Indeed even most engineers don't have more than a passing knowledge of such things. Still since one of the goals my research group has is producing a ...uman built Artificial Intelligence to replace the ones that the Confederacy is lending to us for many reasons, a better understanding of physics is a must.There are so many areas of what we call science that require more math than I had when I graduated school that I'm sure I can't go wrong when pursuing more knowledge of mathematics. From what. .."Determined not to be thwarted by his own awkwardness, Corvus put his hand on Clover's shoulder again and pulled her back towards him. She stumbled backwards against him with a startled gasp. His put an arm around her waist, partly to steady her and partly to keep her from pulling away. She tensed for just a moment, then relaxed back into him completely and looked back over her shoulder. "Would you like something besides a bath first, Citizen Corvus?"Corvus swallowed hard. "I would ... uh,. .. yes, I know that. You show it, even when you don't say it."In the bedroom, I saw the dim shape of Jen under the covers. She was curled up in a tight ball and I thought I knew why. But I stripped to briefs and t-shirt and slipped into bed behind her.Have you ever drunk gunpowder tea? It comes in silvery grey balls and if you drop them into boiling water they slowly uncurl until you have whole greenish oval leaves about an inch long. It probably sounds strange, but that was what I thought of. " Where is he going to be while we're on this field trip?" Dentist appointment." Damn." No kidding. It'd be a breeze if he was there, they really respect himbut they test anybody else." Well, here is hoping this is one test we pass."Time passed, as it always does, and before Michael knew it, the day ofthe field trip had come.He went to Room 7 to pick up the students, and found Samantha Andersalready there, and with her a surprize - Alan Walters himself."I thought you had a dentist appointment?".