MATH5505 Combinatorics (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH5505 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: 组合数学
Type: Postgraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
This is a course for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, forming an introduction to modern combinatorics. The emphasis is on theory, proof and problem solving.
MATH5505 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "MATH5505 is about extremal combinatorics, which is a really interesting subfield of combinatorics. You’ll learn some of the important combinatorial theorems and briefly touch on Ramsey theory. The assessments are fair but it requires a different kind of thinking to the math cour…"
On Reddit: "\> It would be helpful if you could list the courses you enjoyed. I enjoyed later year courses (MATH2111, MATH2601, MATH2621, MATH3711, MATH3611, MATH5505, MATH5425, MATH5645, etc., COMP4121, COMP4141, COMP6741, COMP9312, COMP9334, etc.) more than I enjoyed my first year courses…"
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Q: Is MATH5505 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 4.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH5505, and when is it offered?
A: MATH5505 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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