MATH3801 Probability and Stochastic Processes (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.8/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH3801 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: 概率与随机过程
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This is an advanced level course in probability theory and stochastic processes for mathematics/statistics and data science students. Topics covered during the seminars and tutorials include rigorous definition of probability and random variables; convergence of random variables; Poisson and Wiener process, and Ito Calculus.
MATH3801 has 6 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "I did both in 2019, 3801 starts of easy but gets a lot harder around weeks 6-10 (I did not enjoy martingale and Brownian motion at all). 3811 is the opposite, I didn't like the beginning of it but it got easier later on (around bootstrapping). But I reckon if I read the lecture …"
On Reddit: "just a study, Botev is very good lecturer and final difficulty is reasonable"
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Q: Is MATH3801 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: overall 2.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH3801, and when is it offered?
A: MATH3801 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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