MAST20022 Group Theory and Linear Algebra (University of Melbourne): rated 3.2/5 overall, difficulty 4.5/5 (higher is harder) across 25 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST20022 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: 群论与线性代数
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces the theory of groups, which is at the core of modern algebra, and which has applications in many parts of mathematics, chemistry, computer science and theoretical physics. It also develops the theory of linear algebra, building on material in earlier subjects and providing.
MAST20022 has 25 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 14 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.7/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "Overall, a great subject. Despite being a level 2 subject, I found it more difficult than third- year actuarial subjects and even some third-year mathematics subjects. If considering this subject, do not expect it to be straightforward like other actuarial/applied maths/prob/stats classes. There is…"
On Reddit: "you've forgotten group theory and linear algbera mast20022, chilliest maths subject"
On Reddit: "MAST20022 group theory and linear algebra. Dw there’s more theory and less calculations it’s a very chill year 2 unit as far as maths goes"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MAST20022 hard?
A: Students rate MAST20022's difficulty 4.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MAST20022 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 25 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST20022, and when is it offered?
A: MAST20022 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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