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No 6590

Wednesday 7 October 2020

Vol cli No 2

pp. 11–41

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Electronic calculators in University examinations, 2020–21

The Faculty Boards and other authorities concerned give notice that in the following examinations in 2020–21 candidates will be permitted to take a designated calculator into the examination room:

Tripos and qualifying examinations

Architecture Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib and II

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Parts I, IIa and IIb

Computer Science Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, II and III (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from either the Mathematical Tripos, Part Ia, or from the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia)

Economics Tripos, Parts I, IIa and IIb

Engineering Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb

Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

Land Economy Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib and II

Management Studies Tripos

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

Medical Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib, and the Second M.B. Examination

Final M.B. Examination

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia (Calculators are not permitted in the subject Mathematics)

Natural Sciences Tripos, Parts Ib, II and III (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Mathematical Tripos; nor are they permitted in the subject Mathematics for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia (Paper 5 only)

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part I (Paper PBS2 only)

Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib, and the Second Vet.M.B. Examination

Final Vet.M.B. Examination

Masters and other examinations

M.A.St. in Astrophysics (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Mathematical Tripos, Part III)

M.A.St. in Earth Sciences

M.A.St. in Materials Science

M.A.St. in Physics (Calculators are not permitted in the Mathematics papers borrowed from the Mathematical Tripos, Part III)

Executive M.B.A.

M.C.L. (Accounting and Finance)

M.Fin.

M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science

M.Phil. in Clinical Science (Experimental Medicine)

M.Phil. in Clinical Science (Rare Diseases)

M.Phil. in Economics

M.Phil. in Epidemiology

M.Phil. in Land Economy

M.Phil. in Management

M.Phil. in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise

M.Phil. in Public Health

M.Phil. in Scientific Computing (Paper 2 only)

Diploma in Economics

For the above examinations the following calculators marked in the approved manner are permitted:

CASIO fx 991 (any version)

CASIO fx 115 (any version)

CASIO fx 570 (any version)

(1) Education Tripos, Part II

Candidates taking papers from the Natural Sciences Tripos will be permitted to use the calculator permitted for that examination (see above).

(2) Land Economy Tripos

The permitted calculators for use in the Land Economy Tripos will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version) or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII or HP 10BII+. Candidates may take only one model of calculator into the examination hall.

(3) Mathematical Tripos

The use of electronic calculators will NOT be permitted in any papers set for the Mathematical Tripos. Candidates for Part Ia of the Mathematical Tripos who offer a paper from the Natural Sciences Tripos Part Ia will not be permitted to use the calculator permitted for that examination (see above).

(4) Medical Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib; Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib; Second M.B. and Second Vet.M.B. Examinations

The permitted calculators for use in the Medical Sciences and Veterinary Sciences Triposes and Second M.B./Second Vet.M.B. Examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version) or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the CASIO fx 83 (any version) or CASIO fx 85 (any version).

(5) Master of Finance Examinations

The permitted calculators for use in the Master of Finance Examinations will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version) or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the Texas Instruments BA II Plus or the Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional. Candidates may take only one model of calculator into the examination hall.

(6) M.Phil. Examinations in Land Economy

The permitted calculators for use in the M.Phil. Examinations in Land Economy will be the standard University calculator CASIO fx 991 (any version), CASIO fx 115 (any version) or CASIO fx 570 (any version); or the Hewlett Packard HP 10BII. Candidates may take only one model of calculator into the examination hall.

(7) Other subjects

Papers from the examinations named above may be taken by those who are candidates for other examinations. The restriction on the use of calculators will apply when any paper or subject is offered from an examination which is the subject of this Notice.

It is the responsibility of each student to equip themselves with a suitable calculator as described above.

Each such calculator permitted in an examination must be marked by the Department in the approved fashion so that they are clearly identified as being permitted during the examination.

No other calculator may be brought into the examination venue.

Sale of approved calculators

Approved calculators (marked in the approved fashion) can be purchased from the following locations:

Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building (Computer Science Tripos)

Department of Chemistry (Natural Sciences Tripos)

Department of Engineering (Engineering Examinations)

Department of Land Economy (Land Economy Tripos and M.Phil.)

Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (Medical Sciences Tripos and Veterinary Sciences Tripos)

Department of Physics, Bragg Building, Cavendish Laboratory (Natural Sciences Tripos)

Approved calculators bought elsewhere will need to have the approved marking applied by the relevant Department.

Annual Meetings of the Faculties

Computer Science and Technology

The Chair of the Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology gives notice that the Teaching Conference and Annual Meeting of the Faculty will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday, 10 November 2020, by videoconference. All members of the Faculty are invited to attend and joining instructions will be circulated to all Faculty members ahead of the meeting.

Divinity

The Annual Meeting of the Faculty of Divinity will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Thursday, 29 October 2020, via Zoom. The business to be discussed will include the Chair’s report and the election, in accordance with the General Regulations for the Constitution of the Faculty Boards (Statutes and Ordinances, 2019, p. 615), of two members of the Faculty Board to serve for four calendar years in class (c), from 1 January 2021. Nominations for the posts in class (c) must be seconded, and the consent of the candidate obtained in advance, and should reach the Administrative Officer, Faculty of Divinity, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS, not later than Wednesday, 21 October 2020. Notice of any other business to be discussed should reach the Administrative Officer by the same date.