Lectures
The 8 papers in Part IB are taken by all students. Papers 1-7 are of 2 hours' duration. Paper 8 is of 2.5 hours' duration, except for those students submitting coursework in one foreign language, where it is of 1.5 hours' duration. The papers are:
| Paper 1 | Mechanics (16 lectures) | |
| Paper 2 | Structures (20 lectures) | |
| Paper 3 | Materials (16 lectures) | |
| Paper 4 | Thermofluid mechanics (26 lectures) | |
| Paper 5 | Electrical engineering: Linear circuits and devices (10 lectures) Electrical machines (10 lectures) Electromagnetic fields and waves (6 lectures) |
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| Paper 6 | Information engineering: Linear systems and control (14 lectures) Signal & data analysis (7 lectures) Communications (7 lectures) |
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| Paper 7 | Mathematical methods: Vector calculus (14 lectures) Linear algebra (8 lectures) Probability (6 lectures) |
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| Paper 8 | Selected topics: Electives (14 lectures) |
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| Compulsory section: Business economics (8 lectures) | ||
| (i) Civil & structural engineering | Design and construction of underground space | |
| (ii) Mechanics, materials and design | Mechanical engineering for renewable energy | |
| (iii) Aerothermal engineering | Design of a jet engine | |
| (iv) Electrical engineering | Micro- and nano-electronic devices | |
| (v) Information engineering | Photo editing and image searching | |
| (vi) Bioengineering | Engineering of the human eye | |
| (vii) Manufacturing, management and design | Bringing technology innovations to market |
All lectures for Papers 1-7 are scheduled during the Michaelmas and Lent terms, and have associated experimental work, and examples classes. Colleges arrange supervisions on these topics
Paper 8
Paper 8 consists of engineering activities taught in the context of design, and is divided into seven electives with the topics shown below. Students not submitting coursework in a foreign language are required to answer questions from two electives. Students who are submitting coursework in a foreign language are required to answer questions from one elective. The material in the electives is not considered prerequisite for Part IIA courses (although some preliminary reading may be expected by those who have not taken a particular elective).
In addition, all students are required to answer one question from the compulsory section on business economics, lectures for which are given in the Lent term. Lectures for all the other sections are given during the first four weeks of the Easter term. There are two examples papers per elective, for which fully worked solutions are available to students and examples classes included in the lectures. There are no supervisions for Paper 8.
Language programme for engineers
Students who take the language programme for engineers in Part IB may offer this course as one of their two options in Paper 8, or they may choose to enter for a language certificate. The certificate will record the level of their course (i.e. beginners’, intermediate or advanced) and the standard achieved.
Coursework
See the Part IB coursework introduction for an outline of the activities, together with the timetabled sessions allocated to them.
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