No 6230
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Vol cxli No 34
pp. 945–976
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 275)
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice of the following options to be offered under Regulation 8 of Part II for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos examination in 2013. The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any course that is undersubscribed.
Students must choose Paper C.14 plus one of the following: C.16, 17, 18, or 20.
This paper consists of a number of discrete sections linked to whatever special paper the student has chosen. Each section will consist of three unspecified Chinese texts for translation into English.
This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
Students must choose two papers from the following, with the proviso that K.1 cannot be combined with J.13.
This paper consists of a number of discrete sections linked to the special paper the student has chosen. Each section will consist of three unspecified Japanese texts for translation into English.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
Undergraduate students can elect to be assessed EITHER by a three-hour written examination consisting of 12 questions of which students must answer three, OR by submitting a research essay of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. In the latter case, each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term. Students are required, by the division of the Michaelmas Term, to inform the instructor of their preferred choice of assessment – either the examination or the extended research essay – so that notification can duly be made to the Board of Examinations. Once this choice has been specified, it cannot be changed.
The course-work that constitutes the assessment for this paper consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes but excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with one of the members of staff responsible for teaching the course. A one-page outline plus a bibliography will be submitted by each student during the first session of the Lent Term. Two copies of the research essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of three sections. In Section A, students will be tested on their knowledge of Korean grammar. In Section B, students will be required to translate extracts from seen texts into English. In Section C, students will be required to translate extracts from unseen texts into English.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of at least eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
The paper will contain four questions, all of which must be answered. All questions carry equal marks.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment is one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the third Friday of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
(Paper C8 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)
(Prescribed topics: A. The Holy Land; B. The theory and practice of Jewish law)
The examination for this paper will consist of a three-hour written paper which will be divided into two sections, A and B, corresponding to the set topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.
(Paper D2(c) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)
The assessment will consist of two 5,000-word essays. The first essay should focus on a close reading of a particular work, while the second should take the form of a synthetic, comparative analysis. Specific topics may be chosen by the candidate in consultation with the paper co-ordinator and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos.
The Faculty Board for Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that, for the examination for Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2012, the papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the table below. In this table, the following terms are defined:
1.‘Three-hour examination’: The paper will be examined by a conventional unseen three-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt three questions from a choice of not less than nine questions.
2.‘Two+1 examination’: The assessment of such papers will consist of a conventional two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not less than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed course-work to be submitted not later than the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. The nature of the course-work required will be determined by the University Teaching Officer responsible for the co-ordination of the course, who will provide, at the first lecture of the course, written details of the procedures which will be followed. The course-work will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the paper.
|
Paper number |
General titles |
Courses offered 2011–12 |
Mode of assessment |
|
1 |
Human geography I |
Cities |
Three-hour examination |
|
2 |
Human geography II |
Understanding the economy: contemporary geographies of capitalism |
Three-hour examination |
|
3 |
Human geography III |
Development |
Three-hour examination |
|
4 |
Human geography IV |
Geography and public policy |
Two+1 examination |
|
5 |
Human geography V |
Culture and society |
Three-hour examination |
|
6 |
Physical and environmental geography I |
Processes in the climate system |
Three-hour examination |
|
7 |
Physical and environmental geography II |
Glacial processes, landforms, and sediment |
Three-hour examination |
|
8 |
Physical and environmental geography III |
Environmental hazards |
Three-hour examination |
|
9 |
Physical and environmental geography IV |
Rivers and coasts |
Three-hour examination |
|
10 |
Physical and environmental geography V |
Biogeography |
Three-hour examination |
The Faculty Board for Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that, for the examination for Part II of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2012, the papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the table below. In this table, the following terms are defined:
1.‘Three-hour examination’: The papers will be examined by a conventional unseen three-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt three questions from a choice of not less than nine questions. The papers will be undivided.
2.‘Two+1 examination’: The assessment of such papers will consist of a two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not less than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed course-work to be submitted not later than the Monday following the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. Candidates will be notified by Course Co-ordinators by, or before, the end of the Full Michaelmas Term of the details of submission procedures. Work will take the form of either a submitted essay or a submitted report; candidates will have been advised of the mode of assessment in the Part II Course Guide entries for these papers which are available on the Departmental intranet. The course-work will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the paper.
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Paper number |
General titles |
Courses offered 2011–12 |
Mode of assessment |
|
1 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography I |
The geographies of the British economy |
Three-hour examination |
|
2 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography II |
Changing cultures of risk |
Three-hour examination |
|
3 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography III |
Human geography of the Arctic regions |
Two+1 examination |
|
4 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography IV |
Contemporary India: the politics of society, environment, and development |
Three-hour examination |
|
5 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography I |
Biosedimentary coastal systems |
Three-hour examination |
|
6 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography II |
Glacial environments |
Three-hour examination |
|
7 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography III |
Volcanology |
Three-hour examination |
|
8 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography IV |
Quaternary environments |
Two+1 examination |
|
9 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography I |
Biogeography |
Two+1 examination |
|
10 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography II |
Social engagement with nature |
Three-hour examination |
|
11 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography III |
Historical geographies of food, famine, and power |
Three-hour examination |
|
12 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography IV |
The historical geography of the AIDS pandemic |
Three-hour examination |
Plato, Meno;
Hume, Dialogues concerning natural religion;
J. S. Mill, On liberty and The subjection of women.
Boethius, Consolation of philosophy, Book 5.
William Ockham, Predestination, God’s foreknowledge, and future contingents.
Descartes, Meditations on first philosophy.
Leibniz, Discourse on metaphysics and the monadology.
Locke, Essay concerning human understanding.
Berkeley, The principles of human knowledge and Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous.
Hume, Atreatise of human nature, Book I and Appendix.
Wittgenstein, Tractatus logico-philosophicus.
Candidates also taking Paper 9 may not answer questions in this paper on Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, which will be marked with an asterisk (*). The paper will be set in such a way that there are at least ten questions not marked with an asterisk.
Wittgenstein, Philosophical investigations.
Candidates also taking Paper 9 may not answer questions in this paper on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical investigations, which will be marked with an asterisk (*). The paper will be set in such a way that there are at least ten questions not marked with an asterisk.
Kant, Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals, with special reference to the following topics: the categorical imperative; duty and motive; morality and freedom.
Kant, Critique of pure reason to the end of the Transcendental Dialectic (A704, B732);
Hegel, The phenomenology of spirit, Introduction, Consciousness, Self-consciousness (paragraphs 73–230); Hegel’s logic: being part of the Encyclopaedia of the philosophical sciences, paragraphs 1–111; Introduction to lectures on the philosophy of history, as far as (but not including) The geographical basis of world history;
Nietzsche, On the genealogy of morality, The birth of tragedy, Beyond good and evil.
In 2012: Wittgenstein
Tractatus
Philosophical investigations
On certainty
Study of the following topics is also included: the development throughout Wittgenstein’s work of his views on solipsism and the self, and the nature of philosophy.
Candidates taking this paper are barred from answering asterisked (*) questions in Paper 1, Metaphysics and in Paper 2, Philosophy of mind.
Plato, Ion, Symposium, and Republic (Books II, III, X).
Hume, ‘On the standard of taste’ in Essays, moral, political and literary.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology give notice that the modules available for study for the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science (Statutes and Ordinances 2010, p. 500, as amended by Notice, Reporter, 2010–11, p. 430) in the academical year 2011–12, and the form of the examination of each module, will be as follows:
|
Number |
Title and mode of assessment (course-work (c), written test (t)) |
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C00 |
Research skills (mandatory) (c) |
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P34 |
Advanced computer design (c) |
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R01 |
Advanced topics in computer systems (c) |
|
L18 |
Automated reasoning (c and t) |
|
L108 |
Category theory and logic (c and t) |
|
R05 |
Chip multiprocessors (c and t) |
|
E4F8 |
Image processing and image coding (t) |
|
R03 |
Innovative user interfaces (c) |
|
L100 |
Introduction to natural language processing (c) |
|
R07 |
Introductory logic (c and t) |
|
P31 |
Low power embedded systems programming (c) |
|
R204 |
Multicore semantics and programming (c) |
|
R02 |
Network architectures (c) |
|
P36 |
Programming for mobiles (c) |
|
L106 |
Spoken language processing (c) |
|
L113 |
Word meaning and discourse understanding (c and t) |
|
L22 |
Advanced topics in concurrency (t) |
|
P33 |
Building an internet router (c) |
|
R202 |
Data centric networking (c) |
|
L110 |
Flows in networks (c and t) |
|
R207 |
Language and concepts (c) |
|
L101 |
Machine learning for language processing (c) |
|
R206 |
Operating and distributed system security (c) |
|
L109 |
Social and technological network analysis (half module) (c) |
|
L107 |
Syntax and semantics of natural language (c and t) |
|
P35 |
System on chip design and modelling (c and t) |
|
L15 |
Topics in logic and complexity (t) |
|
L21 |
Interactive formal verification (c) |
Further details can be found by following the appropriate links from http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/current/acs.html.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology reserve the right to withdraw any module should fewer than five students enrolled on the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science elect to study them.