COMP90038 Algorithms and Complexity (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 38 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90038 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 算法与复杂性
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS The aim of this subject is for students to develop familiarity and competence in assessing and designing computer programs for computational efficiency. Although computers manipulate data very quickly, to solve large-scale problems, we must design strategies so that the calculations combine .
COMP90038 has 38 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 4.2 · difficulty 2.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.5/5 overall); 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.8 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "Yeah that was actually ridiculous. Had a vague idea of how to do the algorithm questions, googled it and found some solutions but still didn't understand it well enough to make it my own and not copy directly... Past exam questions were fine, go in feeling good about it, and the…"
On Reddit: "The exam was insane. Part A was beyond even the assignments, which we were given weeks to solve. I could not even understand what Q3 was asking as it was 2 full pages of description alone! I could not finish it and ended up submitting late. The quiz part was fine, but quite tric…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP90038 hard?
A: Students rate COMP90038's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is COMP90038 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 38 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 4.2/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90038, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90038 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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