Part III /MASt Calendar - 2020-21 - Some entries/dates may be subject to change and further additions made.
Maths Part III Handbook & Part III Astrophysics course guide
Students offering a Part III Physics course for examination must complete and return their college examination forms by the appropriate deadline. Please ensure that you email your Physics exam choices to ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk during Michaelmas Term. Further information about procedures for examination entries will be made available at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term. Students must register on the Physics TIS in order to receive important emails from the Teaching Office. Failure to do so will result in not being informed about lecture timing changes due to unforeseen circumstances as well as supervision allocation.
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Date and Time |
Subject |
Venue/Details |
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MICHAELMAS TERM 2020 |
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OCTOBER |
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Tues 6 Oct |
Full MICHAELMAS TERM begins |
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Tues 6 Oct 09.30 10.00
10.30 |
Student portrait photographs Introductory meeting with Course Coordinator, Chair of Teaching Committee Library Tour by Mark Hurn, IoA Librarian |
Hoyle Foyer/Outside Sackler Lecture Theatre
Live online via Zoom Sackler lecture theatre |
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Tues 6 October 14.00-16.00
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Computing Induction meeting and laptop set up with IT Team |
Online
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Wed 7 Oct
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Maths Introductory Meeting at CMS - 09.30-11 Followed by presentations by DAMTP subject advisers on their courses |
Online via Zoom (CMS to email details) |
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Wed 7 Oct 12.00-12.30 |
Meeting with Matt Bothwell on Outreach opportunities at IoA |
Sackler Lecture Theatre |
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Thurs 8 October |
Michaelmas Term Lectures begin |
(see lecture list) |
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Thurs 8 Oct 14.00-16.00
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Computing Induction meeting and laptop set up with IT Team |
Online |
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Undergraduate Journal Club and Social series |
Undergraduate Journal Club and Social series |
Dates TBC |
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Tues 13 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
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Thurs 15 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
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TBC |
IoA Colloquim Speaker and Title TBC |
Online via Zoom |
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Mon 12-Fri 16 Oct TBC
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Project Introduction sessions Students expected to attend at least some in which they have an interest. A sign up sheet will be sent out first week of term |
Ryle meeting room |
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Mon 19 October |
Ranked list of projects to Vasily Belokurov (email: vasily@ast.cam.ac.uk and copy to ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk |
Deadline by noon |
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TBC |
PhD/Career advice talk by Professor Paul Hewett |
Sackler Lecture Theatre |
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Tues 20 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
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Thurs 22 October |
Notification of project assigned |
Via email from ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk |
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Thurs 22 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
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Tues 27 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
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Date TBC |
List of examination courses announced in the Reporter by this date |
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NOVEMBER |
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Mon 2 November |
Physics Major Topics examination enrolment closes |
Via CAMSIS |
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Monday 2 November 14.30-15.00 |
Meeting with Course Coordinator and Chair of Teaching Committee (Vasily Belokurov/Chris Tout) |
Sackler lecture theatre |
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Mon 9 November |
Physics Major Topics: deadline closes for DoS approval |
Via CAMSIS |
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DECEMBER |
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Wed 2 Dec |
Last day of Michaelmas lectures |
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Fri 4 December 12pm (no later than) |
Interim Progress Report to be delivered to Course Secretary bearing the signatures of the supervisors. Electronic version is acceptable (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) |
Hoyle Room 6 |
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Fri 4 Dec |
Full Michaelmas Term ends |
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LENT TERM 2021 |
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JANUARY |
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Tues 19 January |
Full LENT Term begins |
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As soon as possible |
Liaise with Project Supervisor to organise supervisions |
As appropriate |
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Particle Physics (Major Topic) |
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms TBC |
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Physics of the Earth as a planet (Major Topic) |
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms TBC |
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Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology (Major Topic) |
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms TBC |
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Thurs 21 January |
Lent Term lectures begin |
CMS |
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FEBRUARY |
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Tues 23 February 14.30 |
Craig Mackay “How to give a PowerPoint presentation” |
Sackler lecture theatre |
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[Wed 24 February 14.30] |
[For information: IoA staff presentations to potential Part II/III Astrophysics students, Sackler Lecture Theatre] |
Sackler Lecture Theatre |
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MARCH |
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During week commencing Mon 8 March |
Timetable for practise oral presentations to be received from Course Coordinator (via Course Secretary) by email. You are advised to check that your presentation works on the IoA digital system in the Hoyle Committee Room. (Please contact Course Secretary ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk to make arrangements in good time as requested) |
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Mon 15 March |
Uploading of presentations |
Hoyle Committee Room |
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Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri – 16, 17, 18 & 19 March |
Oral presentation practises (20 mins for talk, 10 mins for questions). Project Coordinator, Project Supervisors are part of the audience |
Hoyle Committee Room |
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Wed 17 March |
Last day of Lent Term lectures |
CMS |
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Thurs 18 March 12.30-13.00 |
Feedback meeting with Course Coordinator and member of IoA Teaching Committee |
Sackler lecture theatre/Ryle large meeting room TBC |
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Fri 19 March |
Full Lent Term ends |
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EASTER TERM 2021 |
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APRIL |
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Wed 21 April (not later than) |
Draft of Final Project Report to be handed to Project Supervisor and to the second supervisor at the same time |
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Dates TBC |
Minor Topics Examinations |
1B Lab – Cavendish Laboratory TBC |
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During week commencing Mon 26 April |
Timetable for the final oral presentations to be emailed during this period (20 mins for talk and 10 mins for questions) |
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Tues 27 April
TBC |
Full EASTER Term begins
Candidates receive examination entry forms to indicate choice of examination papers (Maths) |
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Dates TBC |
Minor Topics Examinations |
1B Lab – Cavendish Laboratory TBC |
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AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE |
You are advised to again make sure that your presentation works on the IoA digital system. Please contact Course Secretary (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) to make arrangements in good time |
Hoyle Committee Room |
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No later than Tues 4 May by 12pm |
Submission of Final Project Report: Deliver one hardcopy to Course Secretary, identified by name only (i.e. University Examinations Number must NOT appear anywhere in the report) and include declaration (here). Submit electronic file also to Course Secretary (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) by this deadline |
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Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri – 4, 5, 6, 7 May |
Formal, assessed oral presentations to Part III Examiners |
Hoyle Committee Room |
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Thurs 6 May By 12pm |
Deadline for return of (Maths) forms giving choice of examination papers1: (It is very important to copy the form to the IoA Course Secretary – email is acceptable ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk
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Undergraduate Office, CMS Pavilion B. B1.28 |
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MAY |
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TBC |
Deadline for withdrawing a paper – notice via your Director of Studies |
Undergraduate office, CMS, B1.28 TBC |
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Part III Examinations – to be announced in ‘Reporter’ |
CMS – seminar and lecture rooms. Room numbers TBC |
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JUNE |
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TBC |
Part III Examinations begin |
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TBC |
Part III Examinations end |
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TBC |
Full Easter Term ends |
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Tues 22 June TBC |
NST Part III Astrophysics Examiners meeting |
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Wed 23 June Approx 09.30 TBC |
It will be expected that your examination results will be available to you (and no-one else) via CamSIS |
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Fri 25 June TBC |
Part III end-of-year party CMS |
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Date and Time |
Subject |
Venue/Details |
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MICHAELMAS TERM 2020 |
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OCTOBER |
|
|
|
Tues 6 Oct |
Full MICHAELMAS TERM begins |
|
|
Tues 6 Oct 09.30 10.00
10.30 |
Student portrait photographs Introductory meeting with Course Coordinator, Chair of Teaching Committee Library Tour by Mark Hurn, IoA Librarian |
Hoyle Foyer/Outside Sackler Lecture Theatre
Live online via Zoom Sackler lecture theatre |
|
Tues 6 October 14.00-16.00
|
Computing Induction meeting and laptop set up with IT Team |
Online
|
|
Wed 7 Oct
|
Maths Introductory Meeting at CMS - 09.30-11.00 Followed by presentations by DAMTP subject advisers on their courses |
Online via Zoom (CMS to send details) |
|
Wed 7 Oct 12.00-12.30 |
Meeting with Matt Bothwell on Outreach opportunities at IoA |
Sackler Lecture Theatre |
|
Thurs 8 October |
Michaelmas Term Lectures begin |
(see lecture list) |
|
Thurs 8 Oct 14.00-16.00
|
Computing Induction meeting and laptop set up with IT Team |
Online |
|
Undergraduate Journal Club and Social series |
Undergraduate Journal Club and Social series |
Dates TBC |
|
Tues 13 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
|
Thurs 15 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
|
TBC |
IoA Colloquim Speaker and Title TBC |
Online via Zoom |
|
Mon 12-Fri 16 Oct TBC
|
Project Introduction sessions Students expected to attend at least some in which they have an interest. A sign up sheet will be sent out first week of term |
Ryle meeting room |
|
Mon 19 October |
Ranked list of projects to Vasily Belokurov (email: vasily@ast.cam.ac.uk and copy to ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk |
Deadline by noon |
|
TBC |
PhD/Career advice talk by Professor Paul Hewett |
Sackler Lecture Theatre |
|
Tues 20 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
|
Thurs 22 October |
Notification of project assigned |
Via email from ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk |
|
Thurs 22 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
|
Tues 27 October 14.30-15.30 |
Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA |
Online |
|
Date TBC |
List of examination courses announced in the Reporter by this date |
|
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NOVEMBER |
|
|
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Mon 2 November |
Physics Major Topics examination enrolment closes |
Via CAMSIS |
|
Monday 2 November 14.30-15.00 |
Meeting with Course Coordinator and Chair of Teaching Committee (Vasily Belokurov/Chris Tout) |
Sackler lecture theatre |
|
Mon 9 November |
Physics Major Topics: deadline closes for DoS approval |
Via CAMSIS |
|
DECEMBER |
|
|
|
Wed 3 Dec |
Last day of Michaelmas lectures |
|
|
Fri 4 December 12pm (no later than) |
Interim Progress Report to be delivered to Course Secretary bearing the signatures of the supervisors. Electronic version is acceptable (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) |
Hoyle Room 6 |
|
Fri 5 Dec |
Full Michaelmas Term ends |
|
|
LENT TERM 2021 |
|
|
|
JANUARY |
|
|
|
Tues 19 January |
Full LENT Term begins |
|
|
As soon as possible |
Liaise with Project Supervisor to organise supervisions |
As appropriate |
|
|
Particle Physics (Major Topic) |
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms TBC |
|
|
Physics of the Earth as a planet (Major Topic) |
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms TBC |
|
|
Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology (Major Topic) |
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms TBC |
|
Thurs 21 January |
Lent Term lectures begin |
CMS |
|
FEBRUARY |
|
|
|
Tues 23 February 14.30 |
Craig Mackay “How to give a PowerPoint presentation” |
Sackler lecture theatre |
|
[Wed 24 February 14.30] |
[For information: IoA staff presentations to potential Part II/III Astrophysics students, Sackler Lecture Theatre] |
Sackler Lecture Theatre |
|
MARCH |
|
|
|
During week commencing Mon 8 March |
Timetable for practise oral presentations to be received from Course Coordinator (via Course Secretary) by email. You are advised to check that your presentation works on the IoA digital system in the Hoyle Committee Room. (Please contact Course Secretary ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk to make arrangements in good time as requested) |
|
|
Mon 15 March |
Uploading of presentations |
Hoyle Committee Room |
|
Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri – 16, 17, 18 & 19 March |
Oral presentation practises (20 mins for talk, 10 mins for questions). Project Coordinator, Project Supervisors are part of the audience |
Hoyle Committee Room |
|
Wed 17 March |
Last day of Lent Term lectures |
CMS |
|
Thurs 18 March 12.30-13.00 |
Feedback meeting with Course Coordinator and member of IoA Teaching Committee |
Sackler lecture theatre/Ryle large meeting room TBC |
|
Fri 19 March |
Full Lent Term ends |
|
|
EASTER TERM 2021 |
|
|
|
APRIL |
|
|
|
Wed 21 April (not later than) |
Draft of Final Project Report to be handed to Project Supervisor and to the second supervisor at the same time |
|
|
Dates TBC |
Minor Topics Examinations |
1B Lab – Cavendish Laboratory TBC |
|
During week commencing Mon 26 April |
Timetable for the final oral presentations to be emailed during this period (20 mins for talk and 10 mins for questions) |
|
|
Tues 27 April
TBC |
Full EASTER Term begins
Candidates receive examination entry forms to indicate choice of examination papers (Maths) |
|
|
Dates TBC |
Minor Topics Examinations |
1B Lab – Cavendish Laboratory TBC |
|
AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE |
You are advised to again make sure that your presentation works on the IoA digital system. Please contact Course Secretary (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) to make arrangements in good time |
Hoyle Committee Room |
|
No later than Tues 4 May by 12pm |
Submission of Final Project Report: Deliver one hardcopy to Course Secretary, identified by name only (i.e. University Examinations Number must NOT appear anywhere in the report) and include declaration (here). Submit electronic file also to Course Secretary (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) by this deadline |
|
|
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri – 4, 5, 6, 7 May |
Formal, assessed oral presentations to Part III Examiners |
Hoyle Committee Room |
|
Thurs 6 May By 12pm |
Deadline for return of (Maths) forms giving choice of examination papers1: (It is very important to copy the form to the IoA Course Secretary – email is acceptable ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk
|
Undergraduate Office, CMS Pavilion B. B1.28 |
|
MAY |
|
|
|
TBC |
Deadline for withdrawing a paper – notice via your Director of Studies |
Undergraduate office, CMS, B1.28 TBC |
|
|
Part III Examinations – to be announced in ‘Reporter’ |
CMS – seminar and lecture rooms. Room numbers TBC |
|
JUNE |
|
|
|
TBC |
Part III Examinations begin |
|
|
TBC |
Part III Examinations end |
|
|
TBC |
Full Easter Term ends |
|
|
Tues 22 June TBC |
NST Part III Astrophysics Examiners meeting |
|
|
Wed 23 June Approx 09.30 TBC |
It will be expected that your examination results will be available to you (and no-one else) via CamSIS |
|
|
Fri 25 June TBC |
Part III end-of-year party CMS |
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