+% smaller captions ...
+\usepackage[small,bf]{caption}
+
+% units
+\usepackage{units}
+
+% shortcuts
+\newcommand{\si}{Si$_{\text{i}}${}}
+\newcommand{\ci}{C$_{\text{i}}${}}
+\newcommand{\cs}{C$_{\text{s}}${}}
+\newcommand{\degc}[1]{\unit[#1]{$^{\circ}$C}{}}
+\newcommand{\degk}[1]{\unit[#1]{K}{}}
+\newcommand{\distn}[1]{\unit[#1]{nm}{}}
+\newcommand{\dista}[1]{\unit[#1]{\AA}{}}
+\newcommand{\perc}[1]{\unit[#1]{\%}{}}
+
+% (re)new commands
+\newcommand{\printimg}[5]{%
+ \begin{figure}[#1]%
+ \begin{center}%
+ \includegraphics[#2]{#3}%
+ \caption{#4}%
+ \label{#5}%
+ \end{center}%
+ \end{figure}%
+}
+
+\pagestyle{fancy}
+
+\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{
+ \markboth{\thechapter.\ #1}{}
+}
+\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{
+ \markright{\thesection.\ #1}
+}
+\fancyhf{}
+\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\thepage}
+\fancyhead[LO]{\nouppercase\rightmark}
+\fancyhead[RE]{\nouppercase\leftmark}
+
+% hyphenation