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NE 112Linear Algebra for Nanotechnology Engineers

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Nanotechnology Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Matrices, operations on matrices. Determinants. Adjoints and inverses. Solution of linear equations: elimination and iterative methods. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors with engineering applications. Complex numbers.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • MATH106 - Applied Linear Algebra 1 (0.50)
      • MATH114 - Linear Algebra for Science (0.50)
      • MATH115 - Linear Algebra for Engineering (0.50)
      • MATH136 - Linear Algebra 1 for Honours Mathematics (0.50)
      • MATH146 - Linear Algebra 1 (Advanced Level) (0.50)
    • Not completed any of the following:

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 001465798 / 110MWF 10:30–11:20
MWF 10:30–11:20
Sep 21 11:30–12:20
Nov 16 11:30–12:20
Nov 30 11:30–12:20
TUT 101497998 / 110Th 14:30–15:20
Th 14:30–15:20
TST 201536298 / 110Oct 27 10:30–12:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

52% liked it31% easy86% useful

From 82 ratings and 19 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This is the most painful course you'll ever have to take in 1A. Nothing in 1A compares to how horrid of a course this is. It's unorganized and there's way too much content. The prof (Chrystopher Nehaniv) barely even makes eye contact with the class during lectures and just reads off of Douglas Harder's slides. He rushes through all the slideshows and never ends his lectures on time, often the next prof in there has to kick him out. The weekly homework assignments cover multiple sections and various questions from each section but only one section gets marked and the prof and TAs don't post the answers to these assignments; it's a lot of work for something that's barely marked and you don't…

    Dec 2023 · didn’t like it · 3 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • It is either you k*** yourself or you k*** the professor. No wonder why the prof is named "Harder".

    May 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Please, please, please watch his videos before his lectures; you are not going to understand jack otherwise, and it makes this course much easier to understand. Very content heavy and study stuff from previous exams or else you'll have no clue what to do on the final

    Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Hard as balls if you arent always paying attention

    Nov 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Course was fairly difficult until the end, final exam was made really straightforward.

    Jan 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

11 posts and comments in 11 threads mention NE 112, December 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 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 112, is practically a self taught course and is a LOT of work for that very reason, the actual content isn't THAT hard only a little :). NE 111 can be challenging if you don't have programming experience, but otherwise manageable. …”

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Fall 2022

Fall 2020

Good prof appreciation thread 61 points, 89 comments

“This term sucks a lot and a lot of people are having some shitty experiences, especially with certain profs/TAs/instructors. But there’s a lot of profs who are not that shitty. …”

u/lurkingInTheShadows9: “Douglas Harder. Makes good qualiy videos and NE 112 is what async classes should be like.”

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Fall 2018

I feel like dropping out already... 2 points, 8 comments

“I'm in 1A nano engineering. It was my alternative choice and I regret choosing nano. Lectures are really boring and so many people telling me that it's super hard to get a good coop job make me …”

u/WhiteBeamz: “… Half of your courses in 1A are transferrable to other kinds of engineering (NE 121 = CHE 102, NE 112, and Math 117). If you transfer out of Nano at a later term, they will also count your engineering practice course as an equivalent to the engineering major you are going into. …”

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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: “… 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 NE 454B NE 454C NE 454D NE 461 …”

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Wat Do Wednesday 13 points, 23 comments

“Welcome to Wat Do Wednesday. Use this topic to ask for general advice from the community, whether it's about your relationship or what to cook for dinner tonight. …”

u/jasminekor: “finding NE112 (linear algebra) impossible and it's only the second lecture. i'm pretty decent at algebra but i have Harder and i find he doesn't really introduce anything? …”

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Fall 2016

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