Undergraduate Course Handbook - University of Oxford Department ...

ut, as you would expect, the award of theBA precludes the possibility of ever takingPart C and obtaining the MPhys.A MPhys classification does not have anequivalent BA classification. Once you havetaken the MPhys examination, you receivea MPhys degree and are ineligible for a BAdegree.Undergraduate Physics ConferenceThis conference is an annual event held in0 th week of Trinity Term for second and thirdyear students. There is a small fee for attendance,for which students may apply to theirCollege, with bookings being taken fromthe beginning of Hilary. For more detailssee www.physics.ox.ac.uk/users/palmerc/oupc.htm.Major OptionsIn 5 th week of Trinity Term, there will be ageneral introduction to the Major Options(for details consult the lecture list). By Fridayof 6 th week you will be required to return aform indicating your option choices in orderof preference.Alternative Major OptionsIt is possible to substitute another subject inplace of a Physics Major Option, provided thecourse and exam already exist and are of sufficientweight. Permission must be sought viathe Assistant Head of Teaching (Academic)in Trinity Term of your third year.Exam EntryEntry for the FHS Part B exam is at the endof 4 th week of Hilary Term, and 3 rd week ofTrinity Term for Short Option choices (exceptfor certain alternatives). Specific details willbe published by the Examiners.The Examination Regulations provides guidancefor students with special examinationneeds. “... An application ... shall be madeas soon as possible after matriculation and inany event not later than the date of entry ofthe candidate’s name for the first examinationfor which special arrangements are sought.”Please see The Examination Regulationshttp://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/examregs/ formore information.See Appendix B for information about thetypes of calculators which may be used inPublic examinations.Physics and PhilosophyThe physics component in Part B consists ofthree (or five if your elective paper is in physics)subjects drawn from the following list:• B1:I. Fluctuations, flows and complexity• B1:II. Symmetry and relativity• B2:III. Quantum, atomic and molecularphysics• B2:IV. Sub-atomic physics• B3:V. General Relativity and cosmology• B3:VI. Condensed-matter physics• BT: VII. Classical mechanicsYour selection must include at least two ofthe subjects II, V and VII.Subjects I-VI are the same as the core PartB physics papers taken by MPhys students,which are examined in three three-hour papers,B1, B2 and B3 as shown above, with1½ hours allocated to each of the two sectionsin each paper. The syllabus and lectures forsubject VII Classical Mechanics are identicalwith those for the Physics Short Option S07of the same name, but the paper is not thesame. The BT paper is specially set for PPstudents, in the same format as the other sixsubjects in Part B, and 1½ hours in length.The weights assigned to the Part B papersin the Finals algorithm are 1 for each 3-hourPhilosophy paper and ½ for each 1½-hourphysics paper.22