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9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Evolution & Behaviour. Subject Summary: Part IA Evolution & Behaviour. Evolution & Evolution & Behaviour aims to introduce students to the major principles of evolutionary theory. The course ranges from the

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Subject Summary: Part IB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This course can be read by any Part IB scientist, physical or biological, who wishes to pursue the study of

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Earth Sciences. Subject Summary: Part IA Earth Sciences. The course is an introduction to the whole field of Earth and planetary geology. It covers the nature and properties of the Earth, particularly of the

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Zoology. Subject Summary: Part II Zoology. Zoology is a highly interdisciplinary subject, bridging many levels of organization from cellular and molecular to whole organisms and ecosystems. The Part II Zoology

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Reading List. Suggested Reading List for Prospective Students. We are often asked to make suggestions for preparatory reading and for introducing new subjects that you might be considering. There is no

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Ecology, Evolution & Conservation. Subject Summary: Ecology, Evolution & Conservation. This course is run jointly by the Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology. It introduces a variety of approaches to study

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Physics B. Subject Summary: Part IB Physics B. The course assumes a knowledge of Part IA Physics. Physical Scientists who will not be specialising in physics in the third year may offer one or other or both of

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Physics. Subject Summary: Part II Physics. The course contains work of three types: 'Core LecturesCourses' and 'Optional Lecture Courses', which are examined at the end of the year in the usual manner, and units

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Earth Sciences B. Subject Summary: Part IB Earth Sciences B. The Department of Earth Sciences teaches two complementary courses which lead to Part II EarthSciences. The courses are, however, independent and

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Genetics. Subject Summary: Part II Genetics. Genetics has become an even more high profile subject in recent years as a result of rapid developments in genomics and the application of this knowledge to the

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Pharmacology. Subject Summary: Part II Pharmacology. The course emphasises the mechanisms of drug action at the molecular and cellular level and the consequent effects on organ systems and the whole animal

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Materials Science. Subject Summary: Part III Materials Science. The majority of Part II Materials Science students go on to take the Part III course. The aims and objectives of the course differ from Part II,

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Pharmacology. Subject Summary: Part IB Pharmacology. The course deals with the action of chemical substances on biological materials and thus has roots in both the physical and biological sciences. The first

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Materials Science. Subject Summary: Part II Materials Science. Materials Science is increasingly recognised as a key discipline in the modern world, spanning both physical and biological sciences and also

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Chemistry B. Subject Summary: Part IB Chemistry B. Our second-year courses present the fundamental ideas of chemistry both for those who are intending to carry on with chemistry in the third year, and also for

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Earth Sciences. Subject Summary: Part II Earth Sciences. Part II Earth Sciences provides a rounded geological education either for students intending to complete their undergraduate training in three years or

9 Jul 2024: and Molecular Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Experimental Psychology, Neurobiology, Pathology, and Pharmacology.

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Mathematical Biology. Subject Summary: Part IA Mathematical Biology. This course provides an introduction to mathematical biology. It involves mathematical, statistical, and computing methods, and is designed to

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Chemistry A. Subject Summary: Part IB Chemistry A. Our second-year courses present the fundamental ideas of chemistry both for those who are intending to carry on with chemistry in the third year, and also for

9 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. History and Philosophy of Science. Subject Summary: Part III History and Philosophy of Science. This course gives students with relevant experience at Part II the opportunity to carry out focussed research in