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Author: Laura Kay, Stacy Palen, George Blumenthal
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Chapter 1, Problem 43QP
(a)
To determine
Whether the theory makes sense.
(b)
To determine
Whether this theory is falsifiable.
(c)
To determine
Whether your intuition borne out with the experimental results.
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