If you have a decent maths background you'll be fine. There's little point in attending lectures or tutes, the textbook is better than both 90% of the time, just watch the recording right before assessments since Richard will state the answers i.e. how to do the assignment.
Great teaching team and fairly straightforward content, especially if you come from a statistics background.
Very difficult unit if you aren't a maths person or didn't do maths in high school but all things considered this is one of the best compulsory units USYD's business school offers. Plenty of opportunities for 'free marks'- the weekly homework and first quiz. However difficulty level increases very very quickly and quiz 2 and the final exam are notably more challenging. The only compulsory to include a group assignment, however, which is laborious and you run the risk of uncooperative group members. P.S. unit is very easy to self-teach, lecture and tutorial attendance largely unnecessary