Add slide rule warm-up
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\section{Introduction}
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Mathematicians, physicists, and engineers needed to quickly compute products long before computers conquered the world.
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\medskip
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The \textit{slide rule} is an instrument that uses the logarithm to solve this problem. Before you continue, cut out and assemble your slide rule.
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\medskip
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There are four scales on your slide rule, each labeled with a letter on the left side:
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\def\sliderulewidth{13}
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\begin{center}
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\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1]
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\tscale{0}{9}{T}
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\kscale{0}{8}{K}
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\abscale{0}{7}{A}
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\abscale{0}{5.5}{B}
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\ciscale{0}{4.5}{CI}
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\cdscale{0}{3.5}{C}
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\cdscale{0}{2}{D}
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\lscale{0}{1}{L}
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\sscale{0}{0}{S}
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\end{tikzpicture}
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\end{center}
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Each scale's ``generating function'' is on the right:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item T: $\tan$
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\item K: $x^3$
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\item A,B: $x^2$
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\item CI: $\frac{1}{x}$
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\item C, D: $x$
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\item L: $\log_{10}(x)$
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\item S: $\sin$
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\end{itemize}
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Once you understand the layout of your slide rule, move on to the next page.
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\pagebreak
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