MAST30030 Applied Mathematical Modelling (University of Melbourne): rated 3.3/5 overall across 19 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST30030 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: 应用数学建模
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject demonstrates how the mathematical modelling process naturally gives rise to certain classes of ordinary and partial differential equations in many contexts, including the infectious diseases, the flow of traffic and the dynamics of particles and of fluids. It advances the student’s k.
MAST30030 has 19 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 4.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 16 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "mast30030 where 😭😭😭 hardest subject i’ve ever taken"
On Reddit: "I did horribly in DEs (53) but managed a 70 in AMM. It doesn't heavily rely on concepts from DEs just you should be able to solve basic DEs which is pretty easy to scrub up on anyway. AMM isn't easy by any means and you will have to work to get a decent mark but I wouldn't say y…"
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Q: Is MAST30030 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 19 reviews: usefulness 4.3/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST30030, and when is it offered?
A: MAST30030 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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