Chapter 4: Problem 12
Make a list of behaviors that would send signals to your professors that you don't think their technical specialty is either interesting or important. Do you engage in any of these behaviors? Which ones?
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Chapter 4: Problem 12
Make a list of behaviors that would send signals to your professors that you don't think their technical specialty is either interesting or important. Do you engage in any of these behaviors? Which ones?
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