NE 100Introduction to Nanotechnology Engineering
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Nanotechnology Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to nanotechnology engineering and its various applications from electronics to biology. Basic concepts related to nanomaterials and devices, fabrication approaches, and characterization methods. Introduction to engineering iterative design, computer aided design (CAD) and modelling. Application of CAD methods in relevant nanotechnology engineering problems. Engineering report preparation skills.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 1A
- Enrolled in H-Nanotechnology Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4710 | 95 / 110 | MWF 09:30–10:20 MWF 09:30–10:20 Sep 14 11:30–12:20 Oct 5 11:30–12:20 Nov 9 11:30–12:20 |
| LAB 201 | 4711 | 95 / 110 | F 14:30–16:20 F 14:30–16:20 |
| TUT 101 | 5153 | 95 / 110 | F 13:30–14:20 F 13:30–14:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
78% liked it96% easy39% useful
From 80 ratings and 17 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
This course is very easy and the lab portion was extremely fun and made school tolerable. Some of the lecture material was broing but the final exam was copy-pasted from the practice final exam.
Sep 2023 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Lots of simple content, can overwhelm if you dont pay attention enough.
Nov 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
A good intro course for NE100, and the hands-on projects at the end of the term were genuinely fun. For many nanos, it was the first time actually prototyping something—great experience and solid resume material. The content is pretty different from what we’re used to in high school, and honestly, it might’ve been tough if Ting didn’t give us the quiz and assignment answers ahead of time. Don’t skip out on this one, the SolidWorks and 3D printing skills you pick up here come in super handy later in undergrad.
Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Very easy and straightforward. most marks are handed to you.
Jan 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Easy course, teaches highly applicable skills (SolidWorks, soldering, etc.)
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
6 posts and comments in 5 threads mention NE 100, July 2014 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
Switching the engineering major that I've been admitted to 1 point, 8 comments
“Hello everyone! I have recently been admitted to waterloo for Nanotechnology engineering and I'm very excited about attending the school. …”
u/sneopack: “… Don't give up on the program before the last NE 100 lecture at least. …”
Fall 2023
Chemical Engineering or Nano Engineering at Waterloo? 1 point, 1 comment
“Hi, I'm a high school student student looking to apply to Waterloo Engineering, but I'm not too sure about which majors to pick. …”
u/Ok_Sea2877: “DONT DO NANO it’s so unimaginably hard 😭”
u/Ok_Sea2877: “… NE 100 the solidworks part of this course is very boring and tedious especially for certain assignments, the other part of the course is light-ish. Again lots of work. …”
Fall 2020
When you're so fried, you upload the course slides instead of your quiz to LEARN. 687 points, 44 comments
u/ghfsigiwaa: “BIG OOOFF... 109 ?”
u/Sweetz16: “Prob NE 100”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 376 MUSIC 380 MUSIC 381 MUSIC 390 MUSIC 426 MUSIC 427 MUSIC 428 MUSIC 492 NANO 701 NANO 702 NE 100 NE 101 NE 109 NE 111 NE 112 NE 121 NE 201 NE 215 NE 216 NE 220L NE 224 NE 232 NE 241 NE 302 NE 307 NE 330L NE 335 NE 336 NE 340L NE 345 NE 352 NE 353 NE 381 NE 408 NE 451 NE 454A …”
Spring 2014
Whats the Hardest Course you have taken so far? What made it so hard? 11 points, 73 comments
“I'm in chem eng and the hardest one I've taken so far is CHE 200-Equilibrium Stage Operations. No textbook except for the University course notes and Prof was hard to understand. Ahh, how about you?”
u/CaptainPajamaShark: “NE 100 with henneke. FIND THE D? HOW DO I FIND THE D?”
u/cj2dobso: “NE 100 with Gu. Had his TAs write all test and exams, info from tutorials and lectures and the book were all conflicting. He gave multiple multiple choice questions (8 choices, 5 were correct and you had to get all of them correct and nothing more or you got 0)”
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