Best uni for maths (1 Viewer)

[FridgeBoy]

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have experience with or knowledge about the following degrees and their respective unis? I'd be interested to see which you think is the best, keeping in mind that my closest uni is definitely Wollongong (about 40 minutes drive) and I am considering a career in the 'behind-the-scenes' world of finance using maths to solve financial problems.

Also, if you have any information about industry links, lecturers, university life, scholarships etc. that would be greatly appreciated. The degrees are:

- BACHELOR OF MATHEMATICS AND FINANCE (HONOURS) (DEAN'S SCHOLAR) (University of Wollongong)
- BACHELOR OF MATHEMATICS ADVANCED (University of Wollongong)
- ADVANCED MATHEMATICS (UNSW)
- BACHELOR OF MATHEMATICS AND FINANCE (UTS)

Thanks very much for any feedback, it's much appreciated.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Have a look at this:
http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/ND/FM/

 

[davidgoes4wce]

Does anyone know much about Western Sydney's Mathematical Science program?

 

[Shadowdude]

UNSW is da best

see rankings

 

[Librah]

UNSW is da best

see rankings

ANU- 31st USYD-34th UOM-37th--->>>> scroll down a long time UNSW- 50-100th.

 

[Shadowdude]

i meant for maffs

 

[Librah]

i meant for maffs

That's what i'm looking at

 

[photastic]

ANU- 31st USYD-34th UOM-37th--->>>> scroll down a long time UNSW- 50-100th.

UNSW is 48th but do ranks really matter lol.

 

[RealiseNothing]

UNSW for financial maths, USYD for pure.

 

[InteGrand]

One can check the Shanghai Ranking of universities around the world in Mathematics for 2015 here: http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectMathematics2015.html (Ctrl+F for parts of names of universities to find them)

2014's ones: http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectMathematics2014.html

 

[Librah]

One can check the Shanghai Ranking of universities around the world in Mathematics for 2015 here: http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectMathematics2015.html (Ctrl+F for parts of names of universities to find them)

2014's ones: http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectMathematics2014.html

Based on whatever criteria they use to determine ranks, UWS beats out both USYD and UNSW overall.

 

[InteGrand]

Based on whatever criteria they use to determine ranks, UWS beats out both USYD and UNSW overall.

Lol no...: http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings-2015/Australia.html

UWS isn't even on the maths ranking page (or the page in the link above).

Were you reading University of Western Australia and thinking UWS by mistake?

 

[Librah]

Lol no...: http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings-2015/Australia.html

UWS isn't even on the maths ranking page (or the page in the link above).

oh nvm thats UWA

 

[InteGrand]

oh nvm thats UWA

haha thought so.

 

[sirable1]

UNSW and University of Sydney are great choices for Mathematics. For my first year of uni back in 2013, I've been to a non-GO8 uni (I shall not name the uni) and studied math there and the overall experience was very very poor (i.e. teaching, support, the number of math subjects/units offered there was very little, and even motivation and engagement of fellow students). I had a personal tutor at that time (one on one) where she topped all her previous subjects, on the uni's dean's list etc., transfer also to ANU (really surprising!). So by that, I applied for UNSW/USYD transfer and was probably the best decision I've ever made.

So I chose the UNSW route, and a fellow higher-year Math student even said to me "always pick a GO8 uni if you're aiming to study a Science/Math related course".

 

[eyeseeyou]

UNSW vs USYD. Who's better?

 

[Green Yoda]

http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectMathematics2015.html

unsw is the best

 

[Silly Sausage]

P.S. If you look at the curriculum, a typical math degree at UTS has striking similarities to an industrial engineering degree (which is not available as an engineering major in Australia) although the mathematics and finance degree is probably different.

You should seriously consider adding USYD to the list if you're interested in financial mathematics as it is listed as a specific major (Financial Mathematics and Statistics).

 

[Flop21]

OP would probably get a scholarship at UOW if he was good at maths though.

 

[FlyingKanga]

how in the world is USYD's maths good, they make so many errors in their resources which confuses the heck out of me.