COSC2902 Computational Modelling (Advanced) (University of Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COSC2902 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Physics Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 计算建模（高级）
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Physics Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit will introduce a wide range of modelling and simulation techniques for tackling real-world problems using a computer. Data is often expensive to obtain, so by harnessing the enormous computational processing power now available to us we can answer what if questions based on data we already have.
COSC2902 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: "Update for anyone who might stumble upon this in the future. The advanced version was ALOT more work — primarily in the labs — but it certainly pushed me to understand the modelling process and was rewarding. It was a great course, but the workload is very demanding."
On Reddit: "You'll probably learn it better in one of the info courses (i.e. info1110/info1113). There is also a second year unit called computational sciences cosc2902 (which is technically part of the school of physics) which is good and combines physics/math/python. Maths also has a 3rd …"
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Q: Is COSC2902 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 COSC2902, and when is it offered?
A: COSC2902 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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