MAST20033 Real Analysis: Advanced (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 4.5/5 (higher is harder) across 8 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST20033 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: 分析：进阶
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces the field of mathematical analysis both with a careful theoretical framework as well as selected applications. Many of the important results are proved rigorously and students are introduced to methods of proof such as mathematical induction and proof by contradiction.
MAST20033 has 8 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.6 · difficulty 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.4 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.6/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "This is a fantastic subject that will challenge students, bringing with it all the satisfaction when students are able to persevere through the feelings of inadequacy that the subject will inevitably make students feel. Personally, I took this subject while applying to several finance internships a…"
On Reddit: "The advanced version of real analysis is new in 2021. The content is basically the same as the standard version, but done more rigorously. Recommended for maths and stats majors. It will prepare you well for further study in analysis."
On Reddit: "Did RAA this semester, and I highly recommend taking the subject. The lecturer is great — very well structured lectures and semester overall, and he definitely makes an effort to give intuition behind abstract concepts. I found the tutorials (2x a week) extremely helpful for sol…"
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Q: Is MAST20033 hard?
A: Students rate MAST20033's difficulty 4.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MAST20033 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 3.6/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST20033, and when is it offered?
A: MAST20033 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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