CIVE 222Differential Equations
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Civil Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to linear and partial differential equations. Standard methods of solution, applications to physical and engineering problems, linear equations with constant coefficients, basic systems of differential equations, partial differential equations. Applications.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- CIVE221 - Advanced Calculus (0.50)
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
Leads to
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73% liked it43% easy80% useful
From 40 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Final calculus course :') The content is easy if you do assignments.
Jun 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
not too hard. TA's are hard to understand. tutorials aren't really helpful. do weekly assignments and you should be fine
Jul 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Useful for future civil engineering courses.
Apr 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Course schedule was messed up so as I non-engineer I got to take this course. Content is all very usable especially in fields of physics. Application sections were difficult.
Sep 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Straight-forward course. Read the textbook.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention CIVE 222, January 2015 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.
Winter 2020
What do you think of profs assigning their own textbook 135 points, 66 comments
“I'm a professor at UW. I'm teaching in a coming term and there aren't really any textbooks for the subject except one I wrote myself. It's not expensive and sells for about $30. …”
u/colaroga: “My CIVE222 prof wrote his own textbook but it cost $120 new, and somehow the entire class got a hold of the PDF from someplace. I think $30 is reasonable for a textbook since even my coil-bound course notes in first year cost more than that!”
Spring 2019
What grades are you still waiting on? 17 points, 38 comments
“Still waiting on BIOL 239...It's been over a week and it was multiple choice...”
u/educationalgoose: “Cive 222”
Winter 2019
Cive 222 2 points, 0 comments
u/rjln: “Has anyone taken this and have a course outline/can give some info about what the workload is like?”
Winter 2016
Upper year Civil Eng students: have any of you managed to take Arch 277 in 2nd year? 0 points, 2 comments
“I tried to enroll in it but it conflicts with one of my pre-scheduled lectures. Is this typical in 2nd year? …”
u/lotuschan: “… In 2B you should automatically be taking CIVE 205, 222, 240, and 280, with a CSE on the side. You're still at the point where you're taking pretty much all core courses, and this doesn't really change until 3B. Not really. Sorry. …”
Winter 2015
Who is the best lecturer at UWaterloo? 16 points, 57 comments
u/D_Rail: “I personally nominate Wei-Chau Xie.”
u/lotuschan: “My favorite Wei Chau moment is on the first day of CIVE 222, he pulls out the textbook and says "This is the textbook, written by me...so go buy it." Also circles.”
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