Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321909107
Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 22RCQ
Choose a particular day in the very near future-and during that day carry a small notebook with you and record every time you come in contact with modern technology. Then write a page or two discussing your dependencies on your list of technologies. Make a note of how you'd be affected if each suddenly vanished, and how you'd cope with the loss.
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