%%
%% RICE_THESIS.CLS
%% Primary LaTeX2e Document Class for Rice University Thesis
%%
%% Version Note
%% v1.2 04/28/2003 Most features
%% v1.3 05/18/2004 Add frontmatters as Preface, abbreviations ...
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1995/12/01]
\ProvidesClass{rice_thesis}
              [2004/05/18 v1.3 
Rice University Thesis Class for LaTeX2e/pdfLaTeX2e, by Lijun Zhu.
Adapted from the LaTeX2e report class and previous Rice Thesis 
style for LateX 2.0.9.]

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%%%%% from report.cls %%%%%%
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\if@compatibility\else
\DeclareOption{oneside}{\@twosidefalse \@mparswitchfalse}
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%%%% Rice -- Double Space
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\DeclareOption{singlespace}{\doublespacefalse}
%%%%
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\renewcommand\dblfloatpagefraction{.5}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%Rice Spacing%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\linespacing#1{\def\baselinestretch{#1} \let\@tempa\@currsize
 \let\@currsize\relax \@tempa}

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\setlength{\textwidth}{6in}       %% Makes right margin = 1 inch
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\setlength{\headsep}{25\p@}    %% Space between page # and text
\setlength{\textheight}{8.5in}     %% Makes bottom margin = 1 inch
\setlength{\footskip}{40\p@}   %% Space from bottom of text to foot
%\footnotesep 8.4pt    % Height of strut placed at the beginning of every
%                      % footnote = height of normal \footnotesize strut,
%                      % so no extra space between footnotes.
%
%\skip\footins 10.8pt plus 4pt minus 2pt  % Space between last line of text and 
                                         % top of first footnote.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  headings modified 
\if@twoside
  \def\ps@headings{%
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      \def\@evenhead{\rm\thepage\hfil\hbox{}}%
      \def\@oddhead{\hbox{}\hfil\rm\thepage}%
      \let\@mkboth\markboth
    \def\chaptermark##1{%
      \markboth {\MakeUppercase{%
        \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
            \@chapapp\ \thechapter. \ %
        \fi
        ##1}}{}}%
    \def\sectionmark##1{%
      \markright {\MakeUppercase{%
        \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\z@
          \thesection. \ %
        \fi
        ##1}}}}
\else
  \def\ps@headings{%
    \let\@oddfoot\@empty
    \def\@oddhead{\hbox{}\hfil\rm\thepage}%
    \let\@mkboth\markboth
    \def\chaptermark##1{%
      \markright {\MakeUppercase{%
        \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
            \@chapapp\ \thechapter. \ %
        \fi
        ##1}}}}
\fi

\def\ps@myheadings{%
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    \def\@oddhead{\hfil\thepage}%
    \let\@mkboth\@gobbletwo
    \let\chaptermark\@gobble
    \let\sectionmark\@gobble
    }
%%%
\let\ps@plain\ps@headings
%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Chapters and Sections %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\newcommand*\chaptermark[1]{}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}  %Maximum subsections allowed 
\newcounter {part}
\newcounter {chapter}
\newcounter {section}[chapter]
\newcounter {subsection}[section]
\newcounter {subsubsection}[subsection]
\newcounter {paragraph}[subsubsection]
\newcounter {subparagraph}[paragraph]
\renewcommand \thepart {\@Roman\c@part}
\renewcommand \thechapter {\@arabic\c@chapter}
\renewcommand \thesection {\thechapter.\@arabic\c@section}
\renewcommand\thesubsection   {\thesection.\@arabic\c@subsection}
\renewcommand\thesubsubsection{\thesubsection .\@arabic\c@subsubsection}
\renewcommand\theparagraph    {\thesubsubsection.\@arabic\c@paragraph}
\renewcommand\thesubparagraph {\theparagraph.\@arabic\c@subparagraph}
\newcommand\@chapapp{\chaptername}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Part %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\newcommand\part{%
  \if@openright
    \cleardoublepage
  \else
    \clearpage
  \fi
  \thispagestyle{plain}%
  \if@twocolumn
    \onecolumn
    \@tempswatrue
  \else
    \@tempswafalse
  \fi
  \null\vfil
  \secdef\@part\@spart}

\def\@part[#1]#2{%
    \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >-2\relax
      \refstepcounter{part}%
      \addcontentsline{toc}{part}{\thepart\hspace{1em}#1}%
    \else
      \addcontentsline{toc}{part}{#1}%
    \fi
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    {\centering
     \interlinepenalty \@M
     \normalfont
     \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >-2\relax
       \huge\bfseries \partname~\thepart
       \par
       \vskip 20\p@
     \fi
     \Huge \bfseries #2\par}%
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\def\@spart#1{%
    {\centering
     \interlinepenalty \@M
     \normalfont
     \Huge \bfseries #1\par}%
    \@endpart}
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               \if@openright
                \null
                \thispagestyle{empty}%
                \newpage
               \fi
              \fi
              \if@tempswa
                \twocolumn
              \fi}
                    

%%%%%%%%%%%% Chapters %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
  
\def\@makechapterhead#1{\begingroup
 \def \baselinestretch{1} 
 %\parskip \z@ \parindent \z@ \par
 \parskip 0pt
 \Large\bf \null 
 %\vskip 1.0ex 
 \centering
 \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne \@chapapp~\thechapter 
 \vskip 1.5ex \fi
 #1 
 \vskip 2ex 
 %plus .2ex
 \endgroup}

\def\@makeschapterhead#1{             % Heading for \chapter* command
%  \vspace*{50pt}                     % Space at top of page.
  { \parindent 0pt \centering %\raggedright 
    \Large \bf                        % Title.
    #1\par 
    \nobreak                         % TeX penalty to prevent page break.
    \vskip 20\p@                      % Space between title and text.
  } }

% \secdef{UNSTARCMDS}{STARCMDS} :
%    When defining a \chapter or \section command without using
%    \@startsection, you can use \secdef as follows:
%       \def\chapter { ... \secdef \CMDA \CMDB }
%       \def\CMDA    [#1]#2{ ...   % Command to define \chapter[...]{...}
%       \def\CMDB    #1{ ...       % Command to define \chapter*{...}

\def\chapter{\clearpage      % Starts new page.
   \thispagestyle{empty}     % Page style of chapter page is 'botcent'
% use {empty} if you do not want the first page of each chapter
% to be numbered.
   \global\@topnum\z@        % Prevents figures from going at top of page.
   \@afterindenttrue         % Suppresses indent in first paragraph.  Change
   \secdef\@chapter\@schapter}   % to \@afterindenttrue to have indent.
\def\bibchapter{\clearpage      % Starts new page.
   \thispagestyle{plain}     % Page style of chapter page is 'botcent'
   \global\@topnum\z@        % Prevents figures from going at top of page.
   \@afterindenttrue         % Suppresses indent in first paragraph.  Change
   \secdef\@chapter\@schapter}   % to \@afterindenttrue to have indent.

\def\@chapter[#1]#2{\ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
        \refstepcounter{chapter}
        \typeout{\@chapapp\space\thechapter.}
        \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\protect
        \numberline{\thechapter}#1}\else
      \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}\fi
   \chaptermark{#1}
   \addtocontents{lof}{\protect\addvspace{10pt}} % Adds between-chapter space
   \addtocontents{lot}{\protect\addvspace{10pt}} % to lists of figs & tables.
   \if@twocolumn                                 % Tests for two-column mode.  
           \@topnewpage[\@makechapterhead{#2}]  
     \else \@makechapterhead{#2}
           \@afterheading                  % Routine called after chapter and
     \fi}                                  % section heading.

\def\@schapter#1{\if@twocolumn \@topnewpage[\@makeschapterhead{#1}]
        \else \@makeschapterhead{#1} 
              \@afterheading\fi}

\def\section{\@startsection {section}{1}{\z@}{-3.5ex plus -1ex minus 
    -.2ex}{0.8ex plus .2ex}{\large\bf}}
\def\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@}{-3.25ex plus -1ex minus 
   -.2ex}{1.5ex plus .2ex}{\normalsize\bf}}
\def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{\z@}{-3.25ex plus 
   -1ex minus -.2ex}{1.5ex plus .2ex}{\normalsize\bf}}
\def\paragraph{\@startsection
     {paragraph}{4}{\z@}{3.25ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{-1em}{\normalsize\bf}}
\def\subparagraph{\@startsection
     {subparagraph}{4}{\parindent}{3.25ex plus 1ex minus 
     .2ex}{-1em}{\normalsize\bf}}



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Some lengths %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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  \setlength\leftmargini  {2em}
\else
  \setlength\leftmargini  {2.5em}
\fi
\leftmargin  \leftmargini
\setlength\leftmarginii  {2.2em}
\setlength\leftmarginiii {1.87em}
\setlength\leftmarginiv  {1.7em}
\if@twocolumn
  \setlength\leftmarginv  {.5em}
  \setlength\leftmarginvi {.5em}
\else
  \setlength\leftmarginv  {1em}
  \setlength\leftmarginvi {1em}
\fi
\setlength  \labelsep  {.5em}
\setlength  \labelwidth{\leftmargini}
\addtolength\labelwidth{-\labelsep}
\@beginparpenalty -\@lowpenalty
\@endparpenalty   -\@lowpenalty
\@itempenalty     -\@lowpenalty

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Numering %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\renewcommand\theenumi{\@arabic\c@enumi}
\renewcommand\theenumii{\@alph\c@enumii}
\renewcommand\theenumiii{\@roman\c@enumiii}
\renewcommand\theenumiv{\@Alph\c@enumiv}
\newcommand\labelenumi{\theenumi.}
\newcommand\labelenumii{(\theenumii)}
\newcommand\labelenumiii{\theenumiii.}
\newcommand\labelenumiv{\theenumiv.}
\renewcommand\p@enumii{\theenumi}
\renewcommand\p@enumiii{\theenumi(\theenumii)}
\renewcommand\p@enumiv{\p@enumiii\theenumiii}
\newcommand\labelitemi{\textbullet}
\newcommand\labelitemii{\normalfont\bfseries \textendash}
\newcommand\labelitemiii{\textasteriskcentered}
\newcommand\labelitemiv{\textperiodcentered}
\newenvironment{description}
               {\list{}{\labelwidth\z@ \itemindent-\leftmargin
                        \let\makelabel\descriptionlabel}}
               {\endlist}
\newcommand*\descriptionlabel[1]{\hspace\labelsep
                                \normalfont\bfseries #1}

\if@titlepage
  \newenvironment{abstract}{%
      \titlepage
      \null\vfil
      \@beginparpenalty\@lowpenalty
      \begin{center}%
        \bfseries \abstractname
        \@endparpenalty\@M
      \end{center}}%
     {\par\vfil\null\endtitlepage}
\else
  \newenvironment{abstract}{%
      \if@twocolumn
        \section*{\abstractname}%
      \else
        \small
        \begin{center}%
          {\bfseries \abstractname\vspace{-.5em}\vspace{\z@}}%
        \end{center}%
        \quotation
      \fi}
      {\if@twocolumn\else\endquotation\fi}
\fi
\newenvironment{verse}
               {\let\\\@centercr
                \list{}{\itemsep      \z@
                        \itemindent   -1.5em%
                        \listparindent\itemindent
                        \rightmargin  \leftmargin
                        \advance\leftmargin 1.5em}%
                \item\relax}
               {\endlist}
\newenvironment{quotation}
               {\list{}{\listparindent 1.5em%
                        \itemindent    \listparindent
                        \rightmargin   \leftmargin
                        \parsep        \z@ \@plus\p@}%
                \item\relax}
               {\endlist}
\newenvironment{quote}
               {\list{}{\rightmargin\leftmargin}%
                \item\relax}
               {\endlist}

\if@compatibility
\newenvironment{titlepage}
    {%
      \if@twocolumn
        \@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
      \else
        \@restonecolfalse\newpage
      \fi
      \thispagestyle{empty}%
      \setcounter{page}\z@
    }%
    {\if@restonecol\twocolumn \else \newpage \fi
    }
\else
\newenvironment{titlepage}
    {%
      \if@twocolumn
        \@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
      \else
        \@restonecolfalse\newpage
      \fi
      \thispagestyle{empty}%
      \setcounter{page}\@ne
    }%
    {\if@restonecol\twocolumn \else \newpage \fi
     \if@twoside\else
        \setcounter{page}\@ne
     \fi
    }
\fi

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Appendix %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\newcommand\appendix{\par
  \setcounter{chapter}{0}%
  \setcounter{section}{0}%
  \gdef\@chapapp{\appendixname}%
  \gdef\thechapter{\@Alph\c@chapter}}
\setlength\arraycolsep{5\p@}
\setlength\tabcolsep{6\p@}
\setlength\arrayrulewidth{.4\p@}
\setlength\doublerulesep{2\p@}
\setlength\tabbingsep{\labelsep}
\skip\@mpfootins = \skip\footins
\setlength\fboxsep{3\p@}
\setlength\fboxrule{.4\p@}
\@addtoreset {equation}{chapter}
\renewcommand\theequation
  {\ifnum \c@chapter>\z@ \thechapter.\fi \@arabic\c@equation}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Appendix %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%\def\appendix{\par
% \setcounter{chapter}{0}
% \setcounter{section}{0}
% \def\@chapapp{Appendix}
% \def\thechapter{\Alph{chapter}}}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Tables and Figures%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\newcounter{figure}[chapter]
\renewcommand \thefigure
     {\ifnum \c@chapter>\z@ \thechapter.\fi \@arabic\c@figure}
\def\fps@figure{tbp}
\def\ftype@figure{1}
\def\ext@figure{lof}
\def\fnum@figure{\figurename~\thefigure}
\newenvironment{figure}
               {\@float{figure}}
               {\end@float}
\newenvironment{figure*}
               {\@dblfloat{figure}}
               {\end@dblfloat}
\newcounter{table}[chapter]

\renewcommand \thetable
     {\ifnum \c@chapter>\z@ \thechapter.\fi \@arabic\c@table}
\def\fps@table{tbp}
\def\ftype@table{2}
\def\ext@table{lot}
\def\fnum@table{\tablename~\thetable}
\newenvironment{table}
               {\@float{table}}
               {\end@float}
\newenvironment{table*}
               {\@dblfloat{table}}
               {\end@dblfloat}
\newlength\abovecaptionskip
\newlength\belowcaptionskip
%\setlength\abovecaptionskip{10\p@} 
\setlength\abovecaptionskip{10\p@}
\setlength\belowcaptionskip{0\p@}
\long\def\@makecaption#1#2{%
  \vskip\abovecaptionskip
  \sbox\@tempboxa{#1: #2}%
  \ifdim \wd\@tempboxa >\hsize
    #1: #2\par
  \else
    \global \@minipagefalse
    \hb@xt@\hsize{\hfil\box\@tempboxa\hfil}%
  \fi
  \vskip\belowcaptionskip}
%%% Rice Thesis, single spacing for figure/table captions
\def\captionspacing#1{\gdef\@captionspacing{#1}}
\def\@captionspacing{1}
\renewcommand{\fnum@figure}{Figure \thefigure \linespacing{\@captionspacing}}
\renewcommand{\fnum@table}{Table \thetable \linespacing{\@captionspacing}}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Fonts Declaration %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\rm}{\normalfont\rmfamily}{\mathrm}
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\sf}{\normalfont\sffamily}{\mathsf}
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\tt}{\normalfont\ttfamily}{\mathtt}
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\bf}{\normalfont\bfseries}{\mathbf}
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\it}{\normalfont\itshape}{\mathit}
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\sl}{\normalfont\slshape}{\@nomath\sl}
\DeclareOldFontCommand{\sc}{\normalfont\scshape}{\@nomath\sc}
\DeclareRobustCommand*\cal{\@fontswitch\relax\mathcal}
\DeclareRobustCommand*\mit{\@fontswitch\relax\mathnormal}




%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Title page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\newenvironment{frontmatter}
               {\relax}
               {\cleardoublepage\pagenumbering{arabic}
                \def\thefootnote{\arabic{footnote}}}

\def\titlepage{\@restonecolfalse\if@twocolumn\@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
 \else \newpage \fi \thispagestyle{empty}\c@page\z@}

\def\endtitlepage{\if@restonecol\twocolumn \else \newpage \fi}

\def\maketitle{%
\begin{titlepage}
  \null\linespacing{1}\setcounter{page}{1}\vfill
  \vbox to 0pt{\vss\vbox to 8.5in{\parskip 0pt \parindent 0pt\centering
      {\large \uppercase\expandafter{\@school} \par} \vskip 0pt plus 3fil
      {\Large \bf \@title \par} \vskip 0pt plus 1.3fil
      {\large by \par} \vskip 0pt plus 1fil
      {\large \bf \@author \par} \vskip 0pt plus 3fil
      {\large \sc A Thesis Submitted \\
        in Partial Fulfillment of the \\
        Requirements for the Degree \par} \vskip 0pt plus 1.1fil
      {\large \bf \@degree \par} \vskip 0pt plus 4.5fil
      \begingroup
      \leftskip .5\textwidth \rightskip 0pt plus 1fil
      {\sc Approved, Thesis Committee: \par} \vskip 2.5em
      \moveright\leftskip\vbox{\hrule width \leftskip}
      \def\and{\par \vskip 2.25em minus 1em\moveright\leftskip%
        \vbox{\hrule width \leftskip}}
      \@committee \par
      \endgroup \vskip 0pt plus 2fil
      {\large \@address \par} \vskip 0pt plus .8fil
      {\large \@month, \@year \par}}}\cleardoublepage
\end{titlepage}}

\newif\if@bigcommittee \@bigcommitteefalse

\def\school#1{\gdef\@school{#1}}
\def\ctitle#1{\gdef\@ctitle{#1}}
\def\department#1{\gdef\@department{#1}}
\def\coverart#1{\gdef\@coverart{#1}}
\def\degree#1{\gdef\@degree{#1}}
\def\committee#1{\gdef\@committee{#1}}
\def\bigcommittee#1{\@bigcommitteetrue\gdef\@committee{#1}}
\def\address#1{\gdef\@address{#1}}
\def\donemonth#1{\gdef\@month{#1}}
\def\doneyear#1{\gdef\@year{#1}}
\def\department#1{\gdef\@department{#1}}

\def\@school{Rice University}
\def\@ctitle#1{\@title}
\def\@department{Department}
\def\@coverart{\includegraphics[height=0.2\textheight]{rice_logo.eps}}
\def\@degree{Doctor of Philosophy}
\def\@committee{member 1, Chairman \\ prof \and
 member 2 \\ prof \and member 3 \\ prof}
\def\@address{Houston, Texas}
\def\@month{\ifcase\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}
\def\@year{\number\year}

%%%%%%%%%%%%% Abstract %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\abstract{\cleardoublepage \pagestyle{empty} \global\@topnum\z@
 \@afterindentfalse \section*{\hfil Abstract\hfil} \begingroup
 \def \baselinestretch{1} \parskip \z@ \parindent \z@ \par
 \null \vskip .1in \centering
 \large \bf \@title \vskip .3in \large by \vskip .3in \@author \par
 \vskip .5in \endgroup \setcounter
 {footnote}{0}\def\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}\addcontentsline
 {toc}{frontmatter}{\protect\numberline {\hfil}Abstract}}

\def\endabstract{\setcounter{footnote}{0}
  \pagestyle{plain}\thispagestyle{empty}}


\def\acknowledge{\chapter*{Acknowledgments}
 \setcounter{footnote}{0}
 \addcontentsline{toc}{frontmatter}{\protect\numberline
 {\hfil}Acknowledgments} \thispagestyle{empty} \pagestyle{plain} }


\def\endacknowledge{\setcounter{footnote}{0}}

\newenvironment{preface}{\chapter*{Preface} \thispagestyle{empty}
 \setcounter{footnote}{0}
 \addcontentsline{toc}{frontmatter}{\protect\numberline
 {\hfil}Preface}}

\newenvironment{abbreviations}{\chapter*{Abbreviations} \thispagestyle{empty}
 \setcounter{footnote}{0}
 \addcontentsline{toc}{frontmatter}{\protect\numberline
 {\hfil}List of Abbreviations}
 \begin{tabular}{lcl}}
  {\end{tabular}} 

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Table of Contents %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\@pnumwidth{1.55em}
\def\@tocrmarg {2.55em plus 1fil}
\def\@dotsep{4.5}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}

\def\tocspacing#1{\gdef\@tocspacing{#1}}
\def\@tocspacing{1.2}

\def\tableofcontents{\@restonecolfalse\if@twocolumn\@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
 \fi\chapter*{Contents\@mkboth{CONTENTS}{CONTENTS}}\thispagestyle{empty} \pagestyle{plain}
 \@starttoc{toc}\if@restonecol\twocolumn\fi}

\def\l@part#1#2{\addpenalty{-\@highpenalty}
 \addvspace{2.25em plus 1pt}
 \begingroup
 \@tempdima 3em
 \parindent \z@ \rightskip \@pnumwidth
 \parfillskip -\@pnumwidth   
 {\large \bf
 \leavevmode
 \linespacing{\@tocspacing} 
 #1\hfil \hbox to\@pnumwidth{\hss #2}}\par
 \nobreak
 \endgroup}

\def\l@chapter#1#2{\pagebreak[3] 
 \vskip 1.0em plus 1pt
 \@tempdima 1.5em
 \begingroup
 \parindent \z@ \rightskip \@pnumwidth 
 \parfillskip -\@pnumwidth 
 \parskip \z@
 \large \bf
 \leavevmode
 \advance\leftskip\@tempdima
 \hskip -\leftskip  \linespacing{\@tocspacing} 
 #1\nobreak\hfil \nobreak\hbox to\@pnumwidth{\hss #2}\par
 \endgroup}
 
\def\l@section{\@dottedtocline{1}{1.5em}{2.3em}}
\def\l@subsection{\@dottedtocline{2}{3.8em}{3.2em}}
\def\l@subsubsection{\@dottedtocline{3}{7.0em}{4.1em}}
\def\l@paragraph{\@dottedtocline{4}{10em}{5em}}
\def\l@subparagraph{\@dottedtocline{5}{12em}{6em}}

\def\listoffigures{\@restonecolfalse\if@twocolumn\@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
 \fi\chapter*{Illustrations\@mkboth
 {ILLUSTRATIONS}{ILLUSTRATIONS}} \thispagestyle{empty}
 \addcontentsline{toc}{frontmatter}{\protect\numberline
 {\hfil}List of Illustrations}\@starttoc{lof}\if@restonecol
 \twocolumn\fi}

\def\l@figure{\@dottedtocline{1}{1.5em}{2.3em}}

\def\listoftables{\@restonecolfalse\if@twocolumn\@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
 \fi\chapter*{Tables\@mkboth
 {TABLES}{TABLES}} \thispagestyle{empty}
 \addcontentsline{toc}{frontmatter}{\protect\numberline
 {\hfil}List of Tables}\@starttoc{lot}\if@restonecol
 \twocolumn\fi}

\let\l@table\l@figure

\def\l@frontmatter#1#2{\pagebreak[3]
 \@tempdima 1.5em \begingroup
 \parindent \z@ \rightskip \@pnumwidth 
 \parfillskip -\@pnumwidth 
 \leavevmode #1\hfil \hbox to\@pnumwidth{\hss #2}\par
 \endgroup}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Biliography ---Need modification
\newdimen\bibindent
\setlength\bibindent{1.5em}
\newenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
     {\chapter*{\bibname
        \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\bibname}{\MakeUppercase\bibname}}%
      \list{\@biblabel{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
           {\settowidth\labelwidth{\@biblabel{#1}}%
            \leftmargin\labelwidth
            \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
            \@openbib@code
            \usecounter{enumiv}%
            \let\p@enumiv\@empty
            \renewcommand\theenumiv{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
      \sloppy
      \clubpenalty4000
      \@clubpenalty \clubpenalty
      \widowpenalty4000%
      \sfcode`\.\@m}
     {\def\@noitemerr
       {\@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
      \endlist}

\def\thebibliography#1{\chapter*{Bibliography\@mkboth
 {BIBLIOGRAPHY}{BIBLIOGRAPHY}}\addcontentsline
 {toc}{chapter}{\protect\numberline {\hfil}Bibliography}\list
 {[\arabic{enumi}]}{\settowidth\labelwidth{[#1]}\leftmargin\labelwidth
 \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
 \usecounter{enumi}}
 \def\newblock{\hskip .11em plus .33em minus .03em}
 \sloppy
 \uchyph=1\sfcode`\.=1000\relax}

\let\endthebibliography=\endlist

%\newcommand\newblock{\hskip .11em\@plus.33em\@minus.07em}
%\let\@openbib@code\@empty
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\newenvironment{theindex}
               {\if@twocolumn
                  \@restonecolfalse
                \else
                  \@restonecoltrue
                \fi
                \columnseprule \z@
                \columnsep 35\p@
                \twocolumn[\@makeschapterhead{\indexname}]%
                \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\indexname}%
                        {\MakeUppercase\indexname}%
                \thispagestyle{plain}\parindent\z@
                \parskip\z@ \@plus .3\p@\relax
                \let\item\@idxitem}
               {\if@restonecol\onecolumn\else\clearpage\fi}
\newcommand\@idxitem{\par\hangindent 40\p@}
\newcommand\subitem{\@idxitem \hspace*{20\p@}}
\newcommand\subsubitem{\@idxitem \hspace*{30\p@}}
\newcommand\indexspace{\par \vskip 10\p@ \@plus5\p@ \@minus3\p@\relax}
\renewcommand\footnoterule{%
  \kern-3\p@
  \hrule\@width.4\columnwidth 
  \kern2.6\p@}
\@addtoreset{footnote}{chapter}
\newcommand\@makefntext[1]{%
    \parindent 1em%
    \noindent
    \hb@xt@1.8em{\hss\@makefnmark}#1}
    
\newcommand\contentsname{Contents}
\newcommand\listfigurename{Illustrations}
\newcommand\listtablename{Tables}
\newcommand\bibname{Bibliography}
\newcommand\indexname{Index}
\newcommand\figurename{Figure}
\newcommand\tablename{Table}
\newcommand\partname{Part}
\newcommand\chaptername{Chapter}
\newcommand\appendixname{Appendix}
\newcommand\abstractname{Abstract}
\def\today{\ifcase\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\day, \number\year}
\setlength\columnsep{10\p@}
\setlength\columnseprule{0\p@}
\pagestyle{plain}
\pagenumbering{roman}
\if@twoside
\else
  \raggedbottom
\fi
\if@twocolumn
  \twocolumn
  \sloppy
  \flushbottom
\else
  \onecolumn
\fi

\def\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}

\endinput
%%
%% End of file `rice_thesis.cls'.