Basic Tools

Not a lot.

You can just read and nod your head in agreement.

Or you can whip out a paper and pencil. There’s no logarithms or sine/tan tables.

• You don’t need a slide rule.

If you have a computer, you can use it, but you don’t need to be whiz at spreadsheets; I will supply a simple spreadsheet for those who like to dabble.

You will need to know, or at least take my word for, a couple of simple statements of Newtonian mechanics. You already know the common function of Distance Traveled in its simplified form: e=mc2.

It seems strange to me that an equation made famous by Einstein is a useful prop to the humdrum business of being stuck in traffic!

The Initial Problem

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