MCEN30018 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (University of Melbourne): rated 2.8/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MCEN30018 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Mechanical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 热力学与流体力学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS This course is an introduction to basic principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. These two subjects are introduced together in a single course, reflecting the large degree of cross-over in applications and basic first principles between the two subjects.
MCEN30018 has 7 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "I did these 3. MCEN30021 Mechanical Systems Design (core) SWEN20003 Object Oriented Software Development (elective) MCEN30018 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (elective) And I eventually withdrew from OOSD so take it as you will. My only computing background was Foundations of…"
On Reddit: "SMA is a very very painful subject in my opinion. Could be one of the harder modules if you’re a “mechanical” person like physical (physics) stuffs.. because it’s an electrical engineering module.. pre req for control systems ELEN subject code. Thus, I find it harder to visualis…"
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Q: Is MCEN30018 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: overall 2.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MCEN30018, and when is it offered?
A: MCEN30018 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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