AFM 113Analytic Methods for Business 2
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 9 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This is the second in a two-course sequence that introduces analytical and statistical methods commonly used in business for accounting and finance professionals.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- AFM112 - Analytic Methods for Business 1 (0.50)
- Complete 1 of the following
- Enrolled in H-Accounting & Financial Management, H-Science & Financial Management, or H-Sustainability & Financial Management
- Enrolled in H-Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
Leads to
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3580 | 0 / 65 | MW 10:00–11:20 |
| LEC 002 | 3591 | 0 / 65 | MW 11:30–12:50 |
| LEC 003 | 3818 | 0 / 65 | MW 13:00–14:20 |
| LEC 004 | 3889 | 0 / 65 | MW 14:30–15:50 |
| LEC 005 | 3890 | 0 / 65 | MW 16:00–17:20 |
| LEC 006 | 3891 | 0 / 65 | MW 13:00–14:20 |
| LEC 007 | 7718 | 0 / 65 | MW 14:30–15:50 |
| LEC 008 | 7719 | 0 / 65 | MW 16:00–17:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1364 | 477 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TST 101 | 3612 | 0 / 520 | Feb 22 19:00–20:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
58% liked it55% easy66% useful
From 84 ratings and 11 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
prof daniel was my goat
Oct 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
The structure and content is much more interesting than AFM 112. First half is basically repeat of MDM4U, and second half are new stuff building on top of that. If you go to every tutorial and do all the practice content you will get 90+. Group project was pretty fun.
May 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Concepts can be challenging to learn especially if you have never taken stats before. First half is very straight forward, while the second half gets harder. Luckily, exams are exactly like the practice
Apr 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
statistics course that definitely could have been taught in a more compact, less loophole explanation fashion.
Feb 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
I really loved this class! Staying on top of tutorials will help you a lot for both the midterm and final. The professor provides YouTube videos to enhance learning and extra practice questions to work on your own. I taught myself all the midterm content two days before just by reviewing tutorials, watching the videos, and doing the extra practice questions, and I did very well.
The professor is nice, and the TAs are helpful during tutorials. It’s an easy class if you keep up with the content each week and don’t leave things to the last minute. There are two assignments based on what you learn, and they’re not too hard and are marked fairly. The final is also not very difficult if you know…Aug 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
34 posts and comments in 30 threads mention AFM 113, May 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
afm course load 1 point, 2 comments
“hi! i’m an incoming afm student for fall 2024 and was wondering how is the first year course load like? and also any tips would be greatly appreciated!!”
u/Spoon420Blaze: “Just Finished 1st Year AFM here’s your guide 1A AFM 191 ; If you’ve done high school accounting this course is gonna be ridiculously easy until after midterms, regardless, I would always reccomend …”
u/Spoon420Blaze: “… AFM 113 ; This course is weird, its about 50% programming and 50% statistics, Workload wise, there are quizzes and mandatory tutorial attendance, be warned that these quizzes are not just ChatGPT food, I highly reccomend practicing through the tutorials, and keeping up with the …”
u/user001256: “could you please send me the master doc for afm 113?”
Kicked out of AFM 45 points, 6 comments
u/Comprehensive_Fee101: “… I was supposed to be going into my 2A term this fall, and I took AFM 113 in the spring along with ECON 102.”
Spring 2024
Are there any math courses I need to take in AFM? 1 point, 6 comments
“I hate math…”
u/Amazing_Macaroon5001: “stats (afm 113) in 1B”
u/Amazing_Macaroon5001: “Search up afm 113 uwflow for more information.”
Waterloo AFM 5 points, 5 comments
“Does anyone know how math based AFM is? I checked the program courses but there’s no math courses.”
u/richard--b: “… management, 50% new stuff but not very hard new stuff, although now that’s been replaced by afm 113 which somehow has calc 2 and differential equations as antirequisites so i have no clue what they’re doing in that course. …”
Spring 2023
AFM y1 textbooks/course material 3 points, 4 comments
“Does anyone know what textbooks are used in AFM 101, 111, 112, 132, 102, 121 and ECON 101, STAT 211, and SPCOM 111, or have downloaded course material from any of these courses?”
u/alexo1119alex: “… I took AFM 113 which might've been similar. For me in 113 I just needed tophat and the textbook was a free pdf from the prof. EDIT: Just realized you did say you are first year AFM, then you can be confident everything I just said will probably apply to you. …”
u/Reasonable-Walrus768: “Adding on to the other comment - in AFM 113 you don't need to pay for a textbook, but will need to pay for a clicker - which is a device you use to answer questions the prof asks in class live.”
AFM Waterloo question - a grade 12 2 points, 5 comments
“Hi there, So i got accepted to AFM at Waterloo which I've been wanting for the past two years and worked for. I plan on getting my CPA. …”
u/Ultra85plz: “AFM 2B, The extent of our "math" is done through courses like AFM 113 (stats) and Finance. The accounting courses obviously have math but it's nothing crazy, and same with the finance ones. …”
Spring 2022
AFM first year textbooks 6 points, 7 comments
“incoming afm student here. does anyone know/have any recent afm textbooks? what textbooks do each course use, and how often do they change? is it worth it to preview the material in the summer?”
u/kokainekola: “Enjoy your summer, first year is easy”
u/Purenx: “cries in afm 113”
Admissions / High School Megathread (Fall 2022) 114 points, 2,348 comments
“This megathread is for prospective frosh and current high school students interested in Waterloo! Ask your questions down below! …”
u/Full-Cash-7557: “Question for Waterloo AFM Students - What does the schedule look like for the year, like do you guys get off in May-August or have co-op during that time?”
u/Aiya88: “… At least theres no exams) ECON101: Micro-econ (Hardest course content wise, Its basically gr 12 econ, profs are non-existent if the course is online) &x200B; Winter 1B: AFM 113: Data Management (This is a fully fledged math course that can really mess you up if you don't …”
Winter 2022
How to I check my final exam? 3 points, 10 comments
“I’m pretty sure I fucked up my AFM final, I couldn’t even get my debit and credit balance, but I some how got a 92 (55% final, other 45% I got around 80% average) In the end so I wanna check how did …”
u/Ok-Cricket7665: “stat 211/afm 113? there was a 30% curve”
Failing a course in AFM 6 points, 6 comments
u/Nebel12345: “It's running again next term online just take it again”
u/trihexen2: “Are you teaching AFM 113?”
1b grades and second-year co-op 2 points, 4 comments
u/pxnxr: “I'm currently a first-year student in AFM, and AFM 113 is not my strong suit. I put minimal effort into the class during the term and I'm expecting a grade in the 60s. Since its and AFM course, how much will it affect my chances of getting a decent co-op in the second year? …”
Does Prof. Dina curve final grades in AFM 113? 4 points, 1 comment
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