% Suggested LaTeX template for a UC Davis Mathematics Qualifying Exam
% Proposal

% For official requirements, you should consult directly with your
% advisor in addition to the Brochure specific to your graduate program.

\documentclass{article}

    \usepackage{amsfonts} % For AMS Beautification
    \usepackage{fullpage} % For More Realistic Page Usage

\begin{document}
  
    \title{\bf Proposal for Qualifying Exam}
    
    % Insert your name below
    \author{[Insert Your Name]}

    % Insert a specific date below if appropriate
    \date{Draft Date: \today}
    
    \maketitle
 
    
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    %       Exam Meta Information Section   %
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    \begin{tabular}{c @{ }c}
        %
        % Exam Committee Subsection
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        \begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\linewidth}
            \section*{Exam Committee}
            \begin{description}
                
                \item[Committee Chairperson:] \begin{tabular}{c} \\ \end{tabular}
                
                    Prof. [Insert Chairperson's Name]
                   
                \item[Committee Members:] \begin{tabular}{c} \\ \end{tabular}
                
                    Prof. [Insert Committee Member's Name]
                
                    Prof. [Insert Committee Member's Name]
                
                    Prof. [Insert Committee Member's Name]
                
                    Prof. [Insert Committee Member's Name]
                    
            \end{description}
        \end{minipage}  
        &
        %
        % Exam Logistics Subsection
        % 
        \begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\linewidth}
            \textbf{\Large Exam Logistics}
            \begin{description}
                
                \item[Date:] \begin{tabular}{c} \\ \end{tabular}
                
                    [Insert Exam Date with Day of the Week]
                            
                \item[Time:] \begin{tabular}{c} \\ \end{tabular}
                
                    [Insert Exam Start Time]
                    
                \item[Location:] \begin{tabular}{c} \\ \end{tabular}
                
                    [Insert Exam Building and Room Number]
                    
            \end{description}
        \end{minipage}
    \end{tabular}
    \smallskip
    
    
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    %       Research Talk Section   %
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    \section*{Proposed Research Talk}
        \begin{description}
            \item[Title.]  [Insert the Title of Your Proposed Research Talk]
        
            \item[Abstract.]  [Insert the Abstract of Your Proposed
            Research Talk.  You should take some time to explain
            yourself thoroughly here --- several paragraphs worth of
            thorough, in fact.  Be sure to give plenty of background
            so that your committee knows the context for your specific
            research questions and directions, including what is known
            so far, what you intend to add to this body of knowledge,
            and how you propose to go about doing this.]
                        
        \end{description}
                
        
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    %       Exam Syllabus Section   %
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    \section*{Proposed Exam Syllabus}
        \begin{description}
            \item[Topic \#$1$:] [Insert Specialization Within This Topic]
            
                \begin{itemize}
            
                    \item Short list of specific items within this
                    specialization for which you would cite the
                    reference below.
                    \\
                    
                    Reference: Pages or Chapters from a well-known
                    reference.
                            
                    \item Another short list of specific items but
                    with a different reference as listed below.
                    \\
                    
                    Reference: another well-known
                    reference.		    
		    
                \end{itemize}
                
        
            \item[Topic \#$2$:] [Insert Specialization Within This 
            Topic (with specific subitems and references as above)]
        
            \item[$\hspace{0.75cm}\vdots$]
        
            \item[Topic \#$n$:] [Insert Specialization Within This 
            Topic (with specific subitems and references as above)]
        
        \end{description}
    
  
\end{document}