ACTL90001 Mathematics of Finance I (University of Melbourne): rated 4.0/5 overall, difficulty 3.5/5 (higher is harder) across 1 review collected on UniMelb Wall.
ACTL90001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Actuarial Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 金融数学I
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Actuarial Studies
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
Topics include data analysis, the principles of actuarial modelling, the description of financial transactions; the understanding of real and nominal interest rates, the time value of money, the present value and accumulated value for a given cashflow, the term structure of interest rates; the du. .
ACTL90001 has 1 scored review: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide.
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "Overall remarks This subject starts off easy and then difficulty increases gradually. It is the best to stay on track with the lectures, especially during weeks 6 and 7 when the assignments rain in. In order to achieve a high mark on the final exam, it is highly recommended to do calculations with …"
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Q: Is ACTL90001 hard?
A: Students rate ACTL90001's difficulty 3.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is ACTL90001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ACTL90001, and when is it offered?
A: ACTL90001 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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