Part II ETP Written papers

The exact content of each Paper is a matter for the relevant Examiners, but the following is the expected pattern:

  • Paper 1 consists of questions on the material covered in the Core lectures on Thermal and Statistical Physics, and on Relativity.
  • Paper 2 consists of questions on the material covered in the Core lectures on Advanced Quantum Physics and on Optics and Electrodynamics.
  • Paper 3 consists of questions on the material covered in the lectures on Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics and on Particle and Nuclear Physics.
  • Paper 4 consists of questions the material covered in the lectures on Quantum Condensed Matter and on Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics.

Requirements

The written examination consists of Papers 1 and 2, together with (i) Paper 3 and half of Paper 4, or (ii) half of Paper 3 and all of Paper4, or (iii) all of Paper 3 and all of Paper 4. In addition to the computing exercises, at least three units of Further Work must be offered.

You are required to make a preliminary indication of which papers you intend to offer when you fill in your exam entry at the start of Michaelmas term. You will then be required to specify which final combination of papers you intend to offer by modifying the exam entry during Lent in liaison with your College Tutorial Office. Any questions on completing the exam entry should be discussed with your Director of Studies.

Submission of Further Work

Students may only submit the exact number of required units of Further Work specified in the previous sections. TP1 and TP2 are assessed by written tests during the year. Once you have entered the examination room for TP1 or TP2 the unit of Further Work will count towards the final total. When any piece of Further Work is submitted it should be in a complete and final form, and the marks awarded will be counted towards the final examination. Your name should not appear on the work. In accordance with the University's regulations, work submitted after the advertised deadline will not count towards your final examination mark, unless the Department grants an extension of time on the grounds that there are mitigating circumstances. Any application for such an extension should be made by your College Tutor or Director of Studies to the Deputy Head of Department (Teaching), c/o Teaching Office, Cavendish Laboratory, (teaching-office@phy.cam.ac.uk). In such circumstances, you should submit the work as soon as possible after the deadline.

The Regulations require that assessed Records of Further Work be submitted to the Examiners through the Head of the Department; this happens automatically after assessment.

We do not expect any student to take more than three Options courses or three units of Further Work. Only the best three of each will be used to establish the class. However, marks for all papers taken and all units of Further Work submitted will appear on the transcript.

For an official statement, see the Form and Conduct Notice (you will need to scroll well down the page).