Engineering Thermodynamics (ENGG1500)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
5 Contact hours
Incompatible
ENGG1050
Prerequisite
Maths B or MATH1040 + Yr 12 Physics
Recommended prerequisite
Yr 12 Chemistry
Assessment methods
Examination; mid-semester quiz; Tutorial class exercises
Course enquiries
Sem1: Dr Gilda Carvalho (g.carvalho@uq.edu.au); Sem2: Prof Peter Halley (p.halley@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Basic concepts in thermodynamics, forms of energy; properties of pure substances, phase diagrams & phase transitions; first law of thermodynamics & applications - mass & energy balances in open & closed systems; entropy & second law of thermodynamics, exergy; topical engineering case studies.