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ECE 205Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cross-listed
MATH 211

When it runs

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

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 3 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Fourier series. Ordinary differential equations. Laplace transform. Applications to linear electrical systems.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

None listed.

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 0014812124 / 146M 09:30–10:20
TTh 08:30–09:20
Sep 14 10:30–11:20
Sep 28 10:30–11:20
Oct 19 10:30–11:20
Nov 2 10:30–11:20
Nov 16 10:30–11:20
Nov 30 10:30–11:20
TUT 1015081124 / 146Th 16:30–17:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0014633140 / 155TThF 08:30–09:20
Jan 15 11:30–12:20
Jan 29 11:30–12:20
Feb 12 11:30–12:20
Mar 5 11:30–12:20
Mar 19 11:30–12:20
Apr 2 11:30–12:20
LEC 0024635114 / 135T 13:30–14:20
Th 15:30–16:20
F 14:30–15:20
Jan 13 15:30–16:20
Jan 27 15:30–16:20
Feb 10 15:30–16:20
Mar 3 15:30–16:20
Mar 17 15:30–16:20
Mar 31 15:30–16:20
LEC 70119500 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 1014634140 / 155Th 16:30–17:20
TUT 1024636114 / 135T 16:30–17:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

77% liked it49% easy87% useful

From 211 ratings and 38 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • More useful if you're in EE. Matt is a shit prof. You wont be able to read his notes because it seems like buddy writes with his feet. Literally everyone is confused during his lectures. Man said if you can do the assignments, you can do the exam easily. That was cap lol. Legit the whole class complained about how hard the final was. That's cuz we weren't even given a useful formula sheet. Wish I had Eduardo Martin-Martinez :(

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  • Matthew Harris - We all love him as a person. If you have him as a professor, then find Jesus - you'll need him. His handwriting is less legible than that of a grade schooler's, and he teaches like we're math students. Half the work in this course was deciphering his lectures, and another half was covering useless theoretical concepts that we, as engineers, will never use. Not to mention, I have never seen so many people complaining about a final examination as the one Matthew Harris gave us.

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  • doom

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  • Fourier series will be useful in the future, assignments and midterm was fair based of course material and practice provided, the final was very doomed.

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  • Matthew Harris is a really cringe prof. Midterm average was < 60 and the final was also not fair. He would do a lot of theory which if filtered out, would make the course much more enjoyable. I guess he decided to screw over his students one last time b4 leaving UW. Also writes like he just graduated kindergarten. Very knowledgeable prof but just has the worst exams. He makes it so its super hard to get > 70.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

72 posts and comments in 69 threads mention ECE 205, April 2012 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 2024

ECE 207 without ECE 240 2 points, 3 comments

“Hello! Due to my exchange plans, I am planning to overload ECE 207 in the next term on top of my 2B SE schedule. …”

u/yongeandcollege: “Wrong question. The question should be can you do ECE207 without taking ECE205. Not sure about the answer.”

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Fall 2023

Strange ECE Dream 2.0 17 points, 1 comment

u/torido314159: “I saw this in my dream and was able to take a screenshot (left ear + right ear), what does it mean ? My ECE 205 Final is on Wednesday. https://preview.redd.it/i8g8ntrnrd5c1.png?width=919&format=png&auto=webp&s=af348eb6d06bddc4b2059cc23203eccaa21fde7a”

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Taylor Swift made me do calculus 1 point, 6 comments

u/torido314159: “… Having gotten high 90s on all ECE 205 assignments and almost done studying for the final, I confidently took the problem sheet from her hand. However, my confidence quickly dissipated as I looked at the first question, which was nothing like what I had seen before. …”

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Spring 2023

Fall 2022

Advice for ECE 2A 6 points, 5 comments

“I’ve heard alot about how hard the 2A term is. Just wanted some advice on the courses/ranking of them in difficulty. …”

u/MountainConcentrate9: “… ECE205: I don't remember any videos that I watched but the material should be very easy to find online. Again, practise. ECE109: Everything should be provided in class. But the reference textbooks on the course outline is helpful. ECE204: The easiest course you will ever take. …”

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Spring 2022

Are there any CS and CE grads/4th years that could give some advice and dispel worries about the programs to an accepted individual? 0 points, 11 comments

“Hey everyone, my friend got into uw cs and ce this year, and I’m asking on behalf of him since he doesn’t use this platform. Ce was his first choice until cs surprised him. …”

u/TheAllAwesome: “Cs is easier and actually has less required math (although the math is “more rigorous”).”

u/TheAllAwesome: “… In CS, the 8 math courses that you take are: MATH 135,136,137,138,239 STAT 230,231 CS245 In CE, the 11 math courses that you take are: MATH 115,117,119 ECE 108,204,205,203,207,208,380,307 Count the courses and you see that CE students take more math. …”

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Spring 2021

Fall 2020

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