Talk:Tripos

message: The etymology sounds wrong to me. I did some extensive research on this (way back) and my recollection is that the name comes from "Mr Tripos" -- who wrote a poem on the back of the class list, who sat on the three-legged stool. I think I had my information from sources in the UL, which are now rather out of reach. Francis Davey 18:27, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology

message: "In most traditional English universities a student is expected to register study [IN] one field exclusively rather than having... "
InterestedMathematician 16:47, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: SPG mistake?

message: "Students who already possess a bachelor's degree or equivalent, whether from Cambridge or elsewhere, are generally permitted to skip Part I, and thus can complete a Cambridge bachelor's degree in two years or less."
Thus, is it fair to say that, even if someone obtained a 2.2 degree result from Cambridge, they are allowed to re-take the Tripos exams?  I remember reading somewhere on the Statutes that exam resits are definitely NOT allowed.  Once a Tripos result is determined it STICKS FOR LIFE (though, perhaps, it would be possible to pursue an undergraduate degree at another UK University that allows students with a degree in, say, Mathematics to continue their equivalent of a 'Part II' in order to obtain a degree, with a possibly higher (or lower) degree class from said UK institution).  
Does anyone know where this might be written in the Statutes/rules and regulations?
InterestedMathematician 16:52, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Skipping Part I

message: Why are so many Triposes without a Wiki article.  Sure, they get a mention in the Cambridge Reporter, but still - it would be a good idea for those students ACTUALLY studying the Triposes in Red to make SOME kind of article for each Tripos.  Only the Mathematicians, Natural Scientists and 'Classicists' have bothered to create these articles.    
Just felt that this should be pointed out....
As an even-more-lazy postgrad (evidently with far too much time weighing on my hands) - why on earth would anyone want to write a wikipedia entry on their tripos, much less read one? This is just the kind of smug university navel-gazing that gives Cantab. a bad name.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.8.99 (talk) 17:53, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lazy Undergraduates and Even more lazy Post-Grads

message: the last paragraph of 'Structure' displays such sloppiness as would cause many a writer to fail to obtain a degree - the word is 'Statutes' not 'statues';  Regent House is not regent house and it is the governing body not one of them; and the Wikipedia article on Regent House has no mention of any powers of veto so clarification is required;  finally Gazzette is misspelt.  D- Fail.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nojoking (talk • contribs) 16:41, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  and sloppy editing 

message: I am wondering whether it is necessary for "tripos" to have a capital T. The same with "Mathematical Tripos", for example. Any thoughts? The Baroness of Morden (talk) 15:44, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In all of the documents published by the Faculty of Mathematics, the term Mathematical Tripos is always capitalised as in this sentence. --jftsang 12:26, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalisation 

message: Should it be mentioned that Tripos exams don't have any retakes, unlike most university exams in the UK? Also, related to this, is the ratake in the Engineering Tripos this year (due to admin cock-up) going to be the first one ever? --128.232.235.60 (talk) 11:41, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Retakes 

message: Please add a note on how this term is pronounced. -- 201.17.36.246 (talk) 21:05, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added an Audio & IPA pronunciation, as you requested A.C. Norman (talk) 15:04, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thx much. -- 201.17.36.246 (talk) 20:43, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

text: (Glad I asked - it isn't pronounced the way I thought. :-) ) -- 201.17.36.246 (talk) 20:45, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation, please

message: I am wondering if it possible to convert Tripos to something like ECTS.  I'd like a mention of that in the article. --Svippong 13:39, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conversion? 

message: Since 2010 (and retrospectively for those who have taken Part III of the Mathematics Tripos since 1962), Part III Mathematics leads to the award of the Master of Mathematics (MMath) degree for those who took Part III as the fourth year of a Cambridge undergraduate course, or the Master of Advanced Study (MASt) degree for those who came to Cambridge from outside and took Part III as a stand-alone course.
86.13.158.235 (talk) 17:20, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Update on Part III of the Mathematics Tripos