ME 219Mechanics of Deformable Solids 1
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Mechanical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Concept of equilibrium, force analysis of structures and structural components, equilibrium of deformable bodies, stress and strain concepts, stress-strain relationships, stress analysis of prismatic members in axial, shearing, torsional and flexural deformations, shear force and bending moment diagrams.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- PHYS115 - Mechanics (0.50)
- Complete 1 of the following
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Mechanical Engineering
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Management Engineering
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4602 | 116 / 125 | MW 09:00–10:20 |
| TUT 101 | 4603 | 116 / 125 | F 13:30–14:20 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4406 | 0 / 120 | MW 09:30–10:50 |
| LEC 701 | 1800 | 102 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 4407 | 0 / 120 | F 09:30–10:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
81% liked it51% easy87% useful
From 111 ratings and 23 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Pretty interesting course with statics as first half, and the actual Mechanics on the second half. Has some fundamental concepts which might be useful during interviews/coops. From my experience with Chandrashekar, if you do all the practice problems and understand them fairly well, you'll do fine
Dec 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Do lots of practice problems. Lots of classes in the future build off of the concepts learned here.
Jan 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
MODS stands out as the lightest 2A mech course. The material frequently aligns with technical co-op interview content. If you have Naveen, quizzes, midterm, and final draw from practice questions. More than anything else, if you do not understand the content, simply memorizing all the solutions to the practice problems is enough to get you a very good mark in this class.
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If you do all the practice problems you should get an 80%+ minimum. First half of the class is statics (15% test, 30% exam), second half is MODS (15% test, 40% exam). All questions on the test were practice problems and most on exams. That being said if you make a mistake in the questions you'll end up getting <60% at least plus carry over marks.
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Very important course for Mech, pretty intuitive as well. Follow the lectures and do the practice problems and you're set. The odd MODS problem is solved in a bit of an abstract way but you get the hang of it. First half is statics while the rests build off of it incorporating material properties.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
28 posts and comments in 26 threads mention ME 219, October 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.
Spring 2024
want to do robots but got into software engineering 1 point, 7 comments
u/hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk: “I’m in SE 28 with an option in mechatronics! I haven’t taken any option courses yet but you can see all the ones required for the option here: …”
u/hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk: “… For example, ME 322 (mechanical design 1), which is an option course you can take, requires ME 219 and ME 220 as prerequisites. So that means in addition to the 10 courses in the option, now you have to take additional classes to even complete those mandatory option courses. …”
Management Eng students, it you had the opportunity to go to UTSG CS instead, would you do it? 10 points, 55 comments
“Please explain why you would or would not. UTSG CS = University of Toronto St. George campus, Computer Science”
u/1000Ditto: “I am too unknowledgeable about it, but would highly consider it - my nature better fits eng courses in general simply, if you want cs background then take cs, if you want engineering background, look …”
u/ConsequenceNo3618: “They made it much easier by giving new MGTE students 3 natural science electives (formerly ME 219/235/250) so those physical/life science options are now feasible too I think the stats and computing are the easiest to get, but all the options should be possible for MGTE …”
Winter 2024
How bad is MTE 219 1 point, 10 comments
“How scared should i be? My buddies from the opposite stream are telling me horror stories :(”
u/suiyui: “I took ME 219 which is an anti-req (similar topics) Not an easy course and the assessment style requires a very strong understanding of the material. I highly recommend the textbook if the prof doesn't have good slides. …”
Fall 2023
which course is the most useful/useless of ur major? 24 points, 44 comments
u/epicboy75: “Useful: ME219/220. The bread and butter for any mech. Useless so far: Digital Logic. Fucking hated that class with a passion.”
u/suiyui: “Had to take ME219 in MGMT and can confirm it's useful for and only for mech. …”
Worried about applying what I learn to jobs 11 points, 4 comments
“I’m in my second year of engineering - it’s not as though I don’t understand concepts taught in class and I do fairly well, but I feel I lack a lot of natural intuition or ability to remember …”
u/clean_mint_mouthwash: “work isn't like your exams; you'll focus in on one specific topic and have plenty of time to relearn it. You won't touch 99% of the things you learned in school”
u/epicboy75: “This is incorrect-yes there will be many courses that you can safely forget about, but some courses are CRITICAL to understand because we use them in industry everyday. For mech, that's ME219 and 220-probably one of the most important courses in the degree.”
Software Engineering vs. Computer Engineering 1 point, 25 comments
“Hey everyone! So I'm currently a Grade 12 student struggling to pick between SE and CE for which engineering I should apply to at Waterloo. …”
u/Electrical_Dinner407: “If u think u have a chance at SE, pls go SE instead, CE and EE are the hardest programs in Waterloo (I am speaking with experience)”
u/suiyui: “You're right - 'not necessarily', but the science elective list is different from the physics requirement A similar change was made to Management Engineering - ME 250+ME 219 were replaced with science electives but core physics is still required”
Spring 2023
How do you guys get good marks? cause I literally don’t know how to 1 point, 27 comments
“Got my marks back. I didn’t fail any course. Passed all of them. But I got like high 60s low 70s. Which is meh for engineering. …”
u/1000Ditto: “What courses are these? tell me more about how you studied during the term, and during the final. Some courses are liek u just have to tough it out (like eng econs which makes no sense), but if the …”
u/epicboy75: “The trick for ME219 is just doing lots of practice problems and having Naveen for the prof. ME 220 is basically 219 but harder lol.”
What are your core courses? 8 points, 11 comments
“Basically title - What are several courses that you think really define your program? Any thoughts on them, and how they went? Looking forward to the discussion (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ\:･ﾟ✧”
u/epicboy75: “ME 219 and 220 is all you need to know for every mech interview question. Hands down part of the most important courses in the program.”
Math vs Management Eng 7 points, 13 comments
“Basically title, What should I take for a career at tech? Not any specific role, im currently open to anything (pm, swe, data sci, etc)”
u/I_Beat_My_Kids_: “Management engineering has pretty poor courses in second year due to some curriculum changes and certain profs, older students will probably paint you a better picture of it than your experience will …”
u/Feeling-Onion-4409: “… No longer take ME 219 and 250, and instead take a natural science elective of choice. …”
Fall 2022
Is PHYS 115 Representative of Physics in Engineering? 2 points, 2 comments
u/mdagasso: “Dude no one has ever taken phys 115 and shrugged it off. I just did MODS: ME 219& materials 230 it actually brought back all the love of doing physics that was beaten out of me. LMAO I've still got fluids, HT, & thermo but it's probably all good”
Spring 2022
A GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAN AN OPTION 29 points, 15 comments
u/1000Ditto: “… For example, ME 212 --> ME 321 and ME 212/SYDE 182 + ME219 + MTE 219 + --> MTE 321. …”
Fall 2021
What are your favourite classes at UW 56 points, 87 comments
u/loryk_zarr: “ME219 and ME303.”
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