gsasthesis.cls

% This is file `gsasthesis.cls',
%
% LaTeX2e class for publishing a PhD thesis according to Harvard GSAS
% requirements:
%
% http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/images/stories/pdfs/form%20of%20dissertation.pdf
%
% Modifies appearance of standard report class.
%
% Author: Michal Kolesár
% E-mail: kolesarmi at googlemail dot com
% Disclaimer: not endorsed by Harvard, use at your own risk.


% 1. Identification
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{gsasthesis}


% 2. Load extra packages

% Load the report class and send it all class options
\LoadClassWithOptions{report}

% Dissertation should be double-spaced throughout nodisplayskipstretch makes
% sure equations are single-spaced. Otherwise array-like objects (say pmatrix)
% look rather ugly.
\RequirePackage[nodisplayskipstretch,doublespacing]{setspace}
% This makes tables single-spaced by default. Since they are supposed to be
% double-spaced unless they are too long, need to set double-spacing for tables
% manually using \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{2} inside the table environment

% Add references, to Table of Contents, but not TOC itself, or list of tables
% and figures
\RequirePackage[nottoc,notlot,notlof]{tocbibind}

% 3. Required and Optional fields
\newcommand\degreename[1]{\renewcommand\@degreename{#1}}
\newcommand\@degreename{\ClassError{gsasthesis}{No \noexpand\degreename given}{}}

\newcommand\degreefield[1]{\renewcommand\@degreefield{#1}}
\newcommand\@degreefield{\ClassError{gsasthesis}{No \noexpand\degreefield given}{}}

\newcommand\degreemonth[1]{\renewcommand\@degreemonth{#1}}
\newcommand\@degreemonth{\ClassError{gsasthesis}{No \noexpand\degreemonth given}{}}

\newcommand\degreeyear[1]{\renewcommand\@degreeyear{#1}}
\newcommand\@degreeyear{\ClassError{gsasthesis}{No \noexpand\degreeyear given}{}}

\newcommand\department[1]{\renewcommand\@department{#1}}
\newcommand\@department{\ClassError{gsasthesis}{No \noexpand\department given}{}}

\newcommand\principaladvisor[1]{\renewcommand\@principaladvisor{#1}}
\newcommand\@principaladvisor{\ClassError{gsasthesis}{No \noexpand\principaladvisor given}{}}

% Optional
\newcommand\secondadvisor[1]{\newcommand\@secondadvisor{#1}}


% 4. (Re)define commands and environments
\newcommand{\thesistitlepage}{%
  \begin{titlepage}
    \thispagestyle{empty}
    \null\vfil
    %\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Title Page} % seems silly to add it
    \begin{center}
      {\LARGE\bfseries {\@title}}\\[3em]
      A dissertation presented\\
      by\\[2em]
      {\Large\@author}\\[2em]
      to\\[2em]
      {\large\@department}\\[2em]
      in partial fulfillment of the requirements\\
      for the degree of\\
      \@degreename\\
      in the subject of\\
      \@degreefield\\[2em]
      Harvard University\\
      Cambridge, Massachusetts\\
      \@degreemonth\ \@degreeyear
    \end{center}
    \vfil\null
  \end{titlepage}
  \addtocounter{page}{1} % titlepage is not numbered by default
}

\newcommand{\copyrightpage}
{
  \thispagestyle{empty}
  \null\vfil
  \begin{center}
    \copyright\ \@degreeyear\ \@author\\
    All rights reserved.
  \end{center}
  \vfil\null
  \clearpage
}

\renewenvironment{abstract}%
{
  \clearpage
  % Standard spacing for the header
  \begin{spacing}{1.2}
    \begin{minipage}[t]{0.46\textwidth}
      \begin{flushleft}
        \ifx\@secondadvisor\undefined
        \emph{Dissertation Advisor:}\\
        {\bfseries\@principaladvisor}
        \else
        \emph{Dissertation Advisors:}\\
        {\bfseries\@principaladvisor\\\@secondadvisor}
        \fi
      \end{flushleft}
    \end{minipage}
    \begin{minipage}[t]{0.46\textwidth}
      \begin{flushright}
        \emph{Author:} \\
        {\bfseries\@author}
      \end{flushright}
    \end{minipage}
    \vspace{2em}
    \begin{center}
      {\large\bfseries\@title}
    \end{center}
    \vspace{2em}
  \end{spacing}
  \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}
  \section*{\centering \abstractname}
}%
{\clearpage}

% GSAS: "Table of contents, lists of figures and tables can be single-spaced".
% Let's redefine them to be single-spaced.

% Save the latex commands
\let\LaTeXTOC\tableofcontents
\let\LaTeXLOT\listoftables
\let\LaTeXLOF\listoffigures

% Redefine them
\renewcommand{\tableofcontents}%
{
  \begin{spacing}{1.2} % 1.2 looks nicer than 1
    \LaTeXTOC
  \end{spacing}
}
\renewcommand{\listoftables}%
{
  \begin{spacing}{1.2}
    \LaTeXLOT
  \end{spacing}
}
\renewcommand{\listoffigures}%
{
  \begin{spacing}{1.2}
    \LaTeXLOF
  \end{spacing}
}


\newenvironment{acknowledgments}
{
  \clearpage
  \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Acknowledgments}
  \section*{\centering Acknowledgments}
}
{\clearpage}

\newenvironment{dedication}
{
  \clearpage
  \par\vspace*{.2\textheight}
  \begin{quotation}
}
{\end{quotation}\clearpage}

% 4. Odds and ends

% Quotations should be single-spaced
\expandafter\def\expandafter\quote\expandafter{\quote\singlespacing}
\expandafter\def\expandafter\quotation\expandafter{\quotation\singlespacing}

% Footnotes should single-spaced (setspace default), but there should be
% double-spacing between footnotes.
\setlength{\footnotesep}{0.8\baselineskip}

% Indicate that LaTeX can stop reading this file. LaTeX will ignore anything
% after this line. Not required, but good practice.
\endinput