3. Part C Assessment Units

Students are assessed on the equivalent of 8 units.

Mathematics Exams

C1.1-C2.2, C2.5, C2.7-C3.8, C3.10-C5.2, C5.5-C6.4, C7.4-C8.7
Each mathematics paper will examine one unit and will be of one hour and 45 minutes duration. Mathematics units will be assessed by a closed  book exam. These will consist of three questions, each worth 25 marks. You may submit answers to as many questions as you wish, but only the best two answers will count towards the final mark for the paper.

In all papers the questions set should, as a whole, be fairly spread across the syllabus.

Questions will be broadly similar in style to previous Part C questions, with an easy start examining material explicitly covered in the course, followed by a part which tests understanding. Each question will be set so that a sound student can produce a complete
answer within 35-40 minutes. 

Each question should be divided into two to four parts and an indication of the raw marks available for each part of each question should be given on the question paper.

Mini-projects C2.3, C2.6, C3.9, C5.4 and C6.5

The mini-projects have a weighting of one unit.  USM marks will be assigned to a mini-project with the same meaning as regards class boundaries as in the mathematics papers and with reference to the qualitative descriptor in Appendix 7.

COD Dissertation
Dissertations have a weighting of two units.  The word limit for COD dissertations is 7,500 words. 

USM marks will be assigned to extended essays with the same meaning as regards class boundaries as in the mathematics papers.  In arriving at these marks, the relative weights attached to content, and style and presentation  will be  75% and 25%, respectively.

Computer Science Department Units
Please see the Mathematics and Computer Science Part C examination conventions at https://courses.cs.ox.ac.uk/course/view.php?name=exams_info.

Philosophy Exams

In Philosophy the subjects shall be as specified in the Special Regulations for All Honour Schools Including Philosophy. With the exception of 199 (Thesis), 121 (Advanced Philosophy of Physics) and some special subjects under 198, each subject in Philosophy shall be examined by one 3-hour paper (which will contribute 75% towards the total mark for the subject) and one 5000-word extended essay (25% of the total mark).