NE 318Continuum Mechanics for Nanotechnology Engineering
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Nanotechnology Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Tensor operations. Kinematics of a continuum: material and spatial frames, strain and displacement, conservation of mass. Stress, conservation of momentum, energy, and mass. Linear elastic solids: Hooke's Law, infinitesimal elasticity theory. Introduction to Newtonian viscous fluids: hydrostatics, Navier-Stokes equations, flow regimes, and the Reynolds number. Engineering applications in anisotropy, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics will be discussed.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Nanotechnology Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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100% liked it52% easy83% useful
From 26 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
When they warn you that you can get lost easily in this course, they REALLY aren't kidding. Without practice and a full understanding, tensors can quickly turn into a wailing and shrieking Lovecraftian horror. Review of NE 112 is practically needed whether or not one remembers NE 112 content.
Sep 2016 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Ting the best prof ever
You will be able to use cheat sheet(2 for mid and 4 for final) and thats it.
Prepare that well and you will be fine(more than fine)May 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Ting is great :)
Aug 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
if you have Ting, you're set
Jul 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Difficult course but if you follow along enough in class and do the assignments and quizzes ur chillin. Ting is also the goat so it helps
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention NE 318, August 2017 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
nano engineering 8 points, 16 comments
“is nano even worth studying? i deferred to next fall because of covid but the employment stats make me not even want go. could anyone provide some insight on the program? …”
u/nano1e9: “… I could go on in depth with more examples, but the more I think of it the more every course I have ever taken seems similar to NE318. Your stats course will have no basis in probability, so you'll be given magic formulas for PDFs. …”
Fall 2019
Going to fail 2A for the second time 18 points, 14 comments
“Hey guys I just finished my 2A semester, and looks like I'm probably going to fail it. I took originally took it last Winter and failed with no penalty due to some personal reasons. …”
u/DailyDoseOfZinthos: “Failed Nano eng 3A, failed NE 318 the second time around which was grounds for expulsion. Couldn't walk within eyesight of QNC without wanting to punch myself in the leg. But that wore off in about a year. It really sucks. I compare it to a really bad break up. …”
Spring 2019
Have you ever taken a class or had a prof where you're just real glad the term is over? 21 points, 17 comments
u/DailyDoseOfZinthos: “… Mehrdad Pirnia NE 318 Prof. Nasser Abukhdeir NE 333 Prof. Xiaosong Wang NE 343 Prof. Bo Cui BIOL 130 Prof. Heidi Engelhardt CHEM 120L Prof. …”
u/GankedByGoose: “… NE 318 is Ting Tsui this year cause Nasser's on sabbatical - our class lucked out hard. NE 333 is Leonardo Simon, who's fine if difficult. NE 343 is still Bo Cui. …”
Spring 2017
What is the highest number of courses you can take per term? 2 points, 12 comments
“I heard recently that in engineering, there is no hard upper limit on how many courses you can take. Due to time limits/etc, what do you think is the theoretical maximum number of courses that would …”
u/ehhhk: “… In Nano, 3A, you are enrolled in 9 courses straight out: NE 301, NE 318, NE 320L, NE 333, NE 334, NE 343, NE 344, NE 350 and a CSE (Source). Granted, one of those is a seminar, one is a work term report, and one of them is a lab. …”
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