[drolston]

I am an engineer and love all of that stuff, but,
Someone on this forum has the tag "making the simple complicated for 30 years"
That might apply here.

If your distributor cam and bearings are not worn, and you set both points precisely, you will get very close to the correct dwell. It's that easy. Right?
Then set the timing by ear, and go cruising or raciing.