ENG1005 Engineering mathematics (Monash University): rated 3.5/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 43 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
ENG1005 is a Monash University course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Engineering (General). This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程数学
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Engineering (General)
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
ENG1005 has 43 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 4.1 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by Monash students on Monash Wall (4.0/5 overall); 11 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.1 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "A lot of people think CS as an easy pathway into a well paid job so a lot of dumb people decide to do it. This also happens in engineering but to a lesser extent because it’s basically common knowledge that engineering is very hard and thus dumb/lazy people don’t really pick it …"
On Reddit: "Two things make a unit hard, the content itself, and the jump between that unit and the one before. I think the latter is more relevant in what makes a hard unit, so ENG1005 for me was the most difficult because of the jump in content. But if I do it now, I’ll be fine. Later yea…"
The course panel on Monash Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ENG1005 hard?
A: Students rate ENG1005's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is ENG1005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 43 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 4.1/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENG1005, and when is it offered?
A: ENG1005 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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