CHE 200Equilibrium Stage Operations
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Chemical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Equilibrium between phases; the equilibrium stage concept. Cascades of stages with and without reflux; group methods and stage-by-stage approaches; graphical solutions. Applications in the separation of components by distillation, absorption, stripping, extraction, and leaching.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 2A
- Enrolled in H-Chemical Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 5057 | 83 / 85 | T 14:30–16:20 F 14:30–15:20 |
| TUT 101 | 5058 | 83 / 85 | F 15:30–16:20 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4622 | 0 / 70 | T 08:30–10:20 Th 08:30–09:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1763 | 67 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 4623 | 0 / 70 | Th 09:30–10:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
79% liked it63% easy82% useful
From 28 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Simple enough concepts, word problems require some practice but this can easily be a 90%+ course
Jul 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
It is a course all about the basic stuff in Che eng, which most of them are from mass balance. Graphs are quite useful for the course, usually done for stepping to count stages.
Apr 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
This course is lowkey super easy. It's foundational stuff for Chem Eng so pay attention to the basics.
Jun 2019 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
15 posts and comments in 11 threads mention CHE 200, July 2014 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 2023
What’s the biggest grade decrease you’ve had from an exam? 53 points, 28 comments
“My grade went down 14% in one course because of the final…rip. Help me feel better lol”
u/Quiinzy: “had a 100% in a course going into a final exam during fall 2021 came out with an 80% :P”
u/niceraindrop: “che 200:”
Spring 2022
How much can a professor require students to spend on textbooks? 205 points, 75 comments
“See title. Got an email from a professor stating a $260 textbook (that he wrote!) is required for one of our classes next term. Can they make these demands for a class? Is there a limit? …”
u/Quiinzy: “if this is for che 200, you probably won’t need it if anything you could get assignments and stuff from friends or someone who owns the book?”
Winter 2021
Math to engineering 4 points, 19 comments
“Hey , so I recently have been thinking about engineering , I originally applied to all schools for engineering and then Waterloo for math, and I really love math honestly , but the major isn’t as …”
u/Quiinzy: “coming from math you would most likely need to go back to 1A since you would be missing the core courses needed to proceed (CHE 100 which leads to CHE 101 then CHE 200 etc...) Since you already took chem 120, I don't think that is officially an antireq for CHE 102 but I could be …”
Spring 2020
When your prof wrote the textbook for your course 260 points, 28 comments
u/Miserable_Till584: “also, which course and what book is this?”
u/Stronk_or_chonk: “CHE 200, Book is called “Introduction to Analysis and Design of Equilibrium Staged Separation Processes””
u/Bootytheduck: “Name and shame :(”
u/Throw-away-560: “Pal Rajinder. Prof for CHE 200”
[deleted]: “Name and shame.”
u/Throw-away-560: “Pal Rajinder. Prof for CHE 200”
Fall 2018
Free Organic chem textbook and CHE200 courseware 7 points, 4 comments
u/ajune_uw: “… I also have CHE200 courseware that I bought from the UW bookstore that I would also be willing to give away to a student in need. I do not want to have to bring these to the university, as I have enough to carry, so the only catch is that you have to come pick them up. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… BUS 486W BUS 487W BUS 490AW BUS 490W BUS 491W BUS 492MW BUS 492W BUS 493UW CHE 100 CHE 102 CHE 200 CHE 201 CHE 202 CHE 211 CHE 220 CHE 230 CHE 231 CHE 241 CHE 290 CHE 291 CHE 298 CHE 299 CHE 302 CHE 313 CHE 331 CHE 361 CHE 391 CHE 399 CHE 401 CHE 420 CHE 425 CHE 480 CHE 482 CHE …”
how hard is 2a chem eng? 0 points, 5 comments
“I did pretty well last term and was wondering if i should ask academic advisor to take an extra course. Anybody in chem eng can tell me how your 2a term was compared to 1a and 1b?”
u/DelirationOn69: “ChE 200 - EZ Chem 262 - ok Math 217 - easy-ok ChE 220 - easy ChE 230 - easy”
u/JewFroGorilla: “I looked up the course schedule to see who's teaching, hope this helps: CHE 200: Most important class of 2A, also interesting since it really brings 100, 101 and 102 together as you head into the more in depth concepts. No idea who Bizmark is though he must be new. …”
Spring 2016
Which Chem E course teaches material balance? 0 points, 1 comment
“What is the course code for the course that focuses on material balances (with reactions and such)? Thnx”
u/Ruskz: “ChE 200 is pretty much all mass balance within a distillation column, and some liquid-liquid extraction stuff. It also has some energy balance stuff towards the end. ChE 314 has to do with reactions in addition to mass balances. …”
Fall 2015
Hi, I am a bot. 75 points, 98 comments
“Hey everyone! After some discussion with mods, I think I am ready to be pushed live. I am a bot designed to provide relevant course information upon request. …”
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u/UWRedditBot: “CHE 200 LEC,TUT 0.5 | Equilibrium Stage Operations | Course ID: 003949 Equilibrium between phases; the equilibrium stage concept. Cascades of stages with and without reflux; group methods and stage-by-stage approaches; graphical solutions. …”
Spring 2015
Anybody with Engineering URA Experience? 5 points, 11 comments
“I was wondering if anybody on this sub has ever done a URA (Undergraduate Research Assistantships) during a school term? …”
u/sirpigsalot: “Is there anything specific about 2A that you're interested in? I really enjoyed ChE 200 and 220, struggled with 230 and orgo and math was okay.”
u/BlueLociz: “… ChE 200 is a fun course. Not too difficult and doesn't cover too much material. Will be relevant later for several lab courses - make sure you keep your notes. ChE 220 is okay. Basic data/statistics type course. …”
Spring 2014
Whats the Hardest Course you have taken so far? What made it so hard? 11 points, 73 comments
u/HeyMissFatty: “I'm in chem eng and the hardest one I've taken so far is CHE 200-Equilibrium Stage Operations. No textbook except for the University course notes and Prof was hard to understand. Ahh, how about you?”
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