MATH3078 PDEs and Waves (University of Sydney): rated 2.4/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 13 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
MATH3078 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: 偏微分方程与波动
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 this unit is to introduce some fundamental concepts of the theory of partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematical Finance. The focus is mainly on linear equations but some important examples of nonlinear equations and related phenomena re introduced as well.
MATH3078 has 13 scored reviews: overall 2.4/5 · usefulness 1.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (0.0/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 2.0 stars); 11 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.7/5).
On Reddit: "Hey! I did MATH3078 last year with Geoff and I was also super worried about the final exam. Many of my friends who also took the course were worried as well, so you’re not the only one. To answer your question about the exam, the exam that I took had 5 questions and we had to pi…"
On Reddit: "Yeah as mentioned before probably taking soem course in programing or a numeric approaches is valuable (idk if this is covered in phys). As with subject experiences these are as follows. The first year maths units that aren't advanced are pretty piss. You sorta can't fuck them u…"
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Q: Is MATH3078 hard?
A: Students rate MATH3078's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is MATH3078 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 1.0/5, overall 2.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH3078, and when is it offered?
A: MATH3078 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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