Cipher cracking 2016 weekly progress

Semester A

• Week 1

1. Week 1 progress

• Contacted and met with Yifan

• Sent emails to supervisor to confirm the first meeting time

• Attended the literature training session with Yifan at Bar Smith library

• Study the background of this project

2. Goals for week 2

• Group meeting with supervisor

• Understand the aims of this project

• Week 2

1. Week 2 progress

• Meeting with Professor Derek Abbott

• Received a series of data from Prof. Derek and Dr. James

• Read previous year’s project

• Search related materials

2. Goals for week 3

• Cope with data

• Prepare for the project proposal

• Group meeting with Yifan

• Week 3

1. Week 3 progress

• Study the data of glass test

• Meeting with James to know related information about hair data

• Cope with data

2. Goals for week 4

• Using Excel to plot the comparison figures of different elements in hair

• Prepare project seminar

• Week 4

1. Week 4 progress

• Prepare project seminar

• Start with first draft of project proposal

2. Goals for week 5

• Prepare project seminar

• Study on Matlab

• Meeting with Prof. Derek

• Week 5

1. Week 5 progress

• Received advices about seminar ppt from Prof. Derek

• Work on the first draft of proposal

Goals for week 6

• Present proposal on Monday 4th April

• Plotting comparison figures by Matlab

• Week 6

1. Week 6 progress

• Finish seminar presentation

• Plotting comparison figures by Matlab

2. Goals for Mid-break

• Finish first draft of proposal

• Finish glass data figures’ plotting

• Mid-break

1. Mid-break progress

• Submitted first draft of project proposal

• Finish figures plotting

2. Goals for week 7

• Email Prof. Derek to arrange a meeting

• Week 7

1. Week 7 progress

• Meet Prof. Derek to check the first draft of project proposal

• Receive advices from Prof. Derek to process glass test data

2. Goals for week 8

• Study on moving-average filter

• Week 8

1. Week 8 progress

• Plotting after moving-average filter comparison figures

2. Goals for week 9

• Compare the original figures with after moving-average filter figures

• Start with the second draft of project proposal

• Week 9

1. Week 9 progress

• Analysis of the after moving-average filter figures

• Selected good comparison results

• Sent email to Prof. Derek to have a meeting at week 10

2. Goals for week 10

• Meeting with Prof. Derek

• Further processing the moving-average filter figures

3. Goals for week 11

• Continuing on second draft

• Week 11

1. Week 11 progress

• Processing data and plotting without background comparison figures

2. Goals for week 12

• Finish second draft

• Week 12

1. Week 12 progress

• Finish and submit second draft

• Prepare final exam, no further works on project

2. Goals for week 13

• Meeting with Prof. Derek

• Arrange next semester’s tasks

• Ask for quartz test data

• Week 13

1. Week 13 progress

• Receive guidance from Prof. Derek to understand quartz test data

• Continuing on glass test data analysis

• Double check plotted figures

2. Goals for winter vacation.

• Meeting with James to check the figures

• Mid-break year

1. Winter vacation progress

• Meet James and got advices form him

• Log original data and plot figures

2. Goals for semester B

• Quartz test data analysis

• Semester B

Week 1

1. Week 1 progress

• Read quartz test data

• Cope with quartz test data

2. Goals for week 2

• Matlab Programming

• Week 2

1. Week 2 progress

• Matlab Programming

• Plot the change of Somerton man’s hair elements

• Plot the change of control samples’ hair elements

2. Goals for week 3

• Meeting with Prof. Derek and ask for advices

• Week 3

1. Week 3 progress

• Meeting with Prof. Derek and get recommendations

• Plot hold on figures

2. Goals for week 4

• Plot comparison figures of Somerton man hair and control hairs data

• Week 4

1. Week 4 progress

• Plot comparison figures of Somerton man hair and control hairs data

2. Goals for week 5

• Continuing plot comparison figures of Somerton man hair and control hairs data

• Week 5

1. Week 5 progress

• Continuing plot comparison figures of Somerton man hair and control hairs data

2. Goals for week 6

• Compare two tests’ data

• Week 6

1. Week 6 progress

• Compare two tests’ data

2. Goals for week 7

• Plot the comparison figures of two tests’ data

• Week 7

1. Week 7 progress

• Plot comparison figures of two tests’ data

2. Goals for week 8

• Exhibition briefing

• Week 8

1. Week 8 progress

• Exhibition briefing

• Read example posters

• Prepare for the edition of project poster

2. Goals for week 9

• Edit exhibition poster

• Week 9

1. Week 9 progress

• Edit exhibition poster

• Work on final report

2. Goals for week 10

• Work on final report

• Analysis of three groups’ figures

• Week 10

1. Week 10 progress

• Work on final report

2. Goals for week 11

• Work on final report

• Poster exhibition

• Prepare project seminar

• Week 11

1. Week 11 progress

• Work on final seminar

• Work on final report

2. Goals for week 12

• Prepare poster exhibition

• Poster exhibition

• Week 12

1. Week 12 progress

• Poster exhibition

• Edit Wiki page

• Prepare final seminar

2. Goals for week 13

• Final seminar

• Edit Wiki page

• Week 13

1. Week 13 progress

• Finish wiki page editing

• Record Youtube video