MATH3061 Geometry and Topology (University of Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
MATH3061 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: 几何与拓扑
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The aim of the unit is to expand visual/geometric ways of thinking. The Geometry section is concerned mainly with transformations of the Euclidean plane (that is, bijections from the plane to itself), with a focus on the study of isometries (proving the classification theorem for transformations which preserve distances between points), symmetries (including the classification of frieze groups) and affine transformations (transformations which map lines to lines).
MATH3061 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "MATH3061 - interesting topics, not great lecturer (who is also the tutor). assignments were submitted online, final exam was 4 questions for geometry and 4 for topology. Written with multiple parts, no multiple choice. Canvas resources for this unit are really good. I did really…"
On Reddit: "Math3066 was good, it was different from other maths subjects but it was fun (and not too hard). I have heard that mathematical computing and PDE are quite challenging, and are usually not taught well. I am doing math3061 geometry and topology this semester, which wasn't too har…"
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Q: Is MATH3061 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH3061, and when is it offered?
A: MATH3061 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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