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Department of Physics

The Cavendish Laboratory
 

Please see below for the latest information about the Form and Conduct of examinations.  (Notices are only published when any changes are made to the form and conduct, thus no changes have been made since these notices were published).

 

Notices

  • Part IA: Form and Conduct Notice 2019
  • Part IB Physics A and B: Form and Conduct Notice 2020 (please scroll down for the physics entry)
  • Part II: (updated November 2022)

    Candidates are required to take the following:

    (a) a computing exercise;

    (b) three or more units of further work, as outlined in the Physics Course Handbook. If a candidate offers more than three units of further work, the Examiners will take into account the three units which they judge to be the best;

    (c) the core papers;

    (d) a minimum of three of the optional papers. If a candidate offers more than three papers, the Examiners will take into account the three papers which they judge to be the best.

    Each paper is of two hours’ duration and shall contain two sections. Section A shall consist of four short questions of approximately equal weight.  Section B will consist of two longer questions of typically equal weight, which shall generally each consist of a mix of discursive material and problems, with the proportion of each being at the Examiners’ discretion. Candidates must attempt all questions. Section A has approximately one third of the total weight of the paper.

  • Part III-MAST: Form and Conduct Notice 2019