The Faculty Boards and other authorities concerned give notice that in the following examinations in 2008-09, the only models of electronic calculators that candidates will be permitted to take into the examination room will be as follows:
| (A) | Architecture Tripos; |
| Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos, Parts IIA and IIB (Biological Anthropology); | |
| Chemical Engineering Tripos, Parts I, IIA, and IIB; | |
| Computer Science Tripos, Parts IA, IB, and II; | |
| M.Phil. Examination in Computer Speech, Text, and Internet Technology; | |
| Economics Tripos, Parts I, IIA, and IIB; | |
| Engineering Tripos, Parts IA, IB, IIA, and IIB; | |
| Geography Tripos, Parts IA, IB, and II; | |
| Management Studies Tripos; | |
| Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Parts I and II; | |
| M.B.A. Examinations; | |
| Master of Finance; | |
| Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Parts IA and IB; | |
| Second M.B. and Second Vet.M.B. Examinations; | |
| Final M.B. and Final Vet.M.B. Examinations; | |
| M.Phil. Examination in Epidemiology; | |
| Natural Sciences Tripos, Parts IA, IB, II, and III; | |
| Philosophy Tripos, Part IA (Paper 3 only); | |
| Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Part I; | |
| Social and Political Sciences Tripos, Parts IIA and IIB |
For the above examinations candidates will be permitted to use only the standard University calculator CASIO fx 115 (any version), CASIO fx 570 (any version) or CASIO fx 991 (any version). Each such calculator must be marked in the approved fashion.
| (B) | Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Education Tripos; |
| Education Tripos, Part I |
Candidates taking papers in Mathematics will be permitted to use an approved model of graphical calculator or the standard University calculator, marked as approved.
Candidates taking papers from the Natural Sciences Tripos will be permitted to use only the standard University calculator, marked as approved, as specified for that Tripos.
Arrangements for the supply of these calculators will be made through the Faculty of Education.
| (C) | Mathematical Tripos |
The use of electronic calculators will NOT be permitted in any papers set for the Mathematical Tripos. Candidates for Part IA of the Mathematical Tripos who offer a paper from either the Computer Science Tripos or the Natural Sciences Tripos will be permitted to take into the examination room, for those papers only, the standard University calculator as specified above for those Triposes.
| (D) | Land Economy Tripos and M.Phil. Examinations |
The permitted calculator for use in the Land Economy Tripos, and in the various M.Phil. Examinations will be the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII.
| (E) | Other subjects |
Papers from the examinations named above may be taken by those who are candidates for other examinations. The restriction on the use of calculators will apply when any paper or subject is offered from an examination, which is the subject of this Notice.
It is the responsibility of each student to equip themselves with a suitable calculator as described. A few spare calculators are provided in examination rooms but only to students whose own calculator has malfunctioned.
Standard University calculators, the CASIO fx 991ES marked in the approved fashion, will be on sale at the beginning of Full Michaelmas Term 2008 at £12 each as follows:
Candidates are strongly advised to purchase calculators at the beginning of Full Michaelmas Term at the centres named above. Any candidates with a calculator that is not a CASIO that has been approved for use in examinations in 2008 or before must obtain an approved CASIO model for their examinations in 2009.
Candidates already possessing a CASIO fx 115 (any version) or CASIO fx 570 (any version) or a CASIO fx 991ES will be able to have it marked appropriately at no cost at one of the above centres.
For the Land Economy Tripos, and the M.Phil. Examinations in Land Economy the approved calculator is the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII. These calculators are available only from the Department of Land Economy, and their use is confined to Land Economy examinations.