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CIVE 224Probability and Statistics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Civil Engineering

When it runs

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

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Role of probability in engineering and decision-making under uncertainty. Data analysis. Basic probability concepts. Probability distributions. Functions of random variables. Estimation theory. Empirical determination of distribution models. Regression analysis. Introduction to risk.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • MATH116 - Calculus 1 for Engineering (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 2A or higher
    • Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • CHE220 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
    • ENVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
    • GEOE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0014564134 / 150TTh 13:00–14:20
TUT 1014565134 / 150Th 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

54% liked it64% easy66% useful

From 41 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Course was super easy, I learned everything on Bilibili from songhao since downloading a lecture on learn takes up 100GB of space during COVID years.

    Apr 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This is a good foundation course for transportation if you decide to pursue that. To me, this course was extremely abstract and I was lost all the time. Some people will see this course as a mark booster. It took me a very long time to finish weekly assignments.

    Jun 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Hope you took Data Management in highschool because i shit you not 2/3 of the course is a review of data. I did not take a single note all year and was fine due to my highschool knowledge. Make review packages for each quiz and it will help so you don't have to study too hard for the final. Do the review package problems the night before each quiz and you will get 80+ on them.

    Jan 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Learned the entire last half of the course from Youtube (jbstatistics)

    Dec 2015 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • If you just consistently practice the many formulas presented to you in this course, it's should be a simple course to do well in.

    Apr 2014 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

4 posts and comments in 3 threads mention CIVE 224, January 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.

Spring 2019

Hardest courses in civil 2A? 8 points, 2 comments

u/pootiscannibal: “CIVE204 Solid Mechanics 1 CIVE221 Advanced Calculus CIVE224 Probability & Statistics CIVE241 Transportation Principles & Applications CIVE265 Structures & Properties of Materials &x200B; Also what happens during the seminar is it more dumb co-op stuff (CIVE298)?”

u/danishclarinets: “… CIVE224 with Shunde: also not a great lecturer. If you've done a bit of probability/stats before in high school this course takes almost zero effort, but otherwise depending on the person it can be rough. The midterm and final were both easy though. …”

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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: “… CHINA 202R CHINA 301R CHINA 320R CHINA 391R CIVE 100 CIVE 104 CIVE 115 CIVE 204 CIVE 221 CIVE 224 CIVE 241 CIVE 265 CIVE 298 CIVE 306 CIVE 313 CIVE 332 CIVE 343 CIVE 354 CIVE 381 CIVE 382 CIVE 399 CIVE 486 CIVE 497 CIVE 601 CIVE 611 CIVE 653 CIVE 671 CIVE 681 CIVE 704 CIVE 720 …”

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Winter 2014

Computer Eng ->> Software Eng 2 points, 9 comments

“So i'm currently in CE right now and I feel like I'm really jus wasting time by learning circuit related courses since in the end I'll just end up getting a software job anyway. …”

u/fwilliam: “I switched from CE to SE and it was the best decision of my life. CE is a collosal waste of time. You take a lot of irrelevant courses that are poorly taught and end up doing software engineering …”

u/manfromthewall: “… For instance, I had to take CIVE224 in place of STAT206, which gave me trouble in enrolling in CS486 later on. …”

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