AMME1802 Engineering Mechanics (University of Sydney): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 33 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
AMME1802 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程力学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The unit aims to provide students with an understanding of and competence in solving statics and introductory dynamics problems in engineering. Tutorial sessions will help students to improve their group work and problem solving skills, and gain competency in extracting a simplified version of a problem from a complex situation.
AMME1802 has 33 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 1.5 · difficulty 2.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by USYD students on USYD Wall (2.3/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.0 stars); 29 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "I did this unit and got like 90+ or something, despite me also struggling a lot initially. I often didn't really understand how to do questions, even after it was explained. What really helped was getting the course textbook (find an online copy WITH SOLUTIONS) and just grind ou…"
On Reddit: "watch out for engg1810 and amme1802, those two imo are by far the hardest units of 1st year. Make sure youre familiar with the machinery and tools in your first semester unit mech1560 because you're going to use them a lot in your 2nd semester unit mech1400 for a group project o…"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is AMME1802 hard?
A: Students rate AMME1802's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is AMME1802 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 1.5/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches AMME1802, and when is it offered?
A: AMME1802 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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