MATH2521 Complex Analysis (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 20 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH2521 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: 复分析
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 provides an introduction to the theory and applications of complex functions. Topics covered include holomorphic functions, Taylor and Laurent series, integrals, Cauchy's theorem, residues, evaluation of certain real integrals.
MATH2521 has 20 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 1.0 stars); 19 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Some say 3411 is a wam booster, most say it is quite entertaining. Taken by a lot of non-math (comp-sci) students as well. 2521 is complex analysis, which I have enjoyed, but also can be a little hard to conceptualise."
On Reddit: "I found MATH2521 very enjoyable and probably the easiest level 2 math course. MATH2831 was not great with little practice questions provided and the lecture / lecture notes not being great. I also didn’t take 2501 before doing it, so that made it more difficult (it should really…"
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Q: Is MATH2521 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 20 reviews: usefulness 1.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH2521, and when is it offered?
A: MATH2521 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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