ECE 207Signals and Systems
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 6 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Discrete, continuous and periodic signals, time- and frequency-domain analysis of continuous- and discrete-time linear systems, periodic signals and Fourier series, non-periodic signals, and Fourier transforms.
Prerequisites
- Complete 1 of the following
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Computer Engineering, or H-Electrical Engineering
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Software Engineering
- Complete all of the following
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4767 | 117 / 150 | TW 15:00–16:20 Sep 17 13:30–14:20 Oct 1 13:30–14:20 Oct 22 13:30–14:20 Nov 5 13:30–14:20 Nov 19 13:30–14:20 Dec 3 13:30–14:20 |
| LEC 002 | 5083 | 135 / 148 | TW 08:30–09:50 Sep 17 10:30–11:20 Oct 1 10:30–11:20 Oct 22 10:30–11:20 Nov 5 10:30–11:20 Nov 19 10:30–11:20 Dec 3 10:30–11:20 |
| TUT 101 | 4768 | 117 / 150 | Th 14:30–15:20 |
| TUT 102 | 5084 | 135 / 148 | Th 09:30–10:20 |
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Reviewed on UW Flow
45% liked it48% easy77% useful
From 184 ratings and 35 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Fuck this course
Aug 2024 · didn’t like it · 5 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
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Aug 2024 · didn’t like it · 3 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Get 100s on all the assignments, use libgen to find resources. For the exams, memorize at least 2 past exams. To memorize, do each exam 3 times across 3 days. The 1st time/day, copy the solutions and try to understand the flow of it. The 2nd time/day, redo the exam without looking at the solution. Then go back and see what parts ur missing and fill in those gaps. The 3rd time/day you should be able to do all the questions. Our final was exactly the same as 2018 final
Jan 2024 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Literally committed a genocide on his students, fire this nga
Apr 2026 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Learn what a Z transform is, rest is from 205 and 240/140 lol
Dec 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
74 posts and comments in 65 threads mention ECE 207, July 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.
Fall 2024
ECE 207 2018 Final Exam?? 1 point, 0 comments
u/Background-Sell1960: “Hey, would anyone be willing to send me the ECE 207 final exam from 2018?”
Winter 2024
ECE 2B S24 1 point, 2 comments
u/Tight_Document_1513: “Has anyone been taught by these professors during their 2B term? ECE298 - Pope ECE207 - Dabbagh ECE224 - Pellizoni R ECE208 - Harris ECE203 - Yang E-H ECE252 - Zarnett Any advice/tips would be appreciated.”
ECE 207 without ECE 240 2 points, 3 comments
u/just-for-fun-lol: “… Due to my exchange plans, I am planning to overload ECE 207 in the next term on top of my 2B SE schedule. I realized ECE 140 and ECE 240 are prerequisites for this course but I didn't take ECE 240. …”
u/yongeandcollege: “Wrong question. The question should be can you do ECE207 without taking ECE205. Not sure about the answer.”
Fall 2023
ECE 207 final 1 point, 0 comments
Fall 2022
One of you printed nearly all 1,435 of STAT 231's BLACK lecture slides and left them in DC. Don't do this. 479 points, 51 comments
u/tendstofortytwo: “completely ignoring what a massive waste of ink, paper and money this is - how the fuck do you intend to go through all of these in the middle of an exam??? …”
u/Cutebamboopanda: “for ece 207 i printed out around $20 worth of notes which was basically two sets of profs notes for the course up to midterms and learned the content during the exam lol”
Why am I paying 8k for them to give me 2 exams and make that 90% of my grade and call it a day 38 points, 10 comments
“Could they not at least pretend to give a shit”
u/camM651: “ECE 207?”
Spring 2022
Which textbook is used in ECE 207? 1 point, 0 comments
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. …”
Winter 2022
ECE 207 with Omar Ramahi 6 points, 5 comments
2B ECE 5 points, 11 comments
u/Do_I_Have_A_Chance__: “… In terms of classes/profs, I have: ECE 203 Probability Theory and Statistics 1 - En-Hui Yang ECE 207 Signals and Systems - Omar Ramahi ECE 208 Discrete Math 2 - Vijay Ganesh ECE 224 Embedded Microprocessor Systems - Rodolfo Pellizzoni ECE 252 Systems Programming and Concurrency …”
Advice or insights for 3A CE please 12 points, 5 comments
u/waterlooecesucks: “… How important is ECE 207 for ECE 318 and ECE 380? 2. How important is ECE 252 for ECE 350? 3. How important is ECE 224 for ECE 327? These sound ridiculous but when I was in 2B, I got a lot of “help” when it came to quizzes, exams and labs. …”
CE 3A Course load - how does it look? 5 points, 1 comment
“To be clear, I've overloaded before. I'm a bit worried about taking 6 courses with things being in-person, but I want to give it a shot and drop a course if I can't handle that. …”
u/Lone_Wolfffff: “… You need to understand ECE 207 to do well in this course I believe, that is, you need to understand fourier transforms. The labs in this course may take you about 1/2 days to finish (spending about 3 hours/day). 318 really depends on the prof you get. …”
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