ENGG1801 Engineering Computing (University of Sydney): rated 4.1/5 overall across 23 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ENGG1801 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程计算
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit introduces students to solving engineering problems using computers. Students learn how to organise data to present and understand it better using a spreadsheet (Excel), and also how to instruct the computer exactly what to do to solve complex problems using programming (Matlab).
ENGG1801 has 23 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.6 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 13 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.6 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "Well with Aero there's a D average requirement to get in from memory (and I would recommend choosing what you want to do so you can start sem 2). I'll give you a quick rundown: * ENGG1800 - Just an intro to uni type unit, not really challenging and hard to screw up. Long and str…"
On Reddit: "You could probably take ENGG1801 Engineering Computing. It's lectured by Jason Chan 10/10 would recommend the course. He's really thorough. If you like programming and learning about how stuff works on a deeper level though, its not the course for you. He teaches you WHAT you ne…"
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Q: Is ENGG1801 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 23 reviews: usefulness 4.6/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGG1801, and when is it offered?
A: ENGG1801 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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