% general formats

%\setlength{\topmargin}{-0.50in}
%\setlength{\textwidth}{6.5in}
%\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.0in}
%\setlength{\textheight}{8.8in}
%\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.1}

\newtheorem{exmx}{Example}
\newenvironment{exm}{\begin{exmx}\rm}{\end{exmx}}
\newenvironment{code}{\begin{tabbing}mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=mmm\=\kill}{\end{tabbing}}
\input{epsf}
\def\psfigure#1#2{\epsfxsize=#2\epsffile{\figurefileprefix#1.eps}}
\def\boxup#1{\begin{center}\fbox{#1}\end{center}}

% sequences 

\def\nseq#1#2{#1_1,\:\dots,\:#1_{#2}}
\def\sseq#1#2{#1_1;\:\dots;\:#1_{#2}}
\def\nvec#1#2{(#1_1,\:\dots,\:#1_{#2})}

% other
 
\def\illustrationnocenter#1#2{\psadobepercent{#2}{\illustrationfileprefix#1.ps}}
\def\rank{{\rm rank}}
