Emu

Emu is the unit vector in the mu direction, of course. In Inviscid Flow class, we needed this unit vector to do something. I don't know what because Lee looked over at me and said "emu?" and I lost it. Then Amy lost it. We were quiet, I think, but I just couldn't stop laughing. I'm sure you had to be there.

Math class this morning was fun. It was a recitation day, which means all we do is cover homework problems. Dr. Kuperschmidt asked me if a problem he did on the board matched my answer. I verified that it did. I did not mention, however, that my answer had been reached 30 seconds prior to him asking, following directly from the formula he'd been working with. The fun part was when Dr. Kuperschmidt destoyed his microphone. The battery pack clips onto his belt, and he somehow knocked it off, onto the floor, and it breaked. Class didn't end, but it stopped while they got it fixed. Always fun.

Between classes, Lee and I found some algebra errors in my homework, while Amy and Heather made derisive comments. We spent a good chunk of time on the homework, though it's far from obvious in the final results. I still think a coordinate transform will solve the other two, but I need to get it right, and I hate coordinate transforms.

There was a helicopter in the UTSI front circle today. It landed sometime after we got there, but before Math ended, and had not left when we did. I did not notice the sound of it landing, but I tend to space on those things. Lee got a picture.

We kept talking about streamlines, streamfunctions, and distributed sources to form solids of revolution. They're like airfoils (wings), but not. And they only work when you know the answer before you start. Always a big plus.

This is the first year in a long time that I haven't done something for Veterans' Day. Lest anyone think I've gone lefty, I don't have a full webpage to use as is my wont, and I didn't think to blog until very late both Saturday and Sunday. I offer no excuse for waiting this long.

Veterans' Day was November 11, but Americans should not only honor these heroes one day a year. They serve us everyday, in ways obvious and subtle. Remember them, and their families, and the sacrifices made so that we stay free and safe. More tomorrow.