MAST30021 Complex Analysis (University of Melbourne): rated 3.2/5 overall, difficulty 3.5/5 (higher is harder) across 41 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST30021 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: 复分析
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Complex analysis is a core subject in pure and applied mathematics, as well as the physical and engineering sciences. While it is true that physical phenomena are given in terms of real numbers and real variables, it is often too difficult and sometimes not possible, to solve the algebraic and di.
MAST30021 has 41 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.6 · difficulty 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "This is a very well-structured subject. The subject is very similar to MAST20026 Real Analysis, but with the scenario changed to the complex number field. Additionally, the subject also introduced some fascinating topology ideas. One of the core of this subject is transformation, for instance, the …"
On Reddit: "ignoring the crazy title, if you have the option not to, don’t bother. I had to do real analysis and did complex to avoid doing PFI since I did a math diploma. If you’re doing elec eng, you will have a fair few “that makes sense” moments since you learn abt residue theorem, zero…"
On Reddit: "highly recommend Fluid mechanics and def not complex analysis!! unless you enjoy doing Real Analysis because complex analysis totally killed my passion for maths. Fluid Mechanics is super fun and easy imo. Only requires some basic physics (they gonna recall ur physics memory too…"
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Q: Is MAST30021 hard?
A: Students rate MAST30021's difficulty 3.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MAST30021 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 41 reviews: usefulness 3.6/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST30021, and when is it offered?
A: MAST30021 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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