MAST10007 Linear Algebra (University of Melbourne): rated 3.5/5 overall, difficulty 4.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 81 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST10007 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: 线性代数
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject gives a solid grounding in key areas of modern mathematics needed in science and technology. It develops the concepts of vectors, matrices and the methods of linear algebra.
MAST10007 has 81 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 3.9 · difficulty 4.5 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (0.7/5 overall); the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 47 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.1 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
Student review (2026-07-26, translated): This course is really tough if you're not good at math—don’t pick it. Especially in **2025 Winter**, they changed the **Coordinator**, and the new one went full throttle—nothing from the old past papers applies. Even if I did **10,000** past papers, I wouldn’t know how to write this final exam.
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "Prior knowledge of vectors in three dimensions is highly beneficial for this subject. The importance of mastering questions regarding this topic is further exemplified due to the empirically heavy mark allocations dedicated to this section alone. It is important to keep up with all compulsory work …"
On Reddit: "I definitely agree that there's a notation/method first, abstract understanding later approach to unimelb linear algebra and not only is it confusing, it kills a lot of subject interest. If you haven't already, 3Blue1Brown's Linear Algebra series on YouTube is an absolutely esse…"
On Reddit: "seems to be the general consensus; everyone i’ve seen has gotten worse than they thought. I studied for a week straight and failed with a score i thought wouldn’t be even possible sooo !"
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Q: Is MAST10007 hard?
A: Students rate MAST10007's difficulty 4.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MAST10007 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 81 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST10007, and when is it offered?
A: MAST10007 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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