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AE 121Computational Methods

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Architectural Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Introduction to computer programming, examples of efficient numerical algorithms for basic scientific computations. Programming and problem-solving concepts introduced in the course will be incorporated into projects involving architectural engineering applications. The language of instruction will be Matlab.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • BME121 - Digital Computation (0.50)
    • CIVE121 - Computational Methods (0.50)
    • ECE150 - Fundamentals of Programming (0.50)
    • MTE121 - Digital Computation (0.50)
    • SYDE121 - Digital Computation (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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60% liked it88% easy63% useful

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  • The professor had useful slides, sometimes the homework takes a long time to do. After a couple of labs, you get to choose your own group.

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Spring 2022

Architectural engineering? 4 points, 16 comments

“I recently got accepted to architectural engineering at Waterloo and I’m trying to decide whether I should go for architectural engineering or just architecture. …”

u/Intelligent-Key5960: “… One hour I could be designing a pavilion model for AE 125 and the other I could be doing calculus in MATH 118 or coding for AE 121. It's wonderful having such a wide lens of immersion. I'd say my highlight is the culture. …”

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