MAST10005 Calculus 1 (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall, difficulty 1.3/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 63 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST10005 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics and Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 微积分1
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject extends students' knowledge of functions and calculus and introduces them to the topics of vectors and complex numbers. Students will be introduced to new functions such as the inverse trigonometric functions and learn how to extend the techniques of differentiation to these.
MAST10005 has 63 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.9 · difficulty 1.3 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (1.0/5 overall); the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 41 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 20 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "Transitioning from high school maths to university-level maths, the first topic in this subject will likely be. Those who completed Specialist Mathematics will find it extremely manageable; only the first topic really deviates from the topics taught in high school. However, it is very different fro…"
On Reddit: "I’m pretty sure Calc 1 never scales up (but correct me if I’m wrong). My one advice for calc 1 is this: don’t do it unless you absolutely have to. I was good at high school maths and chose calc 1 as my elective first semester because why not, thought I’d be alright at it. WRONG …"
On Reddit: "I did MAST10005 Calc 1 last semester and I got a 89, not that impressive but I thought I was getting way lower. I attended most tutorials and workshops, kept up to date with lectures and did all the exercises in them. I barely did any question in the booklet. The marking on the …"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MAST10005 hard?
A: Students rate MAST10005's difficulty 1.3/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is MAST10005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 63 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST10005, and when is it offered?
A: MAST10005 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
UniMelb Wall is an independent student community and is not affiliated with University of Melbourne.