ENGR20004 Engineering Mechanics (University of Melbourne): rated 2.5/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 41 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ENGR20004 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程力学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
The aim of this subject is to provide an introduction to modelling the stresses and deformations that occur when axial and flexural loads are applied to a body in static equilibrium, as well as the translational and rotational motions that eventuate in a body subject to different load applicatio. .
ENGR20004 has 41 scored reviews: overall 2.5/5 · usefulness 2.5 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (2.3/5 overall); 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.6 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "Honestly? I'm more than a bit pissed off: - The lecturer decides to suddenly change the format of 'lectures' such that we have to learn the theory from the textbook by ourselves (and even after he *revised* the format he only went through one worked example - We got 3 exams and …"
On Reddit: "I did it a few years ago. Absolutely horrible subject that needs a complete rework in terms of teaching and assessment. If it makes you feel better, when you start using the content later in your degree they effectively re-teach it and it quickly becomes second nature."
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ENGR20004 hard?
A: Students rate ENGR20004's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ENGR20004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 41 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 2.5/5, overall 2.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGR20004, and when is it offered?
A: ENGR20004 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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