No 6319
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Vol cxliv No 2
pp. 17–26
The Faculty Boards and other authorities concerned give notice that in the following examinations in 2013–14 candidates will be permitted to take a designated calculator into the examination room:
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Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb (Biological Anthropology) |
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Architecture Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, and II |
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Chemical Engineering Tripos, Parts I, IIa, and IIb |
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Computer Science Tripos, Part Ia (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from either the Mathematical Tripos, Part Ia, or from the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia) |
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Computer Science Tripos, Parts Ib, II, and III |
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M.Phil. Examination in Advanced Computer Science |
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M.Phil. Examination in Computational Biology |
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Economics Tripos, Parts I, IIa, and IIb |
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Economics Diploma and M.Phil. Examinations |
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Engineering Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, IIa, and IIb |
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Geography Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, and II |
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M.A.St. in Astrophysics |
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M.A.St. in Materials Science |
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M.A.St. in Physics |
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Management Studies Tripos |
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M.Phil. Examination in Management |
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Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Parts I and II |
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M.B.A. and Executive M.B.A. Examinations |
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Master of Corporate Law (Accounting and Finance) |
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Master of Finance |
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Second M.B. and Second Veterinary M.B. Examinations |
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Final M.B. and Final Veterinary M.B. Examinations |
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M.Phil. Examinations in Epidemiology and in Public Health |
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Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia (Calculators are not permitted in the subject Mathematics) |
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Natural Sciences Tripos, Parts Ib, II, and III |
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Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia (Paper 3 only) |
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Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb |
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Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part I |
For the above examinations the following calculators marked in the approved manner are permitted:
CASIO fx 991 (any version)
CASIO fx 115 (any version)
CASIO fx 570 (any version)
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Land Economy Tripos and M.Phil. Examinations |
The permitted calculators for use in the Land Economy Tripos and M.Phil. Examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version), or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII. Candidates may take only one model of calculator into the examination hall.
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Master of Finance – Principles of Finance |
The permitted calculator is the Texas Instruments BA II Plus and the Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional.
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Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Education Tripos |
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Education Tripos, Parts I and II |
Candidates taking papers from the Natural Sciences Tripos will be permitted to use the calculator permitted for that examination (see above).
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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 the Natural Sciences Tripos will be permitted to use the calculator permitted for that examination (see above).
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Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos (MVST), Parts Ia and Ib |
The permitted calculators for use in the MVST Tripos and 2nd M.B. Examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version), or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the CASIO fx 83 (any version), or CASIO fx 85 (any version).
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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.
Each such calculator permitted in an examination must be marked by the Department in the approved fashion so that they are clearly identified as being permitted during the examination.
No other calculator may be brought into the examination.
Approved calculators, marked in the approved fashion, will be on sale from:
Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building (Computer Science Tripos)
Department of Chemistry (Natural Sciences Tripos)
Faculty of Economics Building
Department of Engineering (Engineering Examinations)
Department of Land Economy (Land Economy Tripos and M.Phil.) – HP 10BII only
Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience (MVST)
Approved calculators bought elsewhere will need to have the approved marking applied by the Department.
The Faculty Board of English give notice that the specified subjects and set texts for the Preliminary Examination Part I, Part I, and Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, for 2013–14 have been selected and are listed on the Department’s website at http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/currentstudents/undergraduates/tripos/Set%20Texts.html.
Further to their Notices on 22 May 2013 (Reporter, 6308, 2012–13, p. 554) and 5 June 2013 (Reporter, 6311, 2012–13, p. 609), the Faculty Board of Music give notice that the titles of Papers 12 and 14 in Part II of the Music Tripos 2013–14 have been amended as follows:
12. The Italian Trecento: music and sources
14. Planet rap: global hip hop and postcolonial perspectives
Both papers are examined by a three-hour written examination.
The Faculty Board are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2014 will be adversely affected by this amendment.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice of a correction to the Notice that was published on 17 July 2013 (Reporter, 6316, 2012–13, p. 750).
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MFIN10. |
Economic foundations of finance |
1.5-hour written examination (80%), and performance during trading simulation sessions (20%) |