The Part I MVST has similar objectives, but with a slant more to the medical applications. In the MVST course the practicals are used primarily as illustrated extensions of the lectures, usually with the students producing the illustrations of the effects for themselves. It is important for the students to realize that some material is presented only in the practicals . Supervisions Arranging supervisions for the Part IB course is a matter primarily for the Colleges. However, the Department does have a view on effective use of supervision time.
Supervisions are much better suited than lectures to the teaching of problem solving.
Many students feel that this paper is one of the hardest they sit in Cambridge. It can seem very daunting to be confronted with new data and actually be asked to think about what they mean. It follows that a substantial portion of supervision time should be spent preparing students for this paper . This is examined regularly and queries answered as soon as possible. The Department invites students to sit on committees that meets at the end of each term to discuss the quality of the course that has taken place during that term.