Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Computer Science Tripos, Part III, 2011–12: Notice
Mathematical Tripos, Part III, 2011: Notice by Examiners
Examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree, 2010–11: Amendments

Computer Science Tripos, Part III, 2011–12: Notice

The Head of Department of the Computer Laboratory hereby gives notice, in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Report of the Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology on the introduction of a Part III in the Computer Science Tripos as a new route to the M.Eng. Degree (Reporter, 2009–10, pp. 479–81), that students currently reading Part II of the Computer Science Tripos may apply to transfer to Part III of the Computer Science Tripos for the academical year 2011–12.

Application shall be made on the form approved by the Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology, by the deadline given on that form (21 May 2011). Forms may be obtained from the Student Administration Office in the William Gates Building or from the Computer Laboratory’s website (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/).

Mathematical Tripos, Part III, 2011: Notice by Examiners

List of essay titles

In accordance with Regulations 18 and 19 for the Mathematical Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 358), the Examiners give notice that a candidate may submit an essay on any one of the following topics:

1	Brookes	Braid groups
2	Brookes	Weyl algebras
3	Brookes	Non-Archimedian amoebae
4	Caramello	Categorical set theory
5	Caramello	Synthetic differential geometry
6	Coates	Wiles’ modular proof of the main conjecture of Abelian Iwasawa theory for totally real fields
7	Fisher	Modular curves and the class number one problem
8	Fisher	Constructing elliptic curves of large rank
9	Forster	Set theory without the axiom of foundation
10	B Green	Szemerédi’s theorem via ergodic theory
11	B Green	Adding prime numbers
12	Grojnowski	Derived category, t-structures, stability conditions
13	Grojnowski	Cochains
14	Grojnowski	Geometry of the flag variety, and representations
15	Johnstone	Locally presentable and accessible categories
16	Johnstone	Categories of relations
17	Kaloghiros	Mori dream spaces
18	Kaloghiros	Rational curves on K3 surfaces
19	Kovalev	Stable differential forms
20	Kovalev	Dirac operators
21	Lopez Franco	Hopf algebras and tensor categories
22	Lopez Franco	Coherence theorems
23	Martin	Representations of quantum groups
24	Martin	Representation theory of the symmetric groups
25	Martin	Polynomial invariants of finite groups
26	Mouhot	Penrose stability criterion and linear Landau damping
27	Scholl	p-adic uniformisation
28	Scholl	Higher regulators of number fields
29	Smith	Lagrangian submanifolds of Euclidean space
30	Smith	Teichmüller curves
31	Thomason	Hereditary graph properties
32	Totaro	Equivariant Chow groups
33	Berestycki	Stochastic flows and coalescence
34	Berestycki	Gaussian multiplicative cascades and random geometry
35	Berestycki	Gaussian free field, thick points and conformal invariance
36	Dawid	Estimating the effects of dynamic strategies
37	Dawid	Assessing probability distributions
38	Gibbens, Kelly	Future power networks and the optimal power flow problem
39	Grimmett	Influence and sharp thresholds
40	Grimmett	Random spanning trees
41	Hsieh, Datta	Quantum rate distortion theory
42	Hsieh	Signal processing in noisy quantum circuits
43	Nickl	Confidence regions for infinite-dimensional statistical parameters
44	Norris	Coalescing diffusions
45	Samworth	Classification problems in statistics
46	Samworth	Multiple hypothesis testing
47	Samworth	Statistical challenges in brain imaging
48	Tehranchi	Implied volatility asymptotics
49	Weber	Hirsch conjecture and the simplex algorithm
50	Weber	Algorithmic game theory
51	Allanach	Simulating W boson production at the Large Hadron Collider
52	Butterfield	Einstein’s hole argument and its legacy
53	Butterfield	Pilot-wave theory and quantum fields
54	Dalziel	Plumes from annular sources
55	Dalziel	Lee waves in a modulated flow
56	Dorey	Rational conformal field theory
57	Dunajski	Hidden symmetries
58	Hinch	Edge states in turbulence
59	Horgan	QCD on a lattice
60	Iserles	Numerical methods for differential equations in Lie groups
61	Iserles	The computation of Fredholm spectra
62	Jozsa	Classical simulation of quantum computations
63	Linden	Gravity currents in stratified fluids
64	Lister	Stretching, bending, folding, and coiling
65	Manton	Oscillons
66	Montanaro	Quantum walk algorithms
67	Ogilvie	Accretion from a disc on to the surface of a compact star
68	Ogilvie	Gravitational turbulence in astrophysical discs
69	Osborn	Applications of conformal symmetry to four-dimensional quantum field theories
70	Peake	Pseudopectra and the stability of fluid flows
71	Proctor	Dynamo action due to the magneto-rotational instability
72	Reall, Dias	Instabilities of higher-dimensional black holes
73	Schirmer	System identification for spin networks
74	Schirmer	Paradigms for quantum feedback control
75	Schirmer	Trajectory tracking by Lyapunov control for open systems
76	Schönlieb	Oscillating patterns in images
77	Shellard, Lim	Primordial gravitational waves
78	Shellard, Chen	Brane inflation and string cosmology
79	Sinkovics	Melting crystals and Calabi-Yau spaces
80	Stuart	Analysis of static monopoles in the Yang-Mills-Higgs and Einstein-Yang-Mills-Higgs systems
81	Tong	Large N
82	Tout	Common envelope evolution

Candidates are reminded that they may request leave to submit an essay on a topic other than those given above provided that the request is made, through their Director of Studies, so as to reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board, Mathematics Faculty Office, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, not later than 1 February 2011.

A candidate who proposes to submit an essay should inform the Chairman of Examiners, through her or his Director of Studies, on a form which will be provided, by 6 May 2011. Candidates should submit their essay, through their Director of Studies, so as to reach the Chairman of Examiners not later than 6 May 2011.

Examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree, 2010–11: Amendments

The Development Studies Committee give notice that the following half subject for examination has been withdrawn from the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree in the academical year 2010–11 (Reporter, 2009–10, p. 1049).

Subject 162

Economic development and land use policies (EP09 from the examination in Environmental Policy)

The Development Studies Committee give notice that the following subjects for examination have been added to the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree in the academical year 2010–11, (Reporter, 2009–10, p. 1049).

Full subjects

Paper 40	North-South politics: the case of Sudan (from the M.Phil. in Politics): to be examined by means of one literature review and one essay
Paper 41	The politics of Africa (from the M.Phil. in Politics): to be examined by means of one literature review and one essay
Paper 50	Economic issues in contemporary Latin America (from the M.Phil. in Latin-American Studies): to be examined by means of two four-thousand word essays

Half subjects

Subject 233	Quantitative research methods I (RM01 from the M.Phil. in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration) to be examined by means of a two-hour examination
Subject 234	Quantitative research methods II (RM02 from the M.Phil. in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour examination
Subject 236	Spatial economics (PGR07 from the M.Phil. in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour examination
Subject 245	Real estate development (RE02 from the M.Phil. in Real Estate Finance): to be examined by one course-work assignment and a two-hour examination

The Committee also give notice that the title of examination for Subject 310 has been revised as follows:

Subject 310

Urbanization, development, and environmental politics (Optional Paper O1 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development).

The Committee is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination is adversely affected by these changes.

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