MATH2400 Finite Mathematics (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 17 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH2400 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: 有限数学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 3
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This is an introduction to those areas of Mathematics which (amongst other things) underpin important areas of computing. The main topics are integer and modular arithmetic (including tests for primality of integers), polynomial algebra (including factorisation of polynomials and construction of new fields), and an introduction to cryptography and error-correcting codes.
MATH2400 has 17 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 17 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I found that the content is more like 1081 in that it’s less abstract/more logical, and a little bit of the content also overlaps with 1081. So if you found 1081 doable, 2400 should be too. Also since it is only 3 units of credit the workload is less I have [some notes](https://…"
On Reddit: "Can't comment on comp3511 but here are some alternatives: Comp9313 (big data): Relatively easy, assignments aren't big or too complicated and finals are pretty straight forward. It's one of the few courses where if you just watch the lectures you'll be fine. They did take out qu…"
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Q: Is MATH2400 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 17 reviews: overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH2400, and when is it offered?
A: MATH2400 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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