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178:(M.Math.) degree for four years of study, provided they have not previously graduated with a B.A. This allows Cambridge graduates to remain eligible for government funding for the course. Progression from Part II of the Mathematical Tripos to Part III requires either a first class degree in Part II or very good performances in Parts IB and Part II. Students who complete Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, but did not complete undergraduate studies at Cambridge (or have previously graduated with a B.A.) are awarded the 33: 193:
The course lasts one year, divided into three eight-week terms. There are a wide variety of lectures on both pure and applied maths, mostly concentrated in the first two terms. The third term is primarily for examinations (and revision for said examinations) which, together with the option of writing
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for each student, and printed copies of the results are then thrown to the audience below. The students' exact rankings are no longer announced, but the highest-ranked student is still identified, nowadays by the
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The grades available are Fail, Pass (Honours), Merit, and Distinction (the Merit grade was introduced in 2000). Cambridge recognises that in Part III of the mathematical tripos a merit is equivalent to a
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in the other parts of the Tripos. The level of achievement required for a distinction is yet higher than a typical First Class degree. Traditionally, results are announced in the university's
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and the examinees went on each occasion to the examiner's house, did a morning paper, had lunch there, and continued their work on the paper in the afternoon.
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was introduced; for those students successfully completing Part III of the Mathematical Tripos in Easter Term 2011 CASM was replaced by two new degrees, the
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resulting in an integrated Master's (M.Math), whilst the remaining two thirds are external students who take the course as a one-year Master's (M.A.St).
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In addition to the grades, there are six associated prizes. Five of these may be awarded at the discretion of the examiners: the
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upon his death in 1768 to encourage the study of more advanced mathematics than that found in the undergraduate course.
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The program previously resulted in a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics instead of a master's degree.
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Only a small handful of students took the Smith's prize examination in the nineteenth century. When
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and the Smith's Prize awarded for an essay rather than examination. In 1886 this exam was renamed
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Students who have completed their undergraduate degree at Cambridge will be awarded both a
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Results for parts II and III of the Mathematical Tripos are read out inside
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a part III essay (introduced in the 1970s, a miniature
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Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics

Senate House
University of Cambridge
master's
mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
Mathematical Tripos
Smith's Prize
Robert Smith
T. W. Körner
Karl Pearson
Stokes
Maxwell
Cayley
Todhunter
Thomas William Körner
Master of Mathematics
Master of Advanced Study
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Mathematics
Master of Advanced Study
thesis
literature review
First Class
Senate House
balcony
class results
tipping
academic hat

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