.LOG This is an attempt to keep accurate records of how I spend my time. 14:40 96/01/22 This was to test how the system works. It works ok. Today I spent from 08:35 to 14:35 generating the 3rd quarterly report for the CSA. Estimating time allocations was especially tricky, so I hope to avoid that in future by logging my time more carefully. 09:18 96/01/29 Obviously this isn't a habit yet. Here's hoping. 12:45 96/01/29 15:15 - 16:45 modifying NPS letter and talking with AHM about it. 11:00 - 12:50 solving sample problems for EP 324 midterm. 12:50 - 13:10 ate lunch 13:10 - 14:00 chose midterm questions, photocopied figures, typed text and handed it over to Cheryl Waddington 14:00 - 14:30 talked with Albert about PoCa and Eureka situation. Albert will instruct Reg Tang to set up .ZIP files every week. Received invoice, handed to Shirley. 14:30 - 16:30 worked on lectures, including preparing a contour plot of a free vortex using IDL. 08:04 96/01/30 08:10 - 08:40 revised and faxed letter to Greg Garbe for NPS proposal 08:40 - 09:20 prepared EP 324 lecture and problem assignment 09:20 - 09:55 rehearsed for lecture 09:55 - 11:30 lecture 11:30 - 11:50 talked to Dorene 11:50 - 12:40 ate lunch 12:40 - 12:50 discussed EP 324 structure with G. Sofko 12:50 - 14:25 worked on Ass. 3 solutions 14:25 - 14:55 met with M. Foster at UCU 14:55 - 15:30 worked on Ass. 3 solutions 15:30 - 16:50 ISAS seminar 16:50 home 09:23 96/01/31 09:00 - 09:15 bought pcANYWHERE for polarbear at the Bookstore 09:15 - 09:25 read mail and newsgroups 09:25 - 11:00 wrote out problem solutions, took to library, and took submitted assignments with solutions to Jayson Eppler 11:00 - 11:30 read pcANYWHERE manual; I can use it at home too! 11:30 - 14:00 solved Assignment #4 problems and wrote out in good form 14:00 - 14:10 consulted with Dave Harris about McEwen manuscript preparation 14:10 - 14:45 got Batchelor, Fluid Dynamics from Eng. Lib., got Fundamental Principles of Flow from A/V 14:45 - 16:35 solved more Assignment #4 problems 11:37 96/02/01 08:35 - 08:40 got EP 324 exam from Cheryl 08:40 - 08:50 located missing EP 324 problem solutions 08:50 - 09:50 solved Assignment #4 problems 09:55 - 11:00 invigilated EP 324 exam 11:05 - 11:28 showed "Fundamental Principles of Flow" 11:30 - 12:30 ate lunch, read mail, checked out JHU/APL/S1R IDL library 16:07 96/02/01 12:30 - 13:30 installed pcANYWHERE 13:30 - 15:30 marked 324 exams 15:30 - 16:05 attended Physics seminar 16:05 - 16:35 marked more exams 09:29 96/02/02 08:30 - 09:15 browsed mechanics and fluid dynamics books at Main Library 09:15 - 09:30 looked for Web page for Dover Publications - no luck 09:30 - 12:00 marked exams, and evaluated alternate approaches used 12:00 - 12:30 read Usenet news 12:30 - 13:30 finished marking 13:30 - 14:15 recorded marks, calculated averages, and wrote solutions for library 14:15 - 15:00 returned film to A/V, helped Farhat apply for tutor, and bought 0.7 mm leads for Bic pencils 15:00 - 15:10 finished writing solutions for library Forgot to keep a log on Monday Feb. 5 11:30 - 16:30 worked on lecture and problem assignment, as well as AGU forms re: accepted paper for Radio Science 14:01 96/02/06 08:30 - 08:45 ate breakfast and read e-mail 08:45 - 09:55 wrote comments on exam problems, selected problems for Assignment #5, selected and made transparencies of figures from van Dyke showing separation 10:00 - 11:30 lecture: discussed exam problems and solutions, tried to finish Ch. 4 but didn't quite; didn't show any of the van Dyke transparencies, and didn't discuss how separation results when streamlines diverge 11:30 - 11:45 sent e-mail to D. Harris concerning camera-ready copy of my manuscript 11:45 - 12:30 ate lunch and read Batchelor, Ch 1. 12:30 - 14:00 prepared to write lectures on Ch. 5 of Roberson & Crowe 14:00 - 16:00 read Ch. 1 of Faber 16:00 - 16:40 reviewed Ch. 5 of R&C, identifying key concepts 16:40 - 17:00 began to write first lecture of two on Ch. 5 08:45 96/02/07 08:45 - 08:55 read mail and IDL newsgroup 08:55 - 09:05 explored sharing modified MMAP_GRID.PRO; decided not to 09:05 - 09:15 installed VFT 09:15 - 09:45 took Ass. 4 solutions to library and browsed QA 911 shelf 09:45 - 10:00 downloaded .ZIP files from Eureka 10:00 - 11:20 wrote lecture for Thursday 11:20 - 12:20 went to Mass at STM 12:20 - 12:45 changed mind and shared MMAP_GRI.PRO with Bob Chatfield at NASA Ames 12:45 - 14:10 worked on Thursday's lecture; finished it, I think 14:10 - 15:20 read about Pitot tubes in Shames 15:20 - 16:20 wrote section on Pitot tubes and looked for example problem without much success 16:20 - 17:05 worked examples to learn Bernoulli eq'n better; didn't understand some of them at all! 11:52 96/02/08 09:05 - 09:55 prepared EP 324 Assignment 5 and faxed forms to AGU 10:00 - 11:30 lectured 11:30 - 11:50 read e-mail and news 11:50 - 13:00 worked solutions to Ass. #5 problems 13:00 - 13:30 discussed EP 324 with GJS 13:30 - 15:00 finished working problems for Ass. #5 15:00 - 16:00 evaluated solution for 5.15 numerically with IDL to verify solution 16:00 - 16:30 wrote out final solution 08:57 96/02/09 08:40 - 08:55 read and responded to mail, read IDL news 08:55 - 09:10 tried to plot the field for 4.82 using IDL PLOT_FIELD; no luck 09:10 - 10:20 sorted out EP324 material and organized into binder 10:20 - 10:35 found RS paper Fig. 4; found 'cadi_htv.ps' for original plot 10:35 - 10:50 sent fax to John MacD asking for .PRO and data for plot 10:50 - 11:40 read R&C Ch. 5 11:40 - 13:00 read other material related to pressure/separation/vorticity 09:16 96/02/12 08:45 - 09:15 read mail, dealt with AGU requirements for RS paper figures 09:15 - 09:30 resent fax to AGU 09:30 - 10:00 browsed fluid machanics books in library, looked at Sci. Am. 10:00 - 10:40 sketched out next EP 324 lecture 10:40 - 12:00 responded to AGU copy-editor's questions 12:00 - 13:15 ate lunch, worked on lecture 13:15 - 13:45 got 1994 GRL from library, checked Lockwood & Carlson, copied other interesting papers 13:45 - 14:15 worked on lecture 14:15 - 14:30 skimmed over revised manuscript from Paul P.; have to get comments back next week! 14:30 - 16:00 worked on lecture 09:06 96/02/13 09:00 - 09:50 made transparencies, chose assignment problems, and got ready for lecture 10:05 - 11:20 EP 324 lecture (after 3rd-yr EP class photo) 11:30 - 12:15 Mass at STM 12:20 - 12:45 lunch 12:45 - 13:00 read IDL news 13:00 - 14:30 read in Ch. 6 of R&C 14:30 - 14:55 checked McEwen et al. ref. for RS paper 14:55 - 16:30 wrote lecture on R&C Ch. 6 worked at home 96/02/14 11:36 96/02/15 08:50 - 09:50 prepared for EO 324 lecture 10:00 - 11:20 EP 324 lecture 11:20 - 11:35 read e-mail and news 11:35 - 11:50 took book and assignment solution to library 11:50 - 12:00 installed TVI.EXE 12:00 - 12:40 ate lunch and read EOS 12:40 - 13:30 worked on CSA annual report 13:30 - 14:00 located MS Word machine; tested pcANYWHERE installation (good) 14:30 - 14:50 worked on CSA annual report 96/02/16 09:00 - 17:05 worked on CSA annual report, completing all but the page formatting 96/02/17-18 finishing touches at home 08:26 96/02/19 06:45 - 07:15 e-mailed final version of draft annual report to Glen Rumbold 07:15 - 07:45 read IDL newsgroup, checked out pcANYWHERE installation 07:45 - 08:15 read, journalled, prayed 08:15 - 08:25 talked with Dorene and James 08:25 - 08:45 set priorities for this week 08:45 - 09:20 copied marks for J. Eppler, packed DeDe's safety harness 09:20 - 09:35 errand to post office, got Physics of the Magnetopause 09:35 - 10:00 opened book, called Rev. Can. for Form T1-M, sent fax 10:00 - 10:25 cleaned desk and readied for preparing RS and AR figures 96/02/20-21 spent the whole days working on figures for AGU, reading Paul P.'s monstrous manuscript, and reading fluid mechanics in between. Forgot to keep a log. 09:30 96/02/22 09:00 - 09:30 sent e-mail to Kelly Smith re: Figure 5 for RS paper, and to Reg Tang re: getting Feb. 19th data tape back from Eureka sooner than scheduled 09:30 - 11:30 printed final copy of CSA annual report; ftp'ed PS figure to Rick Doe; exchanged e-mail with Kelly Smith; exchanged e-mail with Reg Tang. 11:30 - 12:15 Mass 12:15 - 13:00 lunch and reading 13:00 - 15:00 prepared final figures for CSA report and RS paper; Edison will electronically merge three panels of RS figure into one plot 15:00 - 16:30 read fluid mechanics text 10:35 96/02/23 08:00 - 08:30 read Scripture and prayed 08:30 - 10:00 finished printed copy of CSA report; read P. Prikryl's manuscript 10:00 - 10:15 remembered James's class was here; went down to see him 10:15 - 10:30 checked library 10:30 - 16:30 read and commented on Paul P.'s manuscript 08:58 96/02/26 07:30 - 08:30 read and commented on Paul P.'s manuscript 08:30 - 08:50 e-mailed comments to Paul P. (who's probably at DASP today) 08:50 - 09:15 finished transferring latest JHU/APL/S1R IDL library to polarbear 10:30 - 16:00 read dimensional analysis and wrote lecture 08:33 96/02/27 08:30 - 09:00 selected first 3 problems for Assignment #7. 09:00 - 09:30 photocopied and got books from library 09:30 - 10:00 prepared for lecture 10:00 - 11:30 lectured and figured out error in Ex. 2 11:30 - 12:00 read IDL news and talked to Dorene 12:00 - 16:30 worked (sometimes very slowly) on Assignment #6 solutions 10:09 96/02/28 08:00 - 08:20 prayed and journalled 08:20 - 08:40 ate breakfast and read prospectus 08:40 - 10:10 completed and distributed Assignment #6 solutions 10:10 - 11:05 read Bridgman, Dimensional Analysis 11:05 - 11:25 mail from Paul P., CEDAR survey, forwarded Stark mail 11:25 - 12:00 Mass 12:05 - 13:25 lunch with John 13:25 - 16:35 reading and lecture preparation 08:58 96/02/29 08:30 - 09:00 assignment problem selection (and breakfast) 09:00 - 09:20 assignment preparation 09:20 - 09:55 attempt to submit last-minute Spring AGU abstract failed 10:00 - 11:20 lecture; fell 2.5 pages short of goal 11:25 - 11:45 photocopied remaining pages for students to pick up 12:00 - 13:15 bought RRSP at SCU 13:15 - 13:50 ate lunch 13:50 - 14:20 read annual report and thought about presentation 14:20 - 15:10 discussed MSP sensitivity with IO and GRH 15:10 - 16:30 CAP lecture; accepted EP 324 for next year if necessary 08:08 96/03/01 07:35 - 08:05 Scripture and prayer 08:05 - 08:20 read news and surfed 08:20 - 08:30 got coffee and looked at Sci. Am. article on spy satellites 08:30 - 09:00 began laying out March 5 presentation 09:00 - 09:30 installed MPEGPLAY.EXE properly (but WHY??) 09:30 - 09:50 modified SHOWFLIC.PRO to display blown-up mapped images 96/03/04 07:30 - 16:30 worked on Annual Review presentation 96/03/05 07:30 - 09:30 prepared presentation 08:30 - 10:00 prepared lecture 10:00 - 11:30 lecture 11:30 - 12:30 prepared for presentation 12:30 - 15:00 presentation and chat with Leroy 15:00 - 16:00 vegetated - brain fried 08:45 96/03/06 07:30 - 08:00 downloaded MPEG encoder (broken demo) and MS Windows Logo 08:00 - 08:45 started to choose midterm 2 problems, created site list for IDL applications 08:45 - 09:00 reviewed old problems 09:00 - 09:20 got distracted looking at 'Flying Circus of Physics' 09:20 - 09:45 reviewed assignment problems 09:45 - 10:10 placed ILL request for Reynolds, "Papers on Mechanical and Physics Subjects" 10:10 - 12:30 selected and solved sample exam problems 12:30 - 14:35 violin lesson 14:35 - 15:00 registered DELAY.EXE from Foley Hi-Tech Systems 15:00 - 17:15 solved remaining questions, selected some and prepared exam 17:15 - 17:30 AHM outlined value of P. Eng. certification for PEP apptments 12:03 96/03/07 08:05 - 08:35 finalized exam layout and printed it 08:35 - 09:00 added figures and photocopied it 09:00 - 09:15 discussed MPEG encoding and other display options with IO 09:15 - 09:55 selected 2 more problems for Ass. #7, created the 2nd page, and photocopied it 10:00 - 11:20 invigilated exam 11:25 - 12:00 worked problems again to verify solutions 12:00 - 12:20 read net news, ate lunch 12:20 - 13:30 worked on exam Problem #3 - what role does pressure play? 13:30 - 13:45 phoned about laminating 13:45 - 14:10 thought about #3 some more - assume p = 0 gauge at both inlet and outlet 14:10 - 14:30 checked for confirmation at library - too complicated 14:30 - 16:30 marked exams; almost done 10:17 96/03/08 07:30 - 08:15 surfed for TeX materials at SHSU - better read the book first 08:15 - 09:00 marked exams 09:00 - 09:20 prepared letter to Barbara Adams with cheque for James's violin 09:20 - 10:00 finished marking exams and reviewing marks 10:00 - 10:20 photocopied students' solutions for EP accreditation file 10:20 - 11:00 tabulated students' marks 11:00 - 11:15 found PS +/- combination for GRH 11:15 - 11:25 wrote out exam solution for library 11:25 - 12:05 Mass 12:05 - 12:15 deposited cheque from MAS estate 12:15 - 12:45 checked out bookstore sale 12:45 - 13:30 finished writing out exam solution 13:30 - 13:38 adjusted student marks for Problem 3 since I made same error on problems solution to Assignment #6 13:38 - 14:20 photocopied exam solutions for EP accreditation file, took copy to library, organized EP 324 binder 14:20 - 15:55 wrote e-mail to A. Maione with instructions for packing and shipping PoCa 08:04 96/03/11 08:00 - 08:21 read Scripture and prayed 08:21 - 08:35 wrote letter to Mary Lou Grahn with cheque for $425.00 08:35 - 11:00 worked on Assignment #7 problem 6.107, with slow and uncertain progress 11:00 - 11:20 gathered up RS paper figures, wrote covering letter, and gave to PRW for courier 11:30 - 12:00 more work on 6.107 with same results 12:00 - 14:00 solved and wrote out solutions for remaining problems on Ass. #7 14:00 - 14:50 walked violin payment over to WCVM to Dr. Bruce Grahn 14:50 - 15:10 read net news 15:10 - 17:05 worked on lecture for tomorrow 08:41 96/03/12 06:10 - 07:20 worked on lecture at home 08:40 - 09:50 finished preparing lecture 09:50 - 09:56 prepared interim problem assignment #8 - more on Thursday 10:00 - 11:20 lecture 11:40 - 12:20 read A&S PBC report re: position eliminations 12:20 - 12:50 skimmed B&J, Ch. 15 12:50 - 13:00 Jon Daniels dropped by 13:20 - 13:20 read net news 13:20 - 14:00 read B&J, Ch. 15 14:00 - 14:20 located ballerina pictures for Desiree 14:20 - 15:30 read B&J, Ch. 15 15:30 - 16:00 marked 6.107 on Assignment #7 16:00 - 16:15 copied solutions and took assignments to JE 16:20 - 16:50 talked with EJL re: GE 226 and EP 324 09:46 96/03/18 09:05 - 09:45 read mail, net news; checked 960219 temperature log and image sequence; instructed Albert M. to shut down both cameras ASAP 09:45 - 11:00 worked on EP 324 lecture 11:00 - 11:20 sent e-mail to Rick Doe about corruption of Feb. 19/96 arc images 11:20 - 11:40 examined Feb. 19th images - first good one is g1902060.060 11:40 - 13:00 worked on lecture 13:00 - 08:14 96/06/04 07:10 - 07:20 read e-mail, newsgroups 07:30 - 07:50 posted notice about garden furniture 07:50 - 08:05 loaded 950312 calibration files 08:05 - 08:40 examined and compared files 08:40 - 08:55 tried to find Hans Lauche's e-mail address 08:55 - 09:15 downloaded AACGM information (again!) 09:15 - 10:30 tested approach to comparing calibration images 10:30 - 11:30 began coding approach 11:30 - 12:15 read Bevington & Robinson and Mood et al. for formulae 12:15 - 13:40 finished coding approach: CalComp.PRO 13:40 - applied approach to 950312 and 960117 with clear results 09:17 96/06/07 08:30 - 08:35 Read e-mail 08:35 - 09:10 talked with A Maione; Eureka trips September & March + maybe January 09:10 - 09:15 sent test e-mail to Albert @ skisas 09:15 - 09:35 read net news 11:02 96/06/07 09:35 - 10:15 cleaned up desk in prep for installing HP 4020i CD Writer 10:15 - 11:00 moved PC, tried to fix disk errors (with SCANDISK, DEFRAG) 14:17 96/06/10 08:40 - 11:00 attempted to complete SW installation of HP 4020i, without success 16:18 96/06/10 13:00 - 15:45 read Salby (1981a;b) 15:45 - 16:15 removed HP 4020i, packed up, and returned to KFast's desk 13:08 96/06/11 11:00 - 17:00 detected and removed MONKEY_A virus from system and 3.5" floppies 09:52 96/06/12 09:15 - 10:30 reinstalled 5.25" floppy and scanned 5.25" floppies from Sasa Grubor 10:30 - 11:15 unpacked PoCa computer and monitor in 254 11:15 - 12:00 investigated WWW info on Sony Spressa CD-R drives 12:00 - 12:30 modified CV 12:30 - 13:00 ate lunch and read Forbes' tutorial in MLT AGU volume 13:00 - 13:15 located Rick Doe's spring 96 AGU abstract and sent him e-mail 13:15 - 13:30 talked with Dorene 13:30 - 14:15 revised CV 14:15 - 14:50 read Physics Today 14:50 - 15:20 revised covering letter 15:20 - 16:30 prepared Proposed Teaching Contributions 17:45 96/06/12 13:42 96/07/10 09:48 96/07/11 12:20 96/07/11 15:36 96/09/13 10:46 96/10/11 08:12 96/10/31 08:12 - 08:35 read NetNews 08:35 - 08:45 worked on seminar abstract; not quite right yet 08:45 - 08:52 phoned Corey Mack to confirm meeting with Bristol Nov. 12th am 08:52 - 09:18 finished and submitted seminar abstract 09:18 - 09:30 packaged Bell & Howell projector lens and mailed to DAVS 09:30 - 10:28 skimmed Smith books on optics, read OBOB for today 10:28 - 10:50 looked on the WWW for Ookpik without success 10:50 - 10:55 worked on seminar outline 10:55 - 11:05 read in Ozone Measuring Instruments book 11:05 - 11:25 Dave and Jacky came to consult about tomorrow's meeting 11:25 - 12:05 read Ozone Measuring Instruments book 12:05 - 12:10 talked to John about project 12:10 - 12:20 read Ozone Measuring Instruments book 12:20 - 12:30 talked with Dorene 12:30 - 12:40 read NetNews 12:40 - 13:30 read Ozone Measuring Instruments book 13:30 - 14:07 prepared and distributed meeting agenda and seminar abstract 14:07 - 14:10 talked with Corey Mack @ Bristol re meeting in November 14:10 - 14:20 talked with Matthias Huber re lenses and plenary meeting 14:20 - 14:40 ? 14:40 - 15:00 straightened out Wpg meetings: Nov. 15th 15:00 - 15:10 washroom 15:10 - 15:30 thought about seminar 15:20 - 15:30 started processing 960922 data 15:30 - 15:55 searched for transmission grating data 15:55 - 16:05 searched for other Bausch & Lomb information 16:05 - 16:25 read Evans et al. on arctic ozone depletion 08:08 96/11/01 08:10 - 08:30 read e-mail and NetNews 08:35 - 08:55 read El/GPS/FW slides, added to agenda 11:16 96/11/06 15:13 96/12/07