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Mathematical Tripos, Part III, 1998: Notice

In accordance with Regulation 18 for the Mathematical Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 324), the Faculty Board of Mathematics give notice that they have approved additional papers as follows:
  Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem (3 hours)
Monte Carlo Inference (2 hours)
Local Fields (3 hours)
Information Theory, Pattern Recognition, and Neural Networks (2 hours)

The original list was published in Reporter, p. 212, on Wednesday, 26 November 1997.

NOTE: Candidates who offer the paper 'Monte Carlo Inference' may not also offer the paper entitled 'Advanced Topics in Statistics'.

Additional essay titles are listed overleaf.

In accordance with Regulation 18 for the Mathematical Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 324), the Examiners give notice that they have approved additional titles for essays as follows:

  Epidemic Models for the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Transport, Stirring, and Mixing in the Atmosphere
Analytical Fluid Dynamical Approach to Structure Formation in the Universe
Beilinson-Bernstein Correspondence
The Use of Field-Theoretic Techniques in the Analysis of Statistical Physics and Critical Phenomena
Non-Linear Evolution of Cosmic Density Perturbations
Pricing Contingent Claims with Constraints on Hedging Portfolios
Fairness and Flow Control in the Internet
Primality Tests and Proofs
Ramanujan Graphs
Drips to Drops - Bridging the Gap
A Loss Service System with Another Chance
K-Theory of Operator Algebras
Stellar Magnetoconvection

The original list was published in Reporter, p. 213 on Wednesday, 26 November 1997.

Candidates contemplating offering items from this notice should note that it is essential for them to consult the supplementary booklet containing advice about these essays. This is available from the Faculty Office, Room F19B, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 25th February 1998
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