MATH2089 Numerical Methods and Statistics (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.7/5 overall, difficulty 4.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.3/5 across 36 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH2089 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Mathematics & Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 数值方法与统计
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course gives an introduction to numerical methods and statistics essential in a wide range of engineering disciplines. Numerical methods: Computing with real numbers.
MATH2089 has 36 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 1.8 · difficulty 4.0 · would-recommend 0.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (1.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.3 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
Student review (2026-10-15): This is the worst and most useless course i have ever taken. FFS seperate these topics its too much workload (ESPECIALLY the stats component) and the exam is bs. And no USB for all that bs code!
On Reddit: "Nm was a total breeze, stats can lick herpes tho"
On Reddit: "Stats part was cooked! I'll be lucky to scrape by the hurdle. It's taught like garbage though, can't believe YT vids is considered an education"
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Q: Is MATH2089 hard?
A: Students rate MATH2089's difficulty 4.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MATH2089 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 36 reviews: would-recommend 0.3/5, usefulness 1.8/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH2089, and when is it offered?
A: MATH2089 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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