Progress & Assessment
A record is kept of your engagement with core mathematics and physics coursework. Your Tutor will also keep a record of your attendance at tutorials. Any student whose attendance is unsatisfactory will be required to discuss the matter with the Director of Education.
To pass the year you are required to get an overall mark of at least 40%, and to have passed whole modules worth at least 90 CATS credits.
MMathPhys
Please note that continuation to the 3rd and 4th years of the MMathPhys programme is not automatic. To continue on the MMathPhys Mathematics and Physics degree programme you will need to obtain a II.i in the second year examinations. For full details, please follow the link to Progression (Dept) in the right-hand column. If you do not meet these requirements, you will normally be required to revert to the 3rd year of the BSc degree programme.
Assessment
Assessment for the mathematics modules varies. Details of the required coursework are listed for each course on its module page. Most other modules have formal examinations but a number are assessed by coursework.
The Physics core lectured modules, PX286 Methods of Mathematical Physics, PX262 Quantum Mechanics and its Applications and PX284 SMETO are assessed by the combination of an examination and assessed coursework. The form of the coursework may vary between modules.
Most other physics modules have formal examinations but PX281 Computational Physics is 100% assessed.