MAST20029 Engineering Mathematics (University of Melbourne): rated 3.9/5 overall, difficulty 4.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 52 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST20029 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: 工程数学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces important mathematical methods required in engineering such as manipulating vector differential operators, computing multiple integrals and using integral theorems. A range of ordinary and partial differential equations are solved by a variety of methods and their solution.
MAST20029 has 52 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 4.5 · difficulty 4.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (3.0/5 overall); 21 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Scored around 30%? Sounds like the average score for that mst to me lmao. I took the subject twice it is not easy gang, relax its hard for everyone too, not that you are unfit"
On Reddit: "unironically eng maths is a wam booster as long as you can read a formula sheet and integrate"
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Q: Is MAST20029 hard?
A: Students rate MAST20029's difficulty 4.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MAST20029 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 52 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 4.5/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST20029, and when is it offered?
A: MAST20029 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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