ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.3/5 overall across 31 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ENGG1300 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Faculty of Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程力学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This is the foundational mechanics course for students in Aerospace, Civil, Environmental, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Mining Engineering, with content as follows: Revision of vectors, resultants and components, moments; The free body diagram; Equilibrium of planar rigid objects; Equilibrium of systems of co-planar multi-force members and planar trusses; Frames and Machines; Springs; Friction; Mass centre, centroids, distributed forces; Internal forces in b…
ENGG1300 has 31 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "You don't get it, this is unironically one of the best courses. Kellermann was amazing when I had him for 1300 and 2400, just wait until the next lec - I guarantee you won't feel like you're not getting your money's worth by then."
On Reddit: "Yup. Failed the hurdle 3 times. Passed twice. The hurdle was always 40%. Got 38.5% in ELEC1111, they were nice enough to pass me manually. They changed my grade on moodle to 40%. Got 38% in ENGG1300. In that course the hurdle was pretty much removed for most students because the…"
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Q: Is ENGG1300 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGG1300, and when is it offered?
A: ENGG1300 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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