MATH3201 Scientific Computing: Advanced Techniques & Applications (University of Queensland): rated 4.1/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
MATH3201 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学计算：高级技术与应用
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Mathematics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Many modern applications of mathematics are carried out on personal computers or super-computers. This course will introduce students to the theory and advanced applications of scientific computing using Matlab.
MATH3201 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "MATH3201 is fun, relatively challenging but you learn and practice a lot of cool stuff. New CC/lecturer is great."
On Reddit: "MATH3201 tutor here, the course is pretty similar to COSC2500 but ends up going into more detail on PDEs. We go through all the fundamentals, numerical derivatives, integration & ODEs, then look at various classes of PDEs. There’s a fair amount of rigor, but the lecturers do a g…"
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Q: Is MATH3201 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH3201, and when is it offered?
A: MATH3201 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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