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% this is the default PlanetMath preamble. as your knowledge
% of TeX increases, you will probably want to edit this, but
% it should be fine as is for beginners.

% almost certainly you want these
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amsfonts}

% used for TeXing text within eps files
%\usepackage{psfrag}
% need this for including graphics (\includegraphics)
\usepackage{graphicx}
% for neatly defining theorems and propositions
%\usepackage{amsthm}
% making logically defined graphics
%\usepackage{xypic}

% there are many more packages, add them here as you need them

% define commands here

\newtheorem{thm}{Theorem}
\newtheorem{defn}{Definition}
\newtheorem{prop}{Proposition}
\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}
\newtheorem{cor}{Corollary}

% Some sets
\newcommand{\Nats}{\mathbb{N}}
\newcommand{\Ints}{\mathbb{Z}}
\newcommand{\Reals}{\mathbb{R}}
\newcommand{\Complex}{\mathbb{C}}
\newcommand{\Rats}{\mathbb{Q}}