MECH2004 Engineering Dynamics (University of Western Australia): rated 1.7/5 overall, difficulty 4.8/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.3/5 across 22 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
MECH2004 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Engineering in Engineering And Related Technologies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程动力学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Engineering And Related Technologies
Faculty: Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit builds on the knowledge and skills developed in ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics with a focus on rigid bodies and mechanisms undergoing general planar motion. Topics include the definition and principles of rigid body mechanics; coordinate systems and reference frames, absolute and relative motion, momentum and work/energy methods, and an introduction to mechanical vibration.
MECH2004 has 22 scored reviews: overall 1.7/5 · usefulness 1.6 · difficulty 4.8 · would-recommend 0.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 reviews by UWA students on UWA Wall (1.0/5 overall); 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 1.6 stars); 11 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.1/5).
On Reddit: "Question I think im qualified to answer as I basically just finished 3rd year mech eng. The units I’d say I found the most difficult for whatever reason are: MATH1012 (math theory and methods), MECH2002 (Eng Materials 2), MECH2004 (Eng Dynamics), GENG2003 (Fluid Mechanics), MECH…"
On Reddit: "With thermo, im just watching the lectures and taking notes, the UC gave enough examples in week 12 content. Its quite easy unit. For dynamics tbh im struggling the structure is not that great nor the slides. So im just using the book to understand the concepts. Haven’t started …"
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Q: Is MECH2004 hard?
A: Students rate MECH2004's difficulty 4.8/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is MECH2004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 22 reviews: would-recommend 0.3/5, usefulness 1.6/5, overall 1.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MECH2004, and when is it offered?
A: MECH2004 is taught by the Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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