MATH3051 Applied Real and Functional Analysis (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.2/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH3051 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: 应用实分析与泛函分析
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides students in Applied Mathematics with basic knowledge of Real Analysis and Functional Analysis, topics that are particularly useful for the study of many other Applied Mathematics courses. In any area of applied research, methods should not be learnt without understanding their theoretical backgrounds.
MATH3051 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 (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 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "The course does assume a fair bit of mathematical maturity. For a leg up, you really do need to be familiar with point-set topology which you’d typically find in MATH2011/2111 because real analysis basically uses all of that and more. The course material is hard but the course i…"
On Reddit: "MATH3051: Applied Real and Functional Analysis Difficulty: 3/5 Enjoyment: 5/5 Really fun new course with engaging lectures and detailed lecture notes. I always enjoyed attending the lectures and found most of the content really interesting. This is probably one of the best math …"
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Q: Is MATH3051 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH3051, and when is it offered?
A: MATH3051 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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