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\marginparsep 10pt \topmargin 0pt \headsep 0in \headheight 0in
\textheight 8.5in \textwidth 6.5in \brokenpenalty=10000

\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{bm}
\usepackage{xspace}
%\usepackage{times}
%\usepackage{hyperref}


\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}
\newtheorem{claim}[theorem]{Claim}
\newtheorem{proposition}[theorem]{Proposition}
\newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary}
\newtheorem{fact}[theorem]{Fact}
\newtheorem{example}[theorem]{Example}
\newtheorem{notation}[theorem]{Notation}
\newtheorem{observation}[theorem]{Observation}
\newtheorem{conjecture}[theorem]{Conjecture}

\theoremstyle{definition}
\newtheorem{definition}[theorem]{Definition}

\theoremstyle{remark}
\newtheorem{remark}[theorem]{Remark}

% Setting the theorem style back to plain in case theorems are defined in the main file
\theoremstyle{plain}


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% Useful macros
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% for temporarily chunks of text
\newcommand{\eat}[1]{}

% Probability/expectation operators.  The ones ending in x should be used if you want
% subscripts that go directly *below* the operator (in math mode); no x means the subscripts
% go below and to the right.  NB:  \P is remapped below for the complexity class P.

% shortcuts for symbol names that are too long to type
\newcommand{\eps}{\epsilon}
\newcommand{\lam}{\lambda}
\renewcommand{\l}{\ell}
\newcommand{\la}{\langle}
\newcommand{\ra}{\rangle}
\newcommand{\wh}{\widehat}
\newcommand{\wt}{\widetilde}

% "blackboard-fonted" letters for the reals, naturals etc.
\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}
\newcommand{\N}{\mathbb N}
\newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb Z}
\newcommand{\F}{\mathbb F}
\newcommand{\Q}{\mathbb Q}
\newcommand{\C}{\mathbb C}

% operators that should be typeset in Roman font
\newcommand{\poly}{\mathrm{poly}}
\newcommand{\polylog}{\mathrm{polylog}}
\newcommand{\sgn}{\mathrm{sgn}}
\newcommand{\avg}{\mathop{\mathrm{avg}}}
\newcommand{\val}{{\mathrm{val}}}

% complexity classes
\renewcommand{\P}{\mathrm{P}}
\newcommand{\NP}{\mathrm{NP}}

% values associated to optimization algorithm instances
\newcommand{\Opt}{{\mathsf{Opt}}}
\newcommand{\Alg}{{\mathsf{Alg}}}
\newcommand{\Lp}{{\mathsf{Lp}}}
\newcommand{\Sdp}{{\mathsf{Sdp}}}
\newcommand{\Exp}{{\mathsf{Exp}}}

% if you think the sum and product signs are too big in your math mode; x convention
% as in the probability operators
\newcommand{\littlesum}{{\textstyle \sum}}
\newcommand{\littlesumx}{\mathop{{\textstyle \sum}}}
\newcommand{\littleprod}{{\textstyle \prod}}
\newcommand{\littleprodx}{\mathop{{\textstyle \prod}}}

% horizontal line across the page
\newcommand{\horz}{
\vspace{-.4in}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{p{\textwidth}}\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
}

% calligraphic letters
\newcommand{\calA}{{\cal A}}
\newcommand{\calB}{{\cal B}}
\newcommand{\calC}{{\cal C}}
\newcommand{\calD}{{\cal D}}
\newcommand{\calE}{{\cal E}}
\newcommand{\calF}{{\cal F}}
\newcommand{\calG}{{\cal G}}
\newcommand{\calH}{{\cal H}}
\newcommand{\calI}{{\cal I}}
\newcommand{\calJ}{{\cal J}}
\newcommand{\calK}{{\cal K}}
\newcommand{\calL}{{\cal L}}
\newcommand{\calM}{{\cal M}}
\newcommand{\calN}{{\cal N}}
\newcommand{\calO}{{\cal O}}
\newcommand{\calP}{{\cal P}}
\newcommand{\calQ}{{\cal Q}}
\newcommand{\calR}{{\cal R}}
\newcommand{\calS}{{\cal S}}
\newcommand{\calT}{{\cal T}}
\newcommand{\calU}{{\cal U}}
\newcommand{\calV}{{\cal V}}
\newcommand{\calW}{{\cal W}}
\newcommand{\calX}{{\cal X}}
\newcommand{\calY}{{\cal Y}}
\newcommand{\calZ}{{\cal Z}}

% bold letters (useful for random variables)




% useful for Fourier analysis
% if you want
\newcommand{\half}{{\textstyle \frac12}}



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% Feel free to ignore the rest of this file


\def\ScribeStr{??}
\def\LecStr{??}
\def\LecNum{??}
\def\LecTitle{??}
\def\LecDate{??}
\newcommand{\Scribe}[1]{\def\ScribeStr{Scribe: #1}}
\newcommand{\Scribes}[1]{\def\ScribeStr{Scribes: #1}}
\newcommand{\Lecturer}[1]{\def\LecStr{Lecturer: #1}}
\newcommand{\Lecturers}[1]{\def\LecStr{Lecturers: #1}}
\newcommand{\LectureNumber}[1]{\def\LecNum{#1}}
\newcommand{\LectureDate}[1]{\def\LecDate{#1}}
\newcommand{\LectureTitle}[1]{\def\LecTitle{#1}}

\newdimen\headerwidth

\newcommand{\MakeScribeTop}{
\noindent
\begin{center}
%  \framebox{
    \vbox{
      \headerwidth=\textwidth
      \advance\headerwidth by -0.22in
      \hbox to \headerwidth {{\bf Scheduling Theory \hfill CO 454, Spring 2009} }
      \vspace{4mm}
      \hbox to \headerwidth {{\Large \hfill Assignment \AssNum  \hfill}}
      \vspace{2mm}
      \hbox to \headerwidth {\hfill Due Date \LecDate \hfill}
%      \vspace{2mm}
%      \hbox to \headerwidth {{\it \LecStr \hfill \ScribeStr}}
      }
      
 %   }
\end{center}
\vspace*{4mm}}