Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb, 2012–13: Notice
Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Part IIa, 2012–13: Notice
Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, 2012–13: Notice

Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb, 2012–13: Notice

The Faculty Board of Engineering give notice that the modules prescribed for the examinations to be held in 2013, and the mode of examination for each module, will be as follows:

Part IIa: Modules

Unit	Title	Set	Mode	Notes
Group A: Energy, fluid mechanics, and turbomachinery
3A1	Fluid mechanics I	IIAM8/L7	p	Double module
3A3	Fluid mechanics II	IIAM1/L1	p	Double module
3A5	Thermodynamics and power generation	IIAM7	p
3A6	Heat and mass transfer	IIAL8	p
Group B: Electrical engineering
3B1	Radio frequency electronics	IIAM3	p
3B2	Integrated digital electronics	IIAL3	p
3B3	Switch-mode electronics	IIAM2	p
3B4	Electric drive systems	IIAL2	p
3B5	Semiconductor engineering	IIAM6	p
3B6	Photonic technology	IIAL7	p
Group C: Mechanics, materials, and design
3C1	Materials processing and design (engineering)	IIAM5	p	MET 3P1
3C5	Dynamics	IIAM6	p
3C6	Vibration	IIAL6	p
3C7	Mechanics of solids	IIAM4	p
3C8	Machine design	IIAM3	p
3C9	Fracture mechanics of materials and structures	IIAL5	p
Group D: Civil, structural, and environmental engineering
3D1	Geotechnical engineering I	IIAM1	p
3D2	Geotechnical engineering II	IIAL1	p
3D3	Structural materials and design	IIAM2	p
3D4	Structural analysis and stability	IIAL2	p
3D5	Water engineering	IIAL3	p
3D7	Finite element methods	IIAL4	p
3D8	Building physics and environmental geotechnics	IIAM3	p
Group E: Management and manufacturing
3E1	Business economics	IIAL9	p
3E2	Marketing	IIAM11	p
3E3	Modelling risk	IIAM9	p
3E5	Human resource management	IIAM10	p
3E6	Organizational behaviour	IIAL10	p
3E10	Operations management for engineers	IIAL11	p
Group F: Information engineering
3F1	Signals and systems	IIAM5	p
3F2	Systems and control	IIAL5	p
3F3	Signal and pattern processing	IIAL6	p
3F5	Computer and network systems	IIAM4	p
3F4	Data transmission	IIAL4	p
3F6	Software engineering and design	IIAL1	p
Group G: Engineering for the life sciences
3G1	Introduction to molecular bioengineering	IIAM7	p
3G2	Mathematical physiology	IIAL8	p
3G3	Introduction to neuroscience	IIAL2	p
3G4	Medical imaging and 3D computer graphics	IIAM1	p
3G5	Biomaterials	IIAM8	p
Group M: Multidisciplinary modules
3M1	Mathematical methods	IIAL10	p
Group S: Modules shared with Part IIb
4C4	Design methods	IIAM12	p	Shared module
4D16	Construction and management	IIAM12	p+c	Shared module
4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	IIAL12	p	Shared module
4M16	Nuclear power engineering	IIAL12	p	Shared module

NOTES

Sets:	M = Michaelmas	L = Lent
Assessment:	p = exam only	p+c = exam and course-work

Part IIa: Sets

Candidates may not offer more than one module for examination from any one of the following numbered sets, and may not offer three or more modules from Groups I and S combined. Students may not take more than two management modules.

Michaelmas

Set	Unit	Title	Mode	Notes
IIAM1	3A3	Fluid mechanics II	p	Double module
	3D1	Geotechnical engineering I	p
	3G4	Medical imaging and 3D computer graphics	p

IIAM2	3D3	Structural materials and design	p
IIAM2	3B3	Switch-mode electronics	p

IIAM3	3B1	Radio frequency electronics	p
	3C8	Machine design	p
	3D8	Building physics and environmental geotechnics	p

IIAM4	3C7	Mechanics of solids	p
IIAM4	3F5	Computer and network systems	p

IIAM5	3C1	Materials processing and design	p
IIAM5	3F1	Signals and systems	p

IIAM6	3B5	Semiconductor engineering	p
IIAM6	3C5	Dynamics	p

IIAM7	3A5	Thermodynamics and power generation	p
IIAM7	3G1	Introduction to molecular bioengineering	p

IIAM8	3A1	Fluid mechanics I	p	Double module
IIAM8	3G5	Biomaterials	p

IIAM9	3E3	Modelling risk	p

IIAM10	3E5	Human resource management	p

IIAM11	3E2	Marketing	p

IIAM12	4C4	Design methods	p	Shared module
IIAM12	4D16	Construction and management	p+c	Shared module

Lent

Set	Unit	Title	Mode	Notes
IIAL1	3A3	Fluid mechanics II	p	Double module
	3D2	Geotechnical engineering II	p
	3F6	Software engineering and design	p

IIAL2	3B4	Electric drive systems	p
	3D4	Structural analysis and stability	p
	3G3	Introduction to neuroscience	p

IIAL3	3B2	Integrated digital electronics	p
IIAL3	3D5	Water engineering	p

IIAL4	3D7	Finite element methods	p
IIAL4	3F4	Data transmission	p

IIAL5	3C9	Fracture mechanics of materials and structures	p
IIAL5	3F2	Systems and control	p

IIAL6	3C6	Vibration	p
IIAL6	3F3	Signal and pattern processing	p

IIAL7	3A1	Fluid mechanics I	p	Double module
IIAL7	3B6	Photonic technology	p

IIAL8	3A6	Heat and mass transfer	p
IIAL8	3G2	Mathematical physiology	p

IIAL9	3E1	Business economics	p

IIAL10	3E6	Organizational behaviour	p
IIAL10	3M1	Mathematical methods	p

IIAL11	3E10	Operations management for engineers	p

IIAL12	4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	p	Shared module
IIAL12	4M16	Nuclear power engineering	p	Shared module

Part IIb: Modules

The modules prescribed for the examinations to be held in 2013, and the mode of examination for each module, will be as follows:

Unit	Title	Set	Mode	Notes
Group A: Energy, fluid mechanics, and turbomachinery
4A2	Computational fluid dynamics	IIBM1	c
4A3	Turbomachinery I	IIBM7	p+c
4A4	Aircraft stability and control	IIBM2	c
4A7	Aerodynamics	IIBM3	c
4A9	Molecular thermodynamics	IIBM6	p
4A10	Flow instability	IIBL6	p
4A11	Turbomachinery II	IIBL9	p+c
4A12	Turbulence and vortex dynamics	IIBL3	p
4A13	Combustion and IC engines	IIBL5	p
4A15	Aeroacoustics	IIBM9	p
Group B: Electrical engineering
4B2	Power microelectronics	IIBM8	p
4B5	Nanotechnology	IIBM10	p+c
4B6	Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors	IIBL3	p
4B7	VLSI design, technology, and CAD	IIBL1	p+c
4B11	Photonic systems	IIBM9	p
4B13	Electronic sensors and instrumentation	IIBL2	p
4B14	Solar-electronic power: generation and distribution	IIBM4	p+c
4B19	Renewable electrical power	IIBM2	p
4B20	Display technology	IIBL6	p
4B21	Analogue integrated circuits	IIBL5	p
Group C: Mechanics, materials, and design
4C2	Designing with composites	IIBM5	p+c
4C3	Electrical and nano materials	IIBM6	p
4C4	Design methods	IIBM14	p	Shared module
4C5	Design case studies	IIBL4	c
4C6	Advanced linear vibrations	IIBM4	p+c
4C7	Random and non-linear vibrations	IIBM8	p+c
4C8	Applications of dynamics	IIBL1	p+c
4C9	Continuum mechanics	IIBM7	p
4C15	MEMS: design	IIBL6	p+c
4C16	Advanced machine design	IIBL9	p+c
Group D: Civil, structural, and environmental engineering
4D4	Ground engineering	IIBL8	c
4D5	Foundation engineering	IIBL5	p+c
4D6	Dynamics in civil engineering	IIBL2	p+c
4D7	Concrete structures	IIBL10	p+c
4D10	Structural steelwork	IIBM5	p+c
4D13	Architectural engineering	IIBM12	c
4D14	Contaminated land and waste containment	IIBM1	p+c
4D15	Sustainable water engineering	IIBL4	c
4D16	Construction and management	IIBM14	p+c	Shared module
4D17	Plate and shell structures	IIBM3	c
Group E: Management and manufacturing
4E3	Information systems	IIBM15	c
4E4	Management of technology	IIBL15	c
4E5	International business economics	IIBL12	c
4E6	Accounting and finance	IIBM16	c
4E11	Strategic management	IIBL13	c
4E12	Project management	IIBL14	c
Group F: Information engineering
4F1	Control system design	IIBM7	p+c
4F2	Robust and non-linear control	IIBL9	p
4F3	Optimal and predictive control	IIBL3	p
4F6	Signal detection and estimation	IIBM5	p
4F7	Digital filters and spectrum estimation	IIBM8	p
4F8	Image processing and image coding	IIBM6	p
4F10	Statistical pattern processing	IIBM9	p
4F11	Speech and language processing	IIBL1	p
4F12	Computer vision and robotics	IIBM2	p
4F13	Machine learning	IIBL8	c
Group G: Engineering for the life sciences
4G2	Biosensors	IIBL8	c
4G3	Computational neuroscience	IIBL4	c
4G4	Biomimetics	IIBL11	c
4G5	Molecular modelling	IIBM3	c
4G6	Cellular and molecular biomechanics	IIBM10	p
Group I: Imported modules
4I1	Strategic valuation (TPE6)	IIBM17	c
4I5	Nuclear materials	IIBM17	p
4I7	Electricity and environment	IIBM12	c
4I8	Medical physics	IIBL2	p
4I9	Low power embedded systems programming	IIBM17	c
Group M: Multidisciplinary modules
4M1	French	IIBL7	c
4M2	German	IIBL7	c
4M3	Spanish	IIBM11	c
4M4	Japanese	IIBM11	c
4M6	Materials and processes for microsystems (MEMS)	IIBM1	p+c
4M9	Surveying field course	IIBLV1	c
4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	IIBL11	p	Shared module
4M14	Sustainable development	IIBM13	c
4M15	Sustainable energy	IIBL10	p+c
4M16	Nuclear power engineering	IIBL11	p	Shared module
4M17	Practical optimization	IIBM12	c
Group R: Research modules available to certain undergraduates
5R18	Environmental fluid mechanics	IIBL8	c

NOTES

Course-work

Exam

p+c:

Exam and course-work

Part IIb: Restrictions on the combinations of modules candidates may choose to offer

Candidates, when choosing modules for examination, may not offer two or more modules from any one of the following numbered sets. In addition, students may take not more than THREE from the following: any of the 4E papers; 4I1 and 4I7; 4M1–4, and (when available) 4D16.

No candidate who offered any module for Part IIa may again offer the same module for Part IIb.

Group R modules are restricted to candidates who have been classed with a First in Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos; candidates may not offer more than one module from this group.

Michaelmas

Set	Unit	Title	Mode	Notes
IIBM1	4A2	Computational fluid dynamics	c
	4D14	Contaminated land and waste containment	p+c
	4M6	Materials and processes for microsystems (MEMS)	p+c

IIBM2	4A4	Aircraft stability and control	c
	4B19	Renewable electrical power	p
	4F12	Computer vision and robotics	p

IIBM3	4A7	Aerodynamics	c
	4D17	Plate and shell structures	c
	4G5	Molecular modelling	c

IIBM4	4B14	Solar-electronic power: generation and distribution	p+c
IIBM4	4C6	Advanced linear vibrations	p+c

IIBM5	4C2	Designing with composites	p+c
	4D10	Structural steelwork	p+c
	4F6	Signal detection and estimation	p

IIBM6	4A9	Molecular thermodynamics	p
	4C3	Electrical and nano materials	p
	4F8	Image processing and image coding	p

IIBM7	4A3	Turbomachinery I	p+c
	4C9	Continuum mechanics	p
	4F1	Control system design	p+c

IIBM8	4B2	Power microelectronics	p
	4C7	Random and non-linear vibrations	p+c
	4F7	Digital filters and spectrum estimation	p

IIBM9	4A15	Aeroacoustics	p
	4B11	Photonic systems	p
	4F10	Statistical pattern processing	p

IIBM10	4B5	Nanotechnology	p+c
IIBM10	4G6	Cellular and molecular biomechanics	p

IIBM11	4M3	Spanish	c
IIBM11	4M4	Japanese	c

IIBM12	4D13	Architectural engineering	c
	4I7	Electricity and environment	c
	4M17	Practical optimization	c

IIBM13	4M14	Sustainable development	c

IIBM14	4C4	Design methods	p	Shared module
IIBM14	4D16	Construction and management	p+c	Shared module

IIBM15	4E3	Information systems	c

IIBM16	4E6	Accounting and finance	c

IIBM17*	4I1	Strategic valuation (TPE6)	c
	4I5	Nuclear materials	p
	4I9	Low power embedded systems programming	c

Lent

Set	Unit	Title	Mode	Notes
IIBL1	4B7	VLSI design, technology, and CAD	p+c
	4C8	Applications of dynamics	p+c
	4F11	Speech and language processing	p

IIBL2	4B13	Electronic sensors and instrumentation	p
	4D6	Dynamics in civil engineering	p+c
	4I8	Medical physics	p

IIBL3	4A12	Turbulence and vortex dynamics	p
	4B6	Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors	p
	4F3	Optimal and predictive control	p

IIBL4	4C5	Design case studies	c
	4D15	Sustainable water engineering	c
	4G3	Computational neuroscience	c

IIBL5	4A13	Combustion and IC engines	p
	4B21	Analogue integrated circuits	p
	4D5	Foundation engineering	p+c

IIBL6	4A10	Flow instability	p
	4B20	Display technology	p
	4C15	MEMS: design	p+c

IIBL7	4M1	French	c
IIBL7	4M2	German	c

IIBL8	4D4	Ground engineering	c
	4F13	Machine learning	c
	4G2	Biosensors	c
	5R18	Environmental fluid mechanics	c

IIBL9	4A11	Turbomachinery II	p+c
	4C16	Advanced machine design	p+c
	4F2	Robust and non-linear control	p

IIBL10	4D7	Concrete structures	p+c
IIBL10	4M15	Sustainable energy	p+c

IIBL11	4G4	Biomimetics	c
	4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	p	Shared module
	4M16	Nuclear power engineering	p	Shared module

IIBL12	4E5	International business economics	c

IIBL13	4E11	Strategic management	c

IIBL14	4E12	Project management	c

IIBL15	4E4	Management of technology	c

Long Vacation

LV1

4M9

Surveying field course

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Part IIa, 2012–13: Notice

The Faculty Board of Engineering give notice that the modules prescribed for the examinations to be held in 2013, will be as follows:

3P1.	Materials into products
3P2.	Production machines and systems
3P3.	Product design
3P4.	Operations management
3P5.	Industrial engineering
3P6.	Organizational behaviour
3P7.	Managing business and people
3P8.	Financial and management accounting
3P9.	Industrial economics, strategy, and governance
3P10.	Contemporary issues in manufacturing

All modules will be assessed by examination only, with the exception of module 3P3, which will be assessed by course-work only.

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, 2012–13: Notice

Notice of Variable Subjects

The Faculty Board gives Notice of the following variable subjects to be examined in Tripos 2013:

Part II

French

Fr. 7. Topics in Medieval Studies:Defining the human in medieval French literature and culture

Fr. 14. A Special Topic in French studies (A): This paper is not available in 2012–13.

Fr. 15. A Special Topic in French studies (B): Historical perspectives: ethics and the erotic in Occitan thought, 1120–1320

Fr.16. A Special Topic in French studies (C):Colonization, empire, and globalization: technologies of space in French culture since 1700

German

Ge. 12. A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (i):History and identity in Germany, 1750 to the present

Ge. 13. A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (ii):Aspects of German-speaking Europe since 1945

Italian

It. 9. A special subject in Italian culture:This paper is not available in 2012–13.

Neo Latin

NL. 2. A special subject in Neo-Latin literature: Sannazaro, Poliziano, Bèze, Buchanan

Comparative Studies

CS. 4. A special subject in comparative literature (i):This paper is suspended until further notice.

CS. 5. A special subject in comparative literature (ii):The Body

Prescribed texts and topics

The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice that, with effect from October 2012, the Faculty will no longer publish a Notice of prescribed texts and topics for papers offered in the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos in the Reporter.

Information on texts and topics will be made available on the Faculty’s website by the division of Easter Term the year preceding the examination.

Contents

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb, 2012–13: Notice

Part IIa: Sets

Michaelmas

Lent

Part IIb: Modules

Part IIb: Restrictions on the combinations of modules candidates may choose to offer

Michaelmas

Lent

Long Vacation

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Part IIa, 2012–13: Notice

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, 2012–13: Notice

Notice of Variable Subjects

Part II

German

Italian

Neo Latin

Comparative Studies

Prescribed texts and topics