ENGG2500 Fluid Mechanics for Engineers (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.3/5 overall across 31 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ENGG2500 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: 工程师流体力学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
The objective of ENGG2500 is to introduce engineering students to the principles of fluid mechanics. Topics discussed include fluid properties, hydrostatics, buoyancy, pressures in fluid systems, principles of mass conservation, steady flow energy equations, flow measurement, forces and momentum in flowing fluids, dimensional analysis, similarity and physical modelling, pipe flow, Incompressible laminar and turbulent flow in pipes; friction factor, elementary boundary laye…
ENGG2500 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 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "I found it really difficult, best way is to really do all content on a weekly basis and attempt every single question. This subject has a million different questions and you really don’t know what you’re going to get in the finals. Just stay on top of the work and practice regul…"
On Reddit: "Did it last year, they don't mark it harshy at all. As long as you have stuff written down, and its somewhat relevant you'll be fine."
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Q: Is ENGG2500 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGG2500, and when is it offered?
A: ENGG2500 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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