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MATH 218Differential Equations for Engineers

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: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

First order equations, second order linear equations with constant coefficients, series solutions, the Laplace transform method, systems of linear differential equations. Applications in engineering are emphasized.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • AMATH250 - Introduction to Differential Equations (0.50)
    • AMATH251 - Introduction to Differential Equations (Advanced Level) (0.50)
    • AMATH350 - Differential Equations for Business and Economics (0.50)
    • AMATH351 - Ordinary Differential Equations (0.50)
    • CIVE222 - Differential Equations (0.50)
    • ECE205 - Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers (0.50)
    • ENVE223 - Differential Equations and Balance Laws (0.50)
    • MATH211 - Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers (0.50)
    • MATH228 - Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry (0.50)
    • ME203 - Ordinary Differential Equations (0.50)
    • NE217 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 2 (0.50)
    • SYDE211 - Calculus 3 (0.50)

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 001594074 / 80MWF 13:30–14:20
TUT 101646174 / 80W 11:30–12:20

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  • Not too difficult, but a few tricky parts that can trip you up if you don't pay attention. Recommend attending lectures.

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  • Content is paced well for this course and even though there's callbacks to linear algebra, there's a lot of time to be able to practice the concepts and there's nothing crazy or unexpected about the course's assessments.

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3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention MATH 218, June 2016 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 2022

Will there be a lot of antiderivative in AMATH 250? 0 points, 2 comments

“I know it was taught in MATH 138, but I couldn't remember any of them... I don't know if it's only me or not, but I would forget 80% of the contents after the course is over. …”

u/Quiinzy: “I took MATH 218, the antireq for this course and no there is not much integration or antiderivates in differential equations i dont rly remember where you do integration but there is some when you learn the definition of laplace transforms”

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Fall 2017

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Spring 2016

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