Adjust formatting/spacing of first couple pages

main.tex

-%% Write  basic article template
-
 \documentclass[12pt]{article}
 \usepackage{amsmath}
 \usepackage{amssymb}
@@ -69,11 +67,18 @@ Practical Methods for Narrowing Down Possible Walls}
 
 
 \author{Luke Naylor}
+\date{}
 
 \maketitle
 
+\begin{abstract}
+	abstract content
+\end{abstract}
+
+\newpage
 \tableofcontents
 
+\newpage
 \section{Introduction}
 \label{sec:intro}