MTHEL 199Special Topics
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Last listed
- Winter 2021
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog from Spring 2020 to Winter 2021 and last ran in Winter 2021. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- F20
- W21
Ran in 2 terms, Fall 2020 to Winter 2021.
Special topics course as announced by the Faculty. [Note: This course will be graded on a Credit/No-Credit basis.]
Reviewed on UW Flow
80% liked it96% easy55% useful
From 135 ratings and 18 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Got it done within one single day.
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Bird (easy) course that started this year to prepare for Waterloo (since COVID caused many high school math courses to not finish). Excellent review, takes no time at all, and you get unlimited attempts at the tests. Do all 6 tests >85% and you get the half-credit.
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Review of high school math, I thought it would prepares me well for classes such as MATH 135 and MATH 137 but it really did not. Easy class though and there was quite a few flexer showing off their completion of the class in a day with 100% on everything, really reminded me of my school back in my home country, such nostalgia...
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Useful for people that don't know how to review their math notes I guess. I thought it would help prepare me for Math135 / Math137, but it really didn't - much of the knowldge tested in MTHEL 199 was not needed at all.
Dec 2020 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Useless but free .25 credit
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
21 posts and comments in 15 threads mention MTHEL 199, June 2020 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.
Winter 2024
Is MTHEL 99 considered as 0.5 course unit? 3 points, 2 comments
“When I looking at my transcript I figured that they didn't count MTHEL 99. But I checked the calendar and it says only COOP, PD, and WKRPT are excluded.”
u/proofbygoose: “I took MTHEL199 in Summer 2020 and it counted as a .25 credit, and I have checked that it does count”
Spring 2023
CR / NCR courses that are easy to pass? 1 point, 1 comment
“I took cs 136l and wish to find another cr / ncr course to complement with it, appreciate any recommendations!”
u/batson2002: “… there are a few, like music ensembles, fine243, mthel199 (which was only offered during covid year). otherwise everything is generally based on a percentage grade. …”
Fall 2022
cs psa: cs136L + mthel 199 33 points, 21 comments
u/whenjob: “you can combine the 0.25 credit from mthel 199 with the 0.25 from cs136L to get a 0.5 credit for a non non-math elective and since the cost of a 0.25 credit course is actually half that of a 0.5 credit course, you save 3k if youre international i checked with an advisor and sfs, …”
u/iPanda246: “What is Mthel 199?”
u/whenjob: “it was mthel 199 when I took it in 2020”
u/Assasin537: “I'm pretty sure they removed the 0.25 credit they used to give for mthel99 or at least for double degrees they did.”
u/Assasin537: “&x200B; https://preview.redd.it/rxutron2ld8a1.png?width=794&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d279f27c15529c291773df39804fae4ea114e84 That is for Mthel 199 but the summer readiness was Mthel99 which isn't a 0.25 credit for everyone.”
u/ClarkeVice: “FYI the above is wrong. If you took MTHEL 199 in 2020, you got a quarter credit. If you took MTHEL 99 in 2021 or 2022 it wasn’t for credit.”
u/aduckthateatsfruit: “ah yes, mthel 199, the course designed for making students underestimate uw math difficulty”
cs psa: mthel 199 + cs136L 1 point, 0 comments
Price of a 0.25 credit course 4 points, 2 comments
u/whenjob: “\ Is it half the price of a 0.50 course? Im planning on taking cs 136L to combine with the 0.25 credit from mthel 199 and was wondering if itd turn out to be cheaper? UPDATE: it is indeed half price, confirmed with sfs”
Spring 2022
Do I NEED to do MTHEL99? 3 points, 8 comments
“I recently got an email stating that I’m enrolled in MTHEL99, which is a high school math refresher course that takes place between August 2 and September 6 … if you are enrolled in the program or …”
u/Osteospermum: “It isn’t mandatory but I found it somewhat helpful. It’s just to make sure you know stuff from advanced functions and calc to prepare for your first year math course. …”
u/2kofawsome: “I'm not sure if it's worth 0.25 anymore, I think that was only MTHEL199 but I could be wrong”
Fall 2020
Failed MTHEL199. Should I even consider Waterloo Math? 1 point, 1 comment
Is it worth keeping MTHEL 199 0 points, 3 comments
u/gaitez: “I can easily get 100% with a max2 hours a week. Is it worth keeping the course? Will it boost my GPA?”
Spring 2020
Is MTHEl 199 self paced 1 point, 2 comments
Who's taking MTHEL 199? 0 points, 3 comments
u/flofall123: “What did u guys chose? Is there any disadvantage for dropping the course? View Poll”
URGENT HELP NEEDED 0 points, 2 comments
u/fuck_cee: “MTHEL 199 is a math prep course for 1st years. You should be enrolled on Learn at some point and I would not worry, especially considering there aren't live lectures or difficult content. In fact, the course is optional anyways.”
Is there any benefit of the MTHEL 199 review course? 3 points, 5 comments
u/joeyjohnson8: “I'm going into BBA/CS, and all first years are auto enrolled in this review course that reviews previous math stuff. Assuming I still feel confident on this stuff, is there any benefit in me taking this course? …”
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