STAT6046 Financial Mathematics (Australian National University): rated 4.6/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
STAT6046 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics in Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 金融数学
Type: Graduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Statistics
Faculty: ANU College of Business and Economics
Level: Graduate coursework Level 6
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides an introduction to the valuation of cash flows. Topics include: compound interest functions; valuation of annuities certain; loans repayable by instalments; comparison of value and yield of cash flow transactions; valuation of fixed interest securities, with and without tax on interest and capital gains; duration and volatility of securities; introduction to concept of immunisation and matching; consumer credit contracts.
STAT6046 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.6/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "Ive done the undergrad version of this back in 2019: \* Relatively easy mathematics all you need to know is how to find a geometric sum \* cash flows are certain so theres no EV calculations \* Assignment was an excel task which was pretty easy \* Quizzes were relatively straigh…"
The course panel on ANU Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is STAT6046 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.6/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches STAT6046, and when is it offered?
A: STAT6046 is taught by the ANU College of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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