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MATH 118Calculus 2 for Engineering

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Mathematics

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, 6 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Methods of integration: by parts, trigonometric substitutions, partial fractions; engineering applications, approximation of integrals, improper integrals. Linear and separable first order differential equations, applications. Parametric curves and polar coordinates, arc length and area. Infinite sequences and series, convergence tests, power series and applications. Taylor polynomials and series, Taylor's Remainder Theorem, applications.

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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 00156260 / 120MWF 08:30–09:20
MWF 08:30–09:20
Feb 5 15:30–16:20
Mar 5 15:30–16:20
Mar 19 15:30–16:20
LEC 00256270 / 150MWF 12:30–13:20
MWF 12:30–13:20
Feb 2 11:30–12:20
Mar 2 11:30–12:20
Mar 16 11:30–12:20
LEC 00356280 / 120MWF 11:30–12:20
MWF 11:30–12:20
Feb 1 13:30–14:20
Mar 1 13:30–14:20
Mar 15 13:30–14:20
LEC 00457341 / 140MWF 10:30–11:20
MWF 10:30–11:20
Feb 2 13:30–14:20
Mar 2 13:30–14:20
Mar 16 13:30–14:20
LEC 00558770 / 130MWF 14:30–15:20
MWF 14:30–15:20
Feb 4 11:30–12:20
Mar 4 11:30–12:20
Mar 18 11:30–12:20
LEC 70122451 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10156290 / 60Th 12:30–14:20
Th 12:30–14:20
TUT 10256300 / 60Th 12:30–14:20
Th 12:30–14:20
TUT 10356310 / 50F 08:30–10:20
F 08:30–10:20
TUT 10456940 / 50F 08:30–10:20
F 08:30–10:20
TUT 10557190 / 50F 08:30–10:20
F 08:30–10:20
TUT 10657350 / 60W 08:30–10:20
W 08:30–10:20
TUT 10757360 / 60W 08:30–10:20
W 08:30–10:20
TUT 10857741 / 47T 14:30–16:20
T 14:30–16:20
TUT 10958330 / 47T 14:30–16:20
T 14:30–16:20
TUT 11080330 / 46T 14:30–16:20
T 14:30–16:20
TUT 11158780 / 65Th 14:30–16:20
Th 14:30–16:20
TUT 11258790 / 65Th 14:30–16:20
Th 14:30–16:20
TST 20162541 / 660Feb 22 08:30–10:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

79% liked it51% easy87% useful

From 478 ratings and 67 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Professor Cramer is genuinely the greatest prof ever. So clear, so kind, so energetic!!

    Apr 2025 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The course content is literally W rizz, enough said

    Jun 2023 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Professor Cramer teaches very effectively, the midterm was a little hard but practice with the engsoc exam bank and ask questions. Do the additional sheets like the series sheet for confidence during the exams.

    Aug 2026 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • free class, IB aa hl review with some new series stuff

    Apr 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Definintely more difficult and challenging that MATH 116. I had Chris Bauch and I appreciated the fact that he made addustments to cater to the preferred teaching methods of the class (switching from slides to whiteboard). My complaints are that sometimes we wouldn't get through all the lecture material in class and it felt like he was a bit disconnected to what was happening in MATH 118 (exam/tutorial wise). I did most of my studying from Zack Cramer's note which really saved me.

    Dec 2024 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

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105 posts and comments in 92 threads mention MATH 118, December 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 2024

Transfer Credits from CEGEP 1 point, 5 comments

“I'm a CEGEP student going into software engineering. I received transfer credits for MATH 117 (calculus 1) since I did calculus 1 and 2 in CEGEP. …”

u/urinehugetrouble: “… I'm not sure if it's the same for math 117 and 118, but if you did calculus 1 two years ago, i suggest doing it again since the course might be different from cegep and worse case it's just review and an easy grade :) just curious, do you not get a transfer credit for math 118 …”

u/Doudou8888: “Thanks for answering! It says on my transcript assessment that both calculus 1 and 2 courses I did in CEGEP count towards MATH 117, so I assume I can't get MATH 118 transferred.”

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Winter 2024

Fall 2023

Winter 2023

Biggest curve you've been gifted with 67 points, 36 comments

“Seeing some of the reactions to marks being released has me thinking. What was the biggest curve you ever received? Exam or course wise. Let's give some hope to others. …”

u/YMRTZ: “I got a 95% on a math course without writing the final once Winter 2020, MATH118 MT average was around 59. My 89 got boosted to a 95 because they made one of the questions that most people got wrong a bonus. …”

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Stat231 prerequisites 2 points, 3 comments

“Hey, so I was going through the 231 prerequisites and I just want to confirm do we need a 70%+ grade in stat230 as a prerequisite or is that 70% rule only if we take stat220. …”

u/kapgirl: “This is the prerequisite per UG Calendar: Prereq: (One of MATH 118, 119, 128, 138, 148) and (STAT 220 with a grade of at least 70% or STAT 230 or 240); Honours Math or Math/Phys students. …”

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Is Integration Skill or Luck? 31 points, 22 comments

“Honestly I'm so bad at it, it's not that I don't understand the concepts or anything I just can't do it properly, I can never seen to find the right substitution, and I avoid using trig sub at all …”

u/colaroga: “As a 4B eng student, I'm honestly not sure. Got the lowest possible grade in Math118 and had to repeat that course years later, but still can't remember any of the integration techniques so I think it's Luck.”

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