%%%%%%%%% Letter Size Macros %%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%% Normal-sized section headings %%%%%%%%%%%

\makeatletter % so @ can be used

\renewcommand{\section}{\@startsection{section}{1}{\z@}%
                                      {-3.5ex \@plus -1ex \@minus -.2ex}%
                                      {2.3ex \@plus.2ex}%
                                      {\reset@font\normalsize\bfseries}}
\renewcommand{\subsection}{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@}%
                                         {-3.25ex\@plus -1ex \@minus -.2ex}%
                                         {1.5ex \@plus .2ex}%
                                         {\reset@font\normalsize\bfseries}}

\makeatother % so @ can no longer be used

%%%%%%%%% Standard page layout %%%%%%%%%%%

\tolerance=4000 \hbadness=3000 \hfuzz=1pt \vfuzz=1pt
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.09} % line spacing
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{.65cm} % page margins
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{.65cm}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{1cm}
\setlength{\headheight}{0cm}
\setlength{\headsep}{0cm}
\setlength{\textheight}{8in}
\setlength{\footskip}{2cm}

\input{defs.tex}  %% a file of macro definitions
