}
%\setstretch{1.1}% you can choose some other value for the stretch of space between lines
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%% Use the these commands AFTER the frontmatter
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%\onehalfspacing
%\doublespacing
%\singlespacing % will turn these effects off (you can use these anywhere in the document)
%% The best result may be to stay with leading selected by the typographer who set up the font.
%%%%%%%%%%% Hyperref setting and metadata %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\newcommand*\YourName{John H. Lienhard}% <====== CHANGE TO YOUR NAME !!!
\hypersetup{%
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% Be sure to change the following to your own information! <======== !!!
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pdftitle={MIT thesis template},
pdfkeywords={\YourName, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT},
pdfauthor={\YourName},
% pdfauthor={{John H. Lienhard, V}},% if you have a comma in your name, surround by {..}
pdfauthortitle={Professor of Mechanical Engineering},
pdfcaptionwriter={\YourName},
pdfurl={https://lienhard.mit.edu},
pdfcontactemail={lienhard@mit.edu},
pdfcontactaddress={77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-166},
pdfcontactcity={Cambridge, MA},
pdfcontactpostcode={02139},
pdfcontactcountry={USA},
pdfcontacturl={https://lienhard.mit.edu},
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pdfsubject={Template for writing MIT theses with the mitthesis class},% briefly state what this document is about
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colorlinks=true,
linkcolor=Blue3,% from xcolor package
citecolor=Blue3,% from xcolor package
urlcolor=violet,% from xcolor package
filecolor=red,
% anchorcolor=yellow,% not all pdf viewers recognize this field (although Firefox does)
% colorscheme=phelype,% overrides link, cite, url, file colors with a preset scheme, through \DocumentMetadata
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pdfborder={0 0 0},
bookmarksnumbered=true,
bookmarksopen=true,
bookmarksopenlevel=1,
% pdfpagemode=UseNone,% this option means don't open bookmarks panel
pdfpagelayout=SinglePage,
pdfdisplaydoctitle=true,
pdfstartview=Fit,
pdfnewwindow=true,
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\AtEndDocument{
\hypersetup{pdfcopyright={Copyright © \DegreeYear\ by \YourName. \PDFRightsText},}% 1st and 3rd commands are defined by class file.
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\begin{document}
%%% edit the following commands to match your thesis %%%%%%%%%%
\title{The Atomic Theory as Applied To Gases, with Some Experiments on the Viscosity of Air}
% \Author{Author full name}{Author department}[Author's first PREVIOUS degree][Author's second PREVIOUS degree][...
% Note that third, fourth, fifth, and sixth arguments are optional [] and may be omitted
% note on names: most of the following names are made up; Silas Holman was a professor at MIT in the 19th century.
\Author{Silas W. Holman}{Department of Physics}%[B.S. Physics, MIT, 1876][MBA, Ferengi School of Management, 2022]
%\Author{Luisa Hernández}{Department of Research}[B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UCLA, 2018][M.S. Stellar Interiors, Vulcan Science Academy, 2020][MBA, Ferengi School of Management, 2022]
% Use once for each degree fulfilled by thesis
% For two degrees from one department, leave the department argument blank for the second degree {}.
\Degree{Bachelor of Science in Physics}{Department of Physics}
%\Degree{Master of Science in Physics}{}
%\Degree{Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering}{Department of Mechanical Engineering}
% If there is more than one supervisor, use the \Supervisor command for each.
\Supervisor{Edward C. Pickering}{Professor of Physics}
%\Supervisor{Secunda Castor}{Professor of Research}
%\Supervisor{Quintus Castor}{Professor of Log Dams}
% Professor who formally accepts theses for your department (e.g., the Graduate Officer, Professor Sméagol,...)
% If more than one department, use more than once
% If you need to reduce vertical space, put the acceptor title in the second argument and leave the third blank {}.
\Acceptor{Primus Castor}{Professor of Wetlands Engineering}{Undergraduate Officer, Department of Physics}
%\Acceptor{Tertius Castor}{Professor of Log Dams}{Graduate Officer, Department of Research}
%\Acceptor{Quarta Castor}{Professor of Lodge Building}{Graduate Officer, Department of Mechanical Engineering}
% If your title page is overflowing (from too many names, degrees, etc.), you can scale
% down the Signature block at the bottom with this command, or use another creative solution...
%\SignatureBlockSize{\small} %\SignatureBlockSize{\footnotesize}
% Usage: \DegreeDate{Month}{year}
% Valid degree months are September, February, or June.
\DegreeDate{June}{1876}
% Date that final thesis is submitted to department
\ThesisDate{May 18, 1876}
%%%%%% Choose whether to have a CREATIVE COMMONS License %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% If you are using a cc license, put details of your cc license here.
% Omit this command if you are not using a cc license.
%
\CClicense{CC BY-NC-ND 4.0}{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/}
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%%% Titlepage
\maketitle
\cleardoublepage% for two-sided printing, this puts abstract on a right-hand (odd) page, possibly inserting a blank page
% if the the class option [twoside] is omitted, the command just begins a new page
%%%%%%%%% Contents that you need to write follows %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \includeonly{acknowledgments,biography,chapter1,chapter2,...,appendixa,...}
% for usage, see https://latexref.xyz/dev/latex2e.html#g_t_005cinclude-_0026-_005cincludeonly
%%% Frontmatter (write this material in the mentioned files) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The abstract environment creates all the required headers and footnote.
% You only need to add the text of the abstract itself in the file abstract.tex
\begin{abstract}
\input{abstract.tex}% in this case, use \input rather than \include because you are inside an environment
\end{abstract}
\cleardoublepage
\include{acknowledgments.tex}%
\cleardoublepage
\include{biography.tex}% optional, see MIT Libraries https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/thesis-specs/#format
\cleardoublepage
%%% Table of contents and lists of stuff (delete lists you don't need, e.g., if no tables) %%%%%%%%
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables
%%% Chapters of thesis %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% If you feel a need for "double spacing", you can start here...
\include{chapter1.tex}
%\include{chapter2.tex}
%\include{chapter3.tex}
%\include{chapter4.tex}
%%% Appendicies of thesis %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\appendix
\include{appendixa.tex}
%%% Bibliography %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
{\raggedright% to avoid stretched white space and split urls; DELETE if you prefer justified text
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\printbibliography[title={References},heading=bibintoc]
}
% biblatex also supports chapter-by-chapter bibliography, https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/296502/119566
% see the biblatex manual, section 3.14.3
%%%% Option for natbib %%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% use an appropriate style (.bst) and your own .bib file[s]
%\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
%\bibliography{mitthesis-sample.bib}
\end{document}