ENGR20005 Numerical Methods in Engineering (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 25 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ENGR20005 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: 数值方法中的工程
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 equip students with computational tools for solving common physical engineering problems. The focus of the lectures is on archetypical physical engineering problems and their solutions via the effective implementation of classical algorithms.
ENGR20005 has 25 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 22 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I'll be honest the thing that quickly becames apparent to me is that the amount of time in the live lecture is 100% not enough time to cover the scope of the subjects content. If you look at the practice exam vs the assignments what they're testing is the two different sides of …"
On Reddit: "I just did this subject and I admit I’m dogshit at studying, while this subject is hard it’s definitely doable as long as you can engage with the content which is much easier thanks to the lecturer Professor Andrew being an absolute legend"
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Q: Is ENGR20005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 25 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGR20005, and when is it offered?
A: ENGR20005 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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