Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2006-07, by comparison with those examinations in 2006, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of Engineering give notice that the form of the examinations to be taken in the Easter Term 2007 shall be as follows. Arrangements for reading time before the examination starts, and for papers not mentioned below, are as for last year.
Number of questions on the paper | Number of sections on the paper | ||
Paper 1 | Mechanical engineering | 8 short + 4 long | 2 |
Paper 2 | Structures and materials | 8 short + 4 long | 2 |
Paper 3 | Electrical and information engineering | 8 short + 4 long | 3 |
Paper 4 | Mathematical methods | 8 short + 4 long | 3 |
Candidates are expected to answer all eight short questions and all four long questions on each paper. Long questions may be set on any section of a paper.
In papers with two sections, two long questions will be set in each section. In papers with three sections, there may be no long question in one of the sections.
Each candidate will be required to offer modules, the total duration for written papers of which amounts to 15 hours. All papers of one and a half hours' duration will carry equal weight, whether assessed by written paper only or by written paper and course-work. Where a module is assessed by written paper and course-work, the course-work will carry weight equal to one quarter of a module. Papers 3A1 and 3A3 will be of three hours' duration and will carry weight equal to two modules. Each candidate will be required to submit course-work, in addition to any course-work assessed as part of a module, which will carry weight equal to four modules.
All candidates will be provided with a complete set of standard data books in bound form for all examinations. The students will be informed during lectures if there are any special data sheets associated with an individual paper. A copy of any such data sheet will be issued to students by the lecturer, and will be made available in the examination.
In the working of all questions and in the evaluation of numerical quantities, candidates should show a sufficient number of steps to allow the Examiners to make a proper assessment of their answers.
Candidates should refer to the Faculty Board's Notice, published in July, on the use of calculators in examinations.
Module Title | Written paper (p); course-work (c) | Number of questions on the paper | Number of questions to be attempted | |
3A1 | Fluid mechanics I (double module) | p | 8 | 5 |
3A3 | Fluid mechanics II (double module) | p | 8 | 5 |
3A5 | Thermodynamics and power generation | p | 4 | 3 |
3A6 | Heat and mass transfer | p | 4 | 3 |
3B1 | Radio frequency electronics | p | 4 | 3 |
3B2 | Integrated digital electronics | p | 4 | 3 |
3B3 | Switch-mode electronics | p | 4 | 3 |
3B4 | Electric drive systems | p | 4 | 3 |
3B5 | Semiconductor engineering | p | 4 | 3 |
3B6 | Photonic technology | p | 4 | 3 |
3C1 | Materials processing and design | p | 4 | 3 |
3C2 | Materials process modelling and failure analysis | p | 4 | 3 |
3C3 | Machine design - tribology | p | 4 | 3 |
3C4 | Machine design - transmissions | p | 4 | 3 |
3C5 | Dynamics | p | 5 | 3 |
3C6 | Vibration | p | 4 | 3 |
3C7 | Mechanics of solids | p | 4 | 3 |
3D1 | Soil mechanics | p | 4 | 3 |
3D2 | Geotechnical engineering | p | 4 | 3 |
3D3 | Structural materials and design | p | 4 | 3 |
3D4 | Structural analysis and stability | p | 4 | 3 |
3D5 | Environmental engineering I | p | 4 | 3 |
3D6 | Environmental engineering II | p | 4 | 3 |
3D7 | Finite element methods | p | 4 | 3 |
3E1 | Business economics | p | 4 | 2 |
3E2 | Marketing | p | 4 | 2 |
3E3 | Modelling risk | p | 4 | 2 |
3E5 | Human resource management | p | 4 | 2 |
3E6 | Organizational behaviour and change | p | 4 | 2 |
3E8 | Modelling data and dynamics in management | p | 4 | 2 |
3F1 | Signals and systems | p | 4 | 3 |
3F2 | Systems and control | p | 4 | 3 |
3F3 | Signal and pattern processing | p | 4 | 3 |
3F4 | Data transmission | p | 4 | 3 |
3F5 | Computer and network systems | p | 4 | 3 |
3F6 | Software engineering and design | p | 4 | 3 |
3G1 | Introduction to bioscience | p | Section A: 1 | 1 |
Section B: 4 | 2 | |||
3G2 | Physiological systems | p | Section A: 1 | 1 |
Section B: 5 | 2 | |||
3G3 | Introduction to neuroscience | p | 4 | 3 |
3I1 | Data structures and algorithms (CST) | p | Section A: 1 | 1 |
Section B: 3 | 2 | |||
4A1 | Nuclear power engineering | p and c | 4 | 3 |
4C4 | Design methods | p and c | 4 | 3 |
4C14 | Engineering principles of the cell | p | 4 | 3 |
4D11 | Building physics | p and c | Section A: 2 | 3 |
Section B: 2 | (1 from each | |||
Section C: 2 | section) | |||
4D16 | Construction and management | p and c | 5 | 3 |
4F9 | Medical imaging and 3-D computer graphics | p | Section A: 2 | 1 |
Section B: 2 | 1 | |||
Section C: 2 | 1 | |||
4M12 | Partial differential equations and variational methods | p | 4 | 3 |
4M13 | Complex analysis and optimization | p | 4 | 3 |
Each candidate will be required to offer eight modules in total and undertake a project. All modules will carry equal weight, whether assessed by written paper or course-work, or by a combination of written paper and course-work. Where a module is assessed by written paper and course-work, the course-work will carry weight equal to one quarter of a module. In the exceptional case of a dissertation being submitted in place of a module, the dissertation will carry weight equal to one module. The project will carry marks equal to six modules.
For modules 4C7 and 4C9 only, candidates may bring into the examination room notes on the module they have written personally by hand, and any notes authorized for use in the examination room by the module leader. This includes lecture notes issued by the module lecturers.
Candidates should refer to the Faculty Board's Notice, published in July 2006, on the use of calculators in examinations.
Form of written papers | |||
Number/Title/Method of assessment (written paper (p), course-work (c)) | Number of questions on the paper | Number of questions to be attempted | |
4A1 | Nuclear power engineering (p) | 4 | 3 |
4A3 | Turbomachinery I (p and c) | 3 | 2 |
4A8 | Environmental fluid mechanics (p) | 4 | 3 |
4A9 | Molecular thermodynamics (p) | 4 | 3 |
4A10 | Flow instability (p) | 4 | 3 |
4A11 | Turbomachinery II (p and c) | 3 | 2 |
4A12 | Turbulence (p) | 4 | 3 |
4B2 | Power electronics and applications (p) | 4 | 3 |
4B5 | Nanotechnology (p and c) | 5 | 3 |
4B6 | Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors (p) | 5 | 3 |
4B7 | VLSI design, technology, and CAD (p and c) | 5 | 3 |
4B8 | Electronic system design (p and c) | 5 | 3 |
4B11 | Photonic systems (p) | 4 | 3 |
4B13 | Electronic sensors and instrumentation (p) | 5 | 3 |
4B14 | Solar-electronic power: generation and distribution (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4B15 | Advanced telecommunications networks (p and c) | 3 | 2 |
4B17 | Photonics of molecular materials (p) | 5 | 3 |
4C1 | Design against failure (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4C2 | Designing with composites (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4C3 | Electrical materials and nano materials (p) | 5 | 3 |
4C4 | Design methods (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4C6 | Advanced linear vibration (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4C7 | Random and non-linear vibration (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4C8 | Applications of dynamics (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4C9 | Continuum mechanics (p and c) | 3 | 2 |
4C14 | Engineering principles of the cell (p) | 4 | 3 |
4C15 | MEMS: design (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4D5 | Foundation engineering (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4D6 | Dynamics in civil engineering (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4D7 | Concrete and masonry structures (p and c) | 5 | 3 |
4D9 | Plate and shells: theory and computation (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4D10 | Structural steelwork (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4D11 | Building physics (p and c) | 6 | 3 |
(2 in Section A, | (1 from each section) | ||
2 in Section B, | |||
2 in Section C) | |||
4D14 | Contaminated land and waste containment (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4D16 | Construction and management (p and c) | 5 | 3 |
4F1 | Control system design (p and c) | 3 | 2 |
4F2 | Robust multivariable control (p and c) | 3 | 2 |
4F3 | Nonlinear and predictive control (p) | 4 | 3 |
4F6 | Signal detection and estimation (p) | 4 | 3 |
4F7 | Digital filters and spectrum estimation (p) | 4 | 3 |
4F8 | Image processing and image coding (p) | 4 | 3 |
4F9 | Medical imaging and 3-D computer graphics (p) | 6 | 3 |
(2 in Section A, | (1 from each section) | ||
2 in Section B, | |||
2 in Section C) | |||
4F10 | Statistical pattern processing (p) | 5 | 3 |
4F12 | Computer vision and robotics (p) | 5 | 3 |
4G1 | Computational and systems biology (p) | 3 | 2 |
4G2 | Biosensors (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4M6 | Materials and processes for microsystems (MEMS) (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
4M12 | Partial differential equations and variational methods (p) | 4 | 3 |
4M13 | Complex analysis and optimization (p) | 4 | 3 |
4M15 | Sustainable energy (p and c) | 4 | 3 |
The written paper for these modules will be divided into sections. Further information is shown below.
The written paper for Modules 4D11, 4F9, and 4M13 will be divided into sections as follows:
4D11 | Section A | Heating and ventilation |
Section B | Lighting | |
Section C | Acoustics | |
4F9 | Section A | Medical image acquisition |
Section B | Curves, surfaces, and interpolation | |
Section C | 3D graphical rendering | |
4M13 | Section A | Complex analysis |
Section B | Optimization |
1. There will be five papers, of which Paper 4 is divided into two parts, P4A and P4B:
Paper P1 | Design and manufacture |
Paper P2 | Organization and control of manufacturing systems |
Paper P3 | Management economics, accounting, and finance |
Paper P4A, P4B | Engineering materials and processing |
Paper P5 | Human resources |
Candidates take all five papers, for which equal numbers of marks are available.
2. The examinations for papers P1, P2, P3, P5 will last three hours. Candidates will be expected to answer four questions on each paper. The examinations for papers P4A and P4B will each last one-and-a-half hours. Candidates will be expected to answer three questions on each paper.
3. The form and style of all papers will be similar to those of last year. Papers P1, P2, and P3 are each divided into four sections each containing two questions; students are expected to answer one question from each section. Paper P5 is divided into two sections each containing four questions; students are expected to answer two questions from each section.
4. The Examiners will take into account course-work done by candidates as follows:
Major Project: 140 marks
Remaining course-work: 100 marks divided as follows:
P1 course-work | 20 marks |
P2 course-work | 20 marks |
P3 course-work | 20 marks |
P4 course-work | 20 marks |
P5 course-work | 20 marks |
The total marks available for course-work are equivalent to those of two examination papers.