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