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Contents Continued Fourth Year 2012-2013 [MPhys Course] 24 Part C Finals for the 4-year MPhys 24 Lectures and Classes for the Major Options 24 Alternative Major Options 24 Projects 24 Exam Entry 25 Physics and Philosophy 25 Fourth Year Outline of Topics 26 Short Options 2011-2012, Language Option & Alternatives 27 Short Options 28 Format of the Short Option Paper 28 Prelims 28 Parts A & B 28 Language Option 28 Alternative subjects 28 Pre-approved subjects 28 Extra practical work 29 Assessment of extra practical work 29 Alternatives to practical work 29 Teaching and Learning Physics in Schools 30 Examination Entry 30 Useful Numbers and E-mail Addresses 59 APPENDICES 31 A: Recommended Textbooks 31 B: Calculators 36 C: Syllabuses for Prelims 37 D: Syllabuses for Part A 39 E: Syllabuses for Part B 42 F: Syllabuses for Short Options 45 G: Syllabuses for Part C (Major Options) 47 H: Special Regulations for the Preliminary Examination in Physics 50 I: Special Regulations for the Honour School of Physics 51 J: University Policy on Intellectual Property Rights 53 K: Photocopying and scanning under the CLA Higher Education Licence 54 L: Lecture and Practical Feedback Forms 56 M: Academic Staff List 58 N: Useful Numbers and e-mail 59 2
How to use this handbook Students in their first year should read the two sections ‘Introduction’ and ‘First Year’ (see page 13) in detail and skim the remainder for an overview of the courses. Students in later years should read the sections on the FHS (Final Honours School) examination structure, the details for the relevant year and be aware of the overall requirements and content of their chosen course. At the end of this handbook are appendices giving the syllabuses for the examination papers to be taken in Trinity Term 2013 for Physics Prelims, FHS Parts A and B for the three year BA and four year MPhys courses, and for the Physics papers for the Physics and Philosophy course. Syllabuses are also given for the Part C 4 th year Major Option papers. The handbook gives telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for contacting members of the academic staff, a comprehensive book list for the whole course, important dates for the academic year, information about the undergraduate consultative committee (PJCC) and a list of people involved in organising the course. Full details about the Practical Course are given in the Practical Course Handbook. Members of staff will be happy to answer any questions you might have that are not answered in our printed and online documentation, but for particular information about College teaching, students should contact their tutors. Further information about the courses can be obtained from the Department of Physics web site www.physics.ox.ac.uk and from the Physics Teaching Faculty in the Clarendon Laboratory. Syllabuses Appendix C - Prelims Appendix D - Part A Appendix E - Part B Appendix G - Short Options Appendix H - Part C Practical Course Practical Course Handbook In this document, Michaelmas Term, Hilary Term, Trinity Term refer to Michaelmas (Winter), Hilary (Spring) and Trinity (Summer) Terms of the academic year, respectively. Prof Nick Jelley, Head and Chairman of the Physics Teaching Faculty For full and up-to date information on lecture timetables, see the Physics Department’s Lecture Database (www.physics.ox.ac.uk/lectures). The examination times given in this handbook are based on information available in September 2012. These may be altered and the definitive times are those published by the examiners; these will be posted on the official examiners’ web page. The lecture times in Hilary and Trinity Term 2013 are also subject to possible change and the actual times will be given in the Lecture Database which is published on the physics web site just before the beginning of each term. General Information www.physics.ox.ac.uk Lecture timetables www.physics.ox.ac.uk/ lectures/ Examination Matters www.physics.ox.ac.uk/teach/ exammatters.htm 3
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