The Chair of the Faculty Board of Economics gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, 17 November 2014, in the Meade Room, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue. The agenda for the meeting will be circulated to each member of the Faculty. One of the items of business will be to elect two members of the Faculty Board in class (c) to serve for four years, from 1 January 2015, in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600).
Nominations in writing, signed by the proposer and seconder, together with an indication of the nominee’s willingness to serve, should reach the Secretary, Marie Butcher (email: mab30@cam.ac.uk), Faculty of Economics, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue, by 12 noon on Thursday, 13 November 2014. It would be helpful if notice of any other business that members wish to be discussed were sent in writing to the Secretary by 10 a.m. on Friday, 7 November 2014.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of History gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, in Seminar Room 6 in the Faculty of History. The agenda for the meeting will be circulated to each member of the Faculty. One of the items of business will be the election, in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600), of three members of the Faculty Board in class (c) to serve for four years from 1 January 2015.
Nominations, for which the consent of the candidate must be obtained, signed by the proposer and seconder, and notice of any other business, should reach the Secretary at the Faculty of History, West Road, not later than 12 noon on Tuesday, 11 November 2014.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Physics and Chemistry gives notice that the Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Friday, 21 November 2014, in the Committee Room, Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road. The main business will be the election of four members of the Faculty Board in class (c), in accordance with Regulation 1 of the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 600), to serve for four years from 1 January 2015.
Nominations, signed by the proposer and seconder, for which the consent of the candidate must be obtained, should reach the Secretary at the Institute of Astronomy not later than Monday, 10 November 2014. Notice of any other business should reach the Secretary by the same date.
The Faculty Board of Mathematics give notice that, in accordance with Regulations 16 and 17 for the Mathematical Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 379), there will be set in 2015 if candidates desire to present themselves therein, a paper in each of the subjects in the following list. The duration of the paper is shown beside it.
1 |
Commutative algebra |
3 hours |
2 |
Lie algebras and their representations |
3 hours |
3 |
Representation theory |
3 hours |
4 |
Homological and homotopical algebra |
2 hours |
5 |
Analysis of partial differential equations |
3 hours |
6 |
Functional analysis |
3 hours |
7 |
Semigroups of operators |
3 hours |
8 |
Topics in kinetic theory |
3 hours |
9 |
Elliptic PDEs |
3 hours |
10 |
Introduction to nonlinear wave equations |
3 hours |
11 |
Combinatorics |
2 hours |
12 |
Techniques in combinatorics |
2 hours |
13 |
Probabilistic combinatorics |
2 hours |
14 |
Topics in ergodic theory |
3 hours |
15 |
Algebraic topology |
3 hours |
16 |
Algebraic geometry |
3 hours |
17 |
Differential geometry |
3 hours |
18 |
Complex manifolds |
3 hours |
19 |
Homotopy theory |
3 hours |
20 |
Topics in algebraic geometry |
3 hours |
21 |
Geometric group theory |
3 hours |
22 |
Category theory |
3 hours |
23 |
Model theory |
2 hours |
24 |
Topics in set theory |
3 hours |
25 |
Computability and logic |
3 hours |
26 |
Local fields |
2 hours |
27 |
Elementary methods in analytic number theory |
3 hours |
28 |
Algebraic number theory |
3 hours |
29 |
Advanced probability |
3 hours |
30 |
Stochastic calculus and applications |
3 hours |
31 |
Percolation and related topics |
2 hours |
32 |
Modern statistical methods |
2 hours |
33 |
Applied statistics |
3 hours |
34 |
Actuarial statistics |
2 hours |
35 |
Biostatistics |
3 hours |
36 |
Topics in statistical theory |
2 hours |
37 |
Time series and Monte Carlo inference |
3 hours |
38 |
Mathematics of operational research |
3 hours |
39 |
Stochastic networks |
3 hours |
40 |
Advanced financial models |
3 hours |
41 |
Optimal investment |
2 hours |
42 |
Contest theory |
2 hours |
43 |
Quantum field theory |
3 hours |
44 |
Symmetries, fields, and particles |
3 hours |
45 |
Statistical field theory |
2 hours |
46 |
Advanced quantum field theory |
3 hours |
47 |
The standard model |
3 hours |
48 |
Supersymmetry and extra dimensions |
3 hours |
49 |
String theory |
3 hours |
50 |
Classical and quantum solitons |
2 hours |
51 |
Introduction to the gauge/gravity duality |
2 hours |
52 |
General relativity |
3 hours |
53 |
Cosmology |
3 hours |
54 |
Black holes |
3 hours |
55 |
Advanced cosmology |
3 hours |
56 |
Applications of differential geometry to physics |
2 hours |
57 |
Astrophysical fluid dynamics |
3 hours |
58 |
Structure and evolution of stars |
3 hours |
59 |
Extrasolar planets – atmospheres and interiors |
3 hours |
60 |
Magnetohydrodynamics |
2 hours |
61 |
The origin and evolution of galaxies |
2 hours |
62 |
Galactic dynamics |
3 hours |
63 |
Planetary system dynamics |
3 hours |
64 |
Dynamics of astrophysical discs |
2 hours |
65 |
Binary stars |
2 hours |
66 |
Quantum information theory |
3 hours |
67 |
Advanced quantum information theory |
2 hours |
68 |
Numerical solution of differential equations |
3 hours |
69 |
Approximation theory |
3 hours |
70 |
Boundary value problems for linear PDEs |
2 hours |
71 |
Distribution theory and applications |
2 hours |
72 |
Perturbation and stability methods |
3 hours |
73 |
Slow viscous flow |
3 hours |
74 |
Fluid dynamics of the environment |
3 hours |
75 |
Biological physics |
3 hours |
76 |
Direct and inverse scattering of waves |
2 hours |
77 |
Sound generation and propagation |
2 hours |
78 |
Fluid dynamics of the solid earth |
2 hours |
79 |
Fluid dynamics of climate |
3 hours |
80 |
Complex and biological fluids |
3 hours |
The Faculty Board remind candidates and Tutors that requests for papers to be set on additional subjects should be sent to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, c/o the Undergraduate Office, Faculty of Mathematics, Wilberforce Road (email: faculty@maths.cam.ac.uk) not later than 9 November 2014.
The Director of the Institute of Astronomy gives notice that the following courses will be available for examination in 2015:
These papers, from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, will be taken in June. Each will be examined by a written paper of three hours’ duration.
43. |
Quantum field theory |
52. |
General relativity |
53. |
Cosmology |
54. |
Black holes |
55. |
Advanced cosmology |
57. |
Astrophysical fluid dynamics |
58. |
Structure and evolution of stars |
59. |
Extrasolar planets – atmospheres and interiors |
62. |
Galactic dynamics |
63. |
Planetary system dynamics |
These papers, from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, will be taken in June and will be examined by a written paper of two hours’ duration.
60. |
Magnetohydrodynamics |
61. |
The origin and evolution of galaxies |
64. |
Dynamics of astrophysical discs |
65. |
Binary stars |
These papers, from Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics), will be taken at the start of the Lent Term and will be examined by a written paper of two hours’ duration. Each paper will consist of three questions of which candidates will be required to answer two; all questions carry equal weight.
Paper 1/PP. |
Particle physics |
Paper 1/PEP. |
Physics of the Earth as a planet |
These papers, from Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics), will be taken at the start of the Easter Term and will be examined by a written paper of one-and-a-half hours’ duration. Each paper will consist of three questions of which candidates will be required to answer two; all questions carry equal weight.
Paper 2/PA. |
Particle astrophysics |
Paper 2/FOA. |
Frontiers of observational astrophysics |
It is recommended that candidates take the equivalent of four three-unit lecture courses. At least nine units should be selected from the recommended list of courses above. Up to three units may be chosen freely from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos (and need not be relevant to astrophysics), or the allowed list of courses from Part III Physics in the Natural Sciences Tripos, or a mixture of both. The courses offered in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos vary from year to year and may be found in their lecture listing at http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/lecturelists/PartIIIWeb.pdf. The allowed courses from Part III Physics may be found at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/students/undergrad/part_iii/lectures/. Students may be examined in up to a maximum of fifteen units in addition to their compulsory project. Students should consult the Part III Course Co-ordinator for guidance about choice of courses.