% This is the preamble file. Add your own macros and newtheorem commands.

\title{Your title here}% 
\author{Your name here}% 
\def\discipline{Mathematics}% Mathematics (or Statistics)
\def\date{August 1994}% Month (December, May, or August) and year of graduation, no comma.
\def\chair{Your chair, Ph.D.}% Upper and lower case
\def\second{Your second committee member, Ph.D.}
\def\third{Your third committee member, Ph.D.}

 
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section] 
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}
\newtheorem{proposition}[theorem]{Proposition}
\newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary}
\newtheorem{conjecture}[theorem]{Conjecture}
%\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
%\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example} 
%\newtheorem{problem}[theorem]{Problem} 
%\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}

{\theorembodyfont{\rmfamily}
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}
\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example} 
\newtheorem{ack}{Acknowledgements}
\newtheorem{problem}[theorem]{Problem} 
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}
}

\newcommand{\qed}{\hfill \mbox{$\Box$}}
\newenvironment{proof}{\noindent {\it Proof:}}{\qed \medskip \par}



