Student's Handbook to the University and Colleges of OxfordClarendon Press, 1885 |
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... Mathematics , see p . 213 ) , these examinations are now sometimes accepted by Colleges as substitutes , either total or partial , for their ordinary entrance examinations . The extent , however , to which they are so accepted varies so ...
... Mathematics , see p . 213 ) , these examinations are now sometimes accepted by Colleges as substitutes , either total or partial , for their ordinary entrance examinations . The extent , however , to which they are so accepted varies so ...
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... Mathematics . Proficiency in these will be accepted as compensation for some degree of failure in classical attainments , pro- vided there be reason to suppose that the candidate will be able to pass the University Examinations . The ...
... Mathematics . Proficiency in these will be accepted as compensation for some degree of failure in classical attainments , pro- vided there be reason to suppose that the candidate will be able to pass the University Examinations . The ...
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... Mathematics . ( 4 ) Natural Science . ( 2 ) Candidates offering Mathematics are requested to state how much they have read in that subject . Candidates offering Natural Science are requested to select one or more of the following ...
... Mathematics . ( 4 ) Natural Science . ( 2 ) Candidates offering Mathematics are requested to state how much they have read in that subject . Candidates offering Natural Science are requested to select one or more of the following ...
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... Mathematics . Candidates who propose to read for Honours in Mathematics , Natural Science , or Modern History , will be examined in those subjects , and in so much only of the Classical subjects as is required for Responsions . Such ...
... Mathematics . Candidates who propose to read for Honours in Mathematics , Natural Science , or Modern History , will be examined in those subjects , and in so much only of the Classical subjects as is required for Responsions . Such ...
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... Mathematics , ( 5 ) Natural Philo- sophy , ( 6 ) Heat and Chemistry , ( 7 ) History , will be allowed to ma- triculate without further examination . At Christ Church the Examination is held twice in the year :-( 1 ) On the Thursday and ...
... Mathematics , ( 5 ) Natural Philo- sophy , ( 6 ) Heat and Chemistry , ( 7 ) History , will be allowed to ma- triculate without further examination . At Christ Church the Examination is held twice in the year :-( 1 ) On the Thursday and ...
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Page 218 - Notice will be given, from time to time, of the number of cadetships which will be allotted half-yearly to University candidates. In case there should be more candidates than vacancies, the required number will be selected by competition among the said candidates at the ensuing July or December examination...
Page 73 - This is awarded every year for the best composition in English Verse. There is no limitation as to the length of the composition, but the metre is usually required to be heroic couplets. The value of the prize is £21. Competitors must be Undergraduate members of the University who have not exceeded four years from their matriculation. (3) English Poem on a Sacred Subject. A prize for this is awarded once in every three years: there is no restriction as to metre, but the length of the composition...
Page 151 - Part I. MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, and PNEUMATICS. Part II. HEAT. Part III. ELECTRICITY and MAGNETISM. Part IV.
Page 153 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. Under the head of Logic, Candidates are recommended to study the following subjects : — The nature and origin of knowledge ; The relation of language to thought ; The history of Logic in Greece to the time of Aristotle inclusive ; The theory of the Syllogism ; Scientific Method, including a comparison of the methods of different sciences, and the principles of historical evidence. Questions will be set in Trendelenburg's Elementa Logices Aristoteleae, and in Bacon's Novum...
Page x - It is open without respect of birth, age, or creed to all persons who satisfy the appointed officers that they are likely to derive educational advantage from its membership : and, subject only to necessary limitations of academical standing, any person who has been admitted as a member is eligible to compete for all its prizes and distinctions, save only that Degrees in Divinity are conf1ned to members of the Church of England.
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Page 220 - University passed in 1880, any College or Institution within the United Kingdom or in any part of the British Dominions, being a place of education in which the majority of the students are of the age of 17 at least, may on certain conditions be admitted to the privileges of an Affiliated College.