AMME2262 Introduction to Thermal Engineering (University of Sydney): rated 3.7/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
AMME2262 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: 热工基础
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of thermal engineering with a particular emphasis on thermodynamics with some elements of heat transfer and thermal system instrumentation and measurement. At the end of this unit students will have an understanding of the basic laws of thermodynamics, heat transfer and measurement of thermal systems and how to apply them in an engineering context.
AMME2262 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "Imma go against the grain here and say I think most comments here overrate how much students themselves need to use calc beyond them being derivation tools during lectures, AMME2262 being one of them. There aren’t many units where I genuinely need to sit down and differentiate/i…"
On Reddit: "Not 100% how it is now; but the intro to mech eng, design 1, manufacturing and design 2 were all pretty similar when I did them. He’s not the coordinator now but these were “Paul” units and had the same kind of requirements and flavour. I found amme2262 easier but that’s only be…"
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Q: Is AMME2262 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches AMME2262, and when is it offered?
A: AMME2262 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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