MATH 211Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Cross-listed
- ECE 205
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Fourier series. Ordinary differential equations. Laplace transform. Applications to linear electrical systems.
Prerequisites
- Must have completed the following:
- MATH119 - Calculus 2 for Engineering (0.50)
Antirequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- Not open to students enrolled in Faculty of Mathematics programs
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From 25 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Just don't understand why there is no good prof of calculus course for eng students except David Hamsworth. Lose interest of calculus cuz prof sucks.
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Useful course but over my head.
Dec 2012 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
The worst class i have ever taken at UW.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
17 posts and comments in 15 threads mention MATH 211, August 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.
Fall 2020
Math 136 2 points, 10 comments
u/Math_IB: “I had Ian payne for math 211/ece 205 and he was a really good prof.”
Fall 2019
2A Ece 2 points, 10 comments
“So I am currently on my coop term and starting my 2A in winter term. I just want to know how it is compared to 1st year?”
u/microwavemasterrace: “It's a lot of hours but each course covers less material than other courses. If you didn't struggle in 1st year, you won't struggle in 2A.”
u/microwavemasterrace: “That's MATH 211 right? It was fine. I had Aaron Smith, the guy was a legend. Never prepared for lectures, told everyone it was too early to think about the exam a week before the exam date, pissed off 95%+ of the class. …”
Spring 2017
Incoming 2A ECE, best course to prep? 0 points, 10 comments
u/ecedeanslist: “… learning new stuff so I wanna try and make my 2A easier, out of ECE222, ECE240, ECE290, MATH211 (ECE205) and MATH215, which one or two would be the most worth studying ahead right now for? …”
Fall 2A ECE professors? 2 points, 5 comments
“Any idea who will be teaching what? OR any idea how can I find this out?”
u/microwavemasterrace: “Try the sun.vlsi5.someshit schedule thingy. My guesses are: ECE 222: Agnew, Bishop, or Edgar ECE 240: Levine, Nairn, or Gaudet ECE 250: Ladan or Harder MATH 211 and 215: Whoever math faculty gives you ECE 290: shrug”
Fall 2016
TIL getting rejected from SE was a good thing 4 points, 29 comments
“My ass is thanking me that I have to take 137 instead of 117”
[deleted]: “noob here, 117 is harder than 137? i thought that generally it would go like 117<127<137<147 in terms of difficulty”
u/Frozen-Placenta: “… In the ECE version of the course (Math 211/ECE 205), we cover a bit more than just DEs, such as Fourier series and transform. …”
Are there any fun labs in ECE? 3 points, 17 comments
“I found the ECE 124 and even the 106 labs to be kinda fun. My friends from other schools (but more importantly other faculties) have some really cool and interesting labs, which makes me wonder if …”
u/Chelsea921: “Control Systems (ECE 380) and comunications (ECE 318) labs were pretty fun. If you are in EE, the electromagnetics (ECE 375) labs were not too fun but it was cool seeing the concepts irl. …”
u/useless_amp: “… The lab where you solve the EM waves for a receiving satellite dish in the MATH211 lab is pretty fun. …”
Fall 2015
Hi, I am a bot. 75 points, 98 comments
“Hey everyone! After some discussion with mods, I think I am ready to be pushed live. I am a bot designed to provide relevant course information upon request. …”
u/afuture22: “[[ECE 318]]”
u/UWRedditBot: “… [Offered: F, W] Prerequisites: ECE 207, 316, (ECE 205 or MATH 211); Level at least 3B Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Antirequisites: None Available Online: No -----------------------------------------------”
Winter 2015
How hard is 3A computer engineering? 10 points, 34 comments
“Just completed 2B during fall 2014 and will be going into 3A comp during spring 2015. 2A was a lot of work but not difficult, 2B on the other hand was a term I genuinely struggled with (damn you …”
u/OnlySaysBoop: “Imma gonna let you finish, but 2A was the worst ece term of all time... Of ALL TIME”
u/Tree_Boar: “ECE 205 and MATH 211 have the same curriculum.”
Fall 2013
Double counting and anti-reqs 1 point, 10 comments
“I've been recently toying with the idea of a double degree. As it stands I can do it if I take 1 course each work term and 6 courses otherwise. …”
u/protox88: “Echo: talk to advisors Personal experience: I transferred from Nano Eng to Math and no course in Engineering Math (ECE stream, MATH 211, 212) satisfied MATH 237. I had to take MATH 237 while in Faculty of Math. Advisors can tell your what courses can be counted towards what. …”
Winter 2013
Engineers of r/uwaterloo, which engineering program is, in your opinion, the most difficult? 8 points, 51 comments
“Which program is the easiest, the hardest, the one that requires the most work outside of class, and the one that has the worst or best co-op jobs?”
[deleted]: “I've heard ECE often be called the hardest. No way to really prove this. But basically all engineering at UW is going to be really hard. ECE has shit tons of jobs. …”
u/rcfox: “You're going to tell me what my experience was? Here we go: 1A - MATH117, PHYS115 1B - MATH119, ECE100, PHYS125 2A - MATH211, 2B - ECE204, ECE241 3A - ECE342 3B - ECE318, ECE380 4A - ECE484, ECE486 4B - ECE444, SYDE750 I might have been a bit of a masochist.”
Fall 2012
What courses are you taking next semester? 10 points, 107 comments
“Now that exams are finally over, we can starting thinking about the Winter 2013 semester. What courses will you be taking? Any that you're anticipating and/or dreading?”
u/MrFuzzums: “ECE 222 - Digital Computers ECE 240 - Electronic Circuits 1 ECE 250 - Algorithms and Data Structures ECE 290 - Engineering Profession, Ethics, and Law MATH 211 - Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers MATH 215 - Linear Algebra for Engineering ECE 200A - …”
Spring 2012
Math 215,211 3 points, 7 comments
u/sh4d3: “Can someone tell me what exactly occurs in the labs for these two classes? I know they use matlab but what else? (quizzes etc)”
[deleted]: “If I remember correctly the labs for those two courses are combined into one lab session. The labs are almost completely unrelated to the course material. They're mostly just there to teach you how to use matlab (which they do not accomplish, imo). …”
u/superspud9: “math 211 labs were all matlab. iirc, we had extra long labs and the labs counted for math 211 and for linear algebra (assuming your in ece and taking linear algbera too) there was also a lab exam that was on matlab”
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