MATH2070 Optimisation and Financial Mathematics (University of Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 14 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
MATH2070 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 优化与金融数学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Problems in industry and commerce often involve maximising profits or minimising costs subject to constraints arising from resource limitations. The first part of this unit looks at programming problems and their solution using the simplex algorithm; nonlinear optimisation and the Kuhn Tucker conditions.
MATH2070 has 14 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.0 stars); 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "In terms of watching lectures, it's exactly the same. In terms of understanding the content to a level where I could do the assignments, there was a very large discrepancy to me. With the normal maths subjects i've done (math1005, math1023, stat2011, math2070), the assignments c…"
On Reddit: "Depends on the subject. I’ve only done second year core subjects. If you’re good at maths you will probably enjoy STAT2011 which is basically pure statistics - a couple of R labs involved but basically just focuses on probability and the mathematical concepts behind statistics. …"
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Q: Is MATH2070 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: usefulness 2.0/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH2070, and when is it offered?
A: MATH2070 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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