\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{epstopdf}
\DeclareGraphicsRule{.tif}{png}{.png}{`convert #1 `dirname #1`/`basename #1 .tif`.png}

\textwidth = 6.5 in
\textheight = 9 in
\oddsidemargin = 0.0 in
\evensidemargin = 0.0 in
\topmargin = 0.0 in
\headheight = 0.0 in
\headsep = 0.0 in
\parskip = 0.2in
\parindent = 0.0in

\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
\newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary}
\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}

\title{Brief Article}
\author{The Author}



\begin{document}
\maketitle









\def\br#1#2{\ifcase#1 \relax(#2)\or\bigl(#2\bigr)\or\Bigl(#2\Bigr)\else%
\left(#2\right)\fi}

\def\pn#1.{\par\vskip2pt\penalty-1000\item{\##1.}}
\def\frac#1#2{{{\scriptstyle#1}\over{\scriptstyle#2}}}
\let\xnt=\int
\def\int{\displaystyle\xnt}
\def\arc#1{{\rm arc}\hskip-1pt{#1}}
\def\LI#1{\displaystyle\lim_{{#1}\to\infty}}
\def\SN#1{%
%\bigskip
%\noindent\hrule width\hsize depth .1pt height 0pt
%\vskip4pt
\centerline{\bf \S#1}
\bigskip}

\def\xpb#1,#2.{\toks0={#2.}\pn#1.}
\def\pb#1:#2.{\xpb#2,.}

\def\nnp{\expandafter\xpb\the\toks0}
\def\fnp{\expandafter\pb\the\toks0}
\def\tg{\noindent\the\toks0}

\def\np{\fnp\let\np=\nnp}


\def\Frac#1#2{{{\textstyle#1}\over{\textstyle#2}}}

\long\def\boxit#1{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}%
\ifvmode\vskip -\dp0\else\lower\dp0\fi %
\vbox{\hrule\hbox{\vrule\box0 \vrule}\hrule}}

 \end{document}



