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Hello!
    I am writing you this note in hopes that you are able to help me out =
a little.    My name is Chantelle Snyder and I am a Canadian currently =
teaching English at North China Institute of Technology (Taiyuan, =
Shanxi, China).  Some of my students have come to me requesting help in =
understanding their reading...so far I have been able to muddle my way =
through most of the technical jargon quite well, but one specific term =
still eludes me regarding the "Scaling Laws" of micromachined devices.  =
I am completely unable to explain what "scaling laws" are or what they =
refer to.  I understand that the concept may be quite complex, but I was =
hoping that if someone had a moment that they could email me a short =
note with a brief explanation (3 sentence definition type of thing).  =
English resources here are shockingly limited and I can't find an answer =
anywhere...so I turn to you for help.
    Thank you in advance for any assistance you are able to give me.  =
Thanks for your time and consideration...
    Sincerely,
    Chantelle Snyder
    cplsnyder@263.net

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Hello!
    I am writing you this note in hopes that you are able to =
help me=20
out a little.    My name is =
Chantelle=20
Snyder and I am a Canadian currently teaching English at North China =

Institute of Technology (Taiyuan, Shanxi, China).  Some of my =
students=20
have come to me requesting help in understanding their reading...so far =
I have=20
been able to muddle my way through most of the technical jargon quite =
well, but=20
one specific term still eludes me regarding the "Scaling=20
Laws" of micromachined devices.  I am completely unable =
to=20
explain what "scaling laws" are or what they refer =
to. =20
I understand that the concept may be quite complex, but I was hoping =
that if=20
someone had a moment that they could email me a short note with a brief=20
explanation (3 sentence definition type of thing).  English =
resources here=20
are shockingly limited and I can't find an answer anywhere...so I turn =
to you=20
for help.
    Thank you in advance for any =
assistance you=20
are able to give me.  Thanks for your time and=20
consideration...
    Sincerely,
    Chantelle Snyder
    cplsnyder@263.net

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