ECE 209Electronic and Electrical Properties of Materials
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Last listed
- Spring 2020
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2020 and last ran in Spring 2020. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- S20
Ran in 1 term, Spring 2020 to Spring 2020.
Review of wave-particle duality, basic quantum mechanics, Schrodinger equation, energy bands in crystals, basic properties of semiconductors, intrinsic and doped semiconductors, electrons and holes, metals and alloys, superconductivity, phonons and heat capacity, dielectric materials, optical properties, dielectric properties and magnetic properties of materials. [Offered: F, S]
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: (ECE 105, 106) or PHYS 125; Level at least 2B Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering
In today’s calendar
- ECE 6608PD mentions it in its description
- PHYS 396 lists it in its requisites
Reviewed on UW Flow
40% liked it29% easy71% 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.
Interesting material, but needs a decent amount of reading throughout the term. Lots of material covered by the end of the course
Aug 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
The course covers a wide variety of topics, would have preferred if it was broken down into multiple (optional) courses.
Jul 2016 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
The content is fun and covers a large range of topic.
Mar 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Taking this course as an elective, it's not fun
Dec 2014 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
too much memory stuff
Mar 2014 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
43 posts and comments in 33 threads mention ECE 209, October 2011 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 2021
ECE 231 advice 1 point, 3 comments
“There isn't anything on uwflow.com or on this sub. Thinking of taking it as an elective but don't want my ass wrecked. Any advice?”
u/Frozen-Penis: “It looks like the old ECE 209 was split into ECE 109 and 231. I would have thought 231 is just 331 moved to 2nd year since 231 is the old course code for 331 before some curriculum change a decade ago, but seems like both 231 and 331 can still be taken in the latest curriculum. …”
u/Plane_Razzmatazz_143: “So I am from the old curriculum where we had ECE 209 and ECE 331 as the two foundational semiconductors course. Based on the description for 231, it seems like a blend of 209 and 331. I had Prof Wong for 209 and he was meh at best. …”
Spring 2020
Do I need to take PHYS234 to prepare for PHYS334, having taken ECE209? 5 points, 3 comments
u/prospectiveNTU: “… I'm already taking ECE209, so do you think it's worthwhile to take PHYS234 as well to prepare for PHYS334? Below are summaries of ECE209 and PHYS234, which to me look very similar (although ECE209 is probably less deep/rigorous). …”
u/Frozen-Penis: “idk how much ECE 209 changed now that ECE 109 is a thing but if it is anything like how my 209 was the quantum portion of the course was very surface level only lasts a couple weeks so I doubt it can meaningfully replace a standalone quantum physics course.”
ECE331 overlaps with other semiconductor courses? 3 points, 5 comments
u/prospectiveNTU: “… If I take: \- ECE340 (circuits 2), \- ECE209 (devices 1), \- ECE432 (integrated RF), \- ECE445 (integrated digital), \- ECE463 (power including power semiconductors), and \- ECE444 (integrated analog), all of which seem to talk about semiconductor physics to some degree, then is …”
u/CapturedSoul: “(idk about 331 but took the old ece semiconductor course before the curriculum change, maybe it's the same) Semiconductor physics is quite different. …”
u/prospectiveNTU: “… I'll already have ECE209, so at least an introduction to devices.”
Winter 2019
Failed my exam :( 21 points, 22 comments
u/krb0325: “Welcome to university”
u/spektor56: “ECE 209, ECE 204, ECE 342”
Fall 2018
ece209 sucks balls 2 points, 2 comments
u/209sucksballs: “does anyone think that this course is a mess and our prof doesnt teach jack feelsbad”
ECE 209 Crying Thread 10 points, 1 comment
u/ece2021hopeful: “Lol jk easiest shit of my life 🤣🤣🤣”
Spring 2018
Seeing as school is almost approaching, anyone got tips for how to survive 2B ECE? 6 points, 14 comments
u/powerfulwizkid: “Basically title but a bit more detail. Profs for the term are: Prof. Sedra - ECE 242, Prof. Speziale - ECE 206, Prof. William Wong - ECE 209, Prof. Dabbagh - ECE 207 Also how much more different is 204B from 204A? Should I be worried for anything? lol THANK YOU!!”
About the education in UW, is it just me or... 9 points, 20 comments
“Do we cover way too much in some classes? I am in math/Statistics so I can't really speak for others, but some courses we learn so many equations/formulas that profs just skim over because of time …”
u/microwavemasterrace: “I honestly feel like we didn't cover anywhere near enough in ECE. I'd have liked to see more advanced classes in algorithms, real time programming, and digital hardware design.”
u/Frozen-Penis: “… My UofT EE friend ended up graduating by not taking any equivalents to many core EE courses here such as: ECE 242, 209, 331, 361, 380, 224, 250, and 290. …”
That course. 9 points, 40 comments
“What course/courses have you taken that you’re glad that you’ll never have to take again?”
u/ThePegassi: “ECE 331 and ECE 209”
I fucked up in EE 8 points, 9 comments
u/Then_Piglet: “… I hate ECE 209 and strongly dislike ECE 206 with a passion and I don't see myself working on stuff like this for the rest of my life. However, I really like software, as all my previous coops have strictly all been software related. I think I only have 2 options right now. …”
Winter 2018
ECE 150 grades are finally out! 18 points, 15 comments
“!!!”
u/ECE2019: “Still waiting for ECE358 over on this end :(”
u/Heridun_Famdullahpur: “8:00pm and still waiting on ECE209. ECE best department.”
Fall 2017
[Advise] EE to CE after 2B 4 points, 8 comments
“I've been wondering for awhile now if I was on the right side of the department and I think I've finally realized that I should be in Computer. …”
u/ece_te: “… if you are switching from 2B EE to 3A CE, you would only be missing ECE 224 and 254 (both core to CE), but then you would have completed ECE 209 (counts as a list 1 NSE for CE). ECE 206 won't count towards anything. …”
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- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1993–94 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1993–94 to 1994–95 2 calendars
Quantum mechanical concepts, band structure, bonding in molecules and solids, energy bands; electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials used in electrical engineering.
Prereq: PHYS 125
Offered Fall, Winter · 3 class, 1 tutorial hours a week · 0.5 credit