ELEC3705 Fundamentals of Quantum Engineering (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ELEC3705 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 量子工程基础
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The progress of nanotechnology allows the fabrication of devices whose physical dimensions are approaching the atomic scale. At that scale, the laws of Quantum Mechanics become important.
ELEC3705 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "Elec3705 uses python but it wasn’t too heavy it’s just like matrix stuff that you would learn in matlab in other elec or math courses. If u don’t enjoy coding then the electives r up to u but a lot of the thesis topics I saw required a decent proficiency in some language or unde…"
On Reddit: "(I know it’s late but) Not at all. Even though PHYS1231 covers a little quantum physics in the last 1-2 weeks, it barely scratches the surface of ELEC3705. Unless you’ve done PHYS2111, all the content will be pretty much new but can be challenging at first. You will learn much m…"
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Q: Is ELEC3705 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC3705, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC3705 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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