SYDE 311Advanced Engineering Math 2
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Systems Design 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.
Series solutions of ordinary differential equations; Bessel functions, orthogonal functions, Fourier expansions and integral, Legendre polynomials, Sturm-Liouville systems. Partial differential equations; parabolic, hyperbolic and elliptic equations, numerical methods. Numerical integration; Gaussian quadrature, Runge-Kutta methods. Nonlinear systems; qualitative analysis, phase plane, Newton-Raphson method.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A
- Enrolled in H-Systems Design Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Resources
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- syde311 Other · math.uwaterloo.ca · from Stephen New’s site Remove
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50% liked it40% easy59% useful
From 44 ratings and 12 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I wake up drenched in sweat, gasping like I’ve just run sprints up the E7 stairs. My heart’s pounding, my brain screaming one thing: SYDE 311.
I was back there again in that lecture hall with the sticky seats and the scent of Serry's sweat floating like a curse. Differential equations sprawled across the board, multiplying faster than I could copy. My pen stopped working halfway through an eigenvalue derivation, and Serry turned to me with that look, the one that silently says, “You’re already two steps behind.”
Then the clock jumped forward, exam time. The questions weren’t even in English anymore just a wall of symbols that looked like they belonged in an alien language. My calculator…Aug 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Mixed bag. There's two main parts to the course: solving odes, systems of odes, stability, pdes 1) analytically and 2) numerically. What made this course more challenging than it had to be was how there was too much content to cover. Since I can't find the professor in UW flow, the following is the professor review. This course was taught by Mohamed Serry. Some good things: 1) deeply knowledgable and passionate about this course, 2) drive to push students' out of their comfort zones to help them grow, 3) providing class notes for each topic, 4) receptiveness to some feedback, and 5) a good sense of humour. Some bad things: 1) his drive to push students, while commendable, was oftentimes too…
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Course taught by Prof. Mohsen Rezaeian. This course was taught with good lectures slides and examples, study it thoroughly to do well in exams. Lecture concepts builds into other courses like thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Content is on the heavier end, but manageable. Do leave enough time for review before the finals.
Aug 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
another miserably boring math course
Jun 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Course material builds. Weekly assignments are great practice for weekly quizzes.
Aug 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention SYDE 311, April 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.
Winter 2022
Undergrad courses I've taken tier list (details in comments) 161 points, 13 comments
u/MindTheGap9: “… 3A (Covidpocalypse starts here) - SYDE311 - I loved this course, felt like big boy math. Thanks Joe West. - SYDE351 - I wish this course was taught by (not Birkett). Again should be a SYDE bread&butter course but alas I didn't learn much. Also SPRING PENDULUM. …”
Winter 2021
Do you need SYDE 311 for SYDE 556? 3 points, 6 comments
u/masterkuch: “What exactly are SYDE 556 prerequisites?”
Winter 2015
What (if any) course has an exam where the max 2.5 hrs given wasn't enough? 0 points, 28 comments
“Is there a course with an exam where practically all the students stayed for the whole exam duration bc of how long, tedious, etc it was? Having finished my last exam I have yet to experience this”
u/Victawr: “Lol yeah. Syde 162, Msci 311 -- essays on essays on essays on essays. Syde 312, Syde 311, so much goddamn math and not enough time. Syde 211 - Casual 5x5 determinants.”
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