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No 6297

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Vol cxliii No 20

pp. 355–366

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Mathematical Tripos, Part III, 2013: Notice by Examiners, Amendment

Further to their Notice of 7 November 2012 (Reporter, 6284, 2012–13, p. 112), in accordance with Regulations 18 and 19 for the Mathematical Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 373), the Examiners give notice that a candidate may submit an essay on any one of the following additional topics:

103.

Thomason

Expansion and cycles

104.

Leader

Lagrangians of hypergraphs

105.

Leader

Judicious partitions

106.

Shepherd-Barron

Jacobians, theta functions and variational formulae

107.

Scholl

Arakelov theory and arithmetic surfaces

108.

Kolman

Diamonds

109.

Kolman

Jońsson cardinals

110.

Kolman

Lebesgue measurability and large cardinals

111.

Allanach

Asymmetric dark matter

112.

Goldstein

Tracer particles advected by swimming microorganisms

113.

Butterfield, Caulton

Matter or geometry as fundamental in relativity theory

114.

Eglen

How has network science contributed to understanding brain function?

115.

Groisman

New perspectives on the Aharonov-Bohm effect

116.

Tavaré, Markowetz

Applications of spatial statistics in image analysis of cancer tissue

117.

Bernstein

Comparison geometry and the Cheeger-Gromoll splitting theorem

118.

Gowers

Aspects of statistical physics in computational complexity

119.

Kolman

Cardinal invariants and infinitary combinatorics

120.

Kelly

Distributed random access algorithms

121.

Gutman

The dynamics of the geodesic flow on a negatively curved Riemannian surface

122.

Fisher

Uniform boundedness of rational points

123.

Latter

Chebyshev spectral methods in astrophysical fluid dynamics

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences), 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board of Biology give notice, in accordance with Regulation 30 for the Natural Sciences Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 403), that the following combinations of Major and Minor Subjects will be offered in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences) in 2013–14.

Subject to any restrictions announced in a particular year by the Faculty Board under the provisions of Regulation 30, candidates are required to offer in the examination for Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences of the Natural Sciences Tripos:

(a)the examination requirements of one Major Subject;

(b)the examination requirements of one Minor Subject;

(c)a dissertation of not more than 6,000 words, excluding tables, figures, and references.

All subjects make provision for candidates to offer a dissertation.

The subjects available and permissible combinations are listed below. Some subjects have restrictions on the number of candidates that can be accepted. Where possible this is indicated below – further information will be available as part of the Part II Subject Allocation process.

Major Subjects

Major Subject

Permissible Minor Subjects

Examination requirements

402

Pathology (A and B)

104 105 107 109 113 114 116 118 119 120 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

403

Pathology (A and C)

103 104 105 107 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

404

Pathology (A and D)

103 104 105 107 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

405

Pathology (B and C)

104 105 107 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

406

Pathology (B and D)

104 105 106 107 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 121 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

407

Pathology (C and D)

103 104 105 107 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

408

Pharmacology

103 104 107 108 109 113 115 116 117 119 120 122 123 125 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

409

Psychology

107 111 115 122

Four written papers of three hours each.

411

Biochemistry (maximum of five candidates)

103 104 122 123

Five written papers: four papers of three hours each and one paper of three and a quarter hours.

412

Plant Sciences (Cellular – M1, M4, L1, L2)

104 105 107 108 109 111 115 116 118 119 122 123 125 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

413

Plant Sciences (Ecology – M3, M1 or Zoology M3, L2, and Zoology L2)

104 105 106 108 109 111 118 121 123

Four written papers of three hours each.

414

Genetics (Maximum of ten candidates)

103 104 105 107 108 113 114 115 116 118 122 123 125 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

415

Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (Maximum of 21 candidates)

106 111 121 122

Four written papers of three hours each.

417

Neuroscience (Neuroscience)

(maximum of 15 candidates)

107 113 115 116 117 118 122 125

Four written papers of three hours each.

418

Zoology (Cells and Development – M6, M7, and two from L5, L6, L7)

103 105 109 111 122

Four written papers of three hours each.

419

Zoology (Behaviour – M4, M5, L2, L3)

103 104 106 108 113 114 115 116 117 118 121 123 124 125 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

420

Zoology (Vertebrate Biology – two from M1, M3, M5 and L1, L3)

103 104 106 109 113 114 117 118 119 120 121 122 123

Four written papers of three hours each.

421

Zoology (Ecology and Conservation – two from M2, M3, M5 and L2, L3)

103 104 106 109 113 114 117 118 119 120 121 123

Four written papers of three hours each.

422

Zoology (Ecology and Genetics – two from M2, M3, M5 and two from L2, L3 and Genetics module M5)

103 104 109 113 114 118 119 123

Four written papers of three hours each.

423

Zoology (Ecology and Plant Sciences – two modules from M2 and M3 or Plant Sciences M3, and L2, L3)

103 104 105 106 109 113 114 118 121 123

Four written papers of three hours each.

424

Pathology (B and E)

104 107 113 114 116 118 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

425

Pathology (C and E)

103 104 107 113 114 116 117 118 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

426

Pathology (D and E)

103 104 107 113 114 116 117 118 122 123 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

Minor Subjects

Minor Subject

Examination requirements

103

The Human Lifespan (Bio Anth Foundation BA3) (maximum of seven candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

104

The Human Journey (Bio Anth Foundation BA2) (maximum of seven candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

105

The Human Animal (Bio Anth Foundation BA1) (maximum of seven candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

106

Neural Degeneration and Regeneration (Neuroscience) (maximum of 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

107

History and Ethics of Medicine (History and Philosophy of Medicine) (maximum of 50 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

108

Medicine, Body, and Society (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Soc 10)

One written paper of three hours’ duration or two submitted essays of not more than 5,000 words.

109

The Family (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Int 9.)

One written paper of three hours’ duration or two submitted essays of not more than 5,000 words, or one 8,000–10,000-word dissertation.

111

Central Mechanisms of Sensation and Behaviour (Neuroscience) (maximum of 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

113

Medicine from Antiquity to the Enlightenment (HPS Pt II Paper 7) (maximum of 12 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

114

Modern Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (HPS Pt II Paper 8) (maximum of 12 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

115

Psychology of Education (Education Studies Part II) (maximum of 10 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

116

Sociology of Education (Education Studies Part II)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

117

Philosophy of Education (Education Studies Part II)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

118

History of Education (Education Studies Part II)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

119

Plant and Microbial Genetics (Genetics M2)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

120

Human Genetics (Genetics M4)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

121

Evolutionary Genetics (Genetics M5)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

122

ETECH (Entrepreneurship)

A group project assignment worth 60% of the Minor Subject mark, plus two individual assignments of no more than 500 words together worth 40% of the Minor Subject mark.

123

Development and Psychopathology (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Psy 4)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

124

Psychology and Social Issues (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Psy 6)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

125

Gender Development: Biological, Psychological, and Clinical Perspectives (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Psy 7)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

126

Perception and Performance (Music Part II paper 11)

(maximum of 1 candidate – candidates must demonstrate some musical knowledge to be permitted to study this option)

(i) the submission of a written report and

(ii) a two-hour written examination.

Each element counts as 50% of the overall mark.

Candidates should consult the examination regulations of the relevant Tripos for latest examination requirements.

Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Part IIb, 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board for Human, Social, and Political Science give notice of the following amendments to the papers offered in Part IIb of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos for the 2013–14 academic year (Reporter, 6263, 2011–12, pp. 551–52):

Soc. 9. will now be offered as:

Soc. 9.

A subject in sociology V: Revolution, war, and militarism

Int. 3. will be offered, as:

Int. 3.

An interdisciplinary subject I: Gender