Photo by ThisisEngineering on Unsplash At the end of your 2nd year of EngSci, you will select a major in which to specialize. There are a total of eight majors that are very diverse and cover a plethora of engineering disciplines. Choosing your major can be difficult, but there is plenty of information to help … Read More

Q: Why do programmers frequently confuse Halloween and Christmas? A: Because OCT 31 = DEC 25 What is Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)? Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) underpins the foundation of many of the modern technologies we use every day. The “electrical” half involves concepts like signals, materials science, and power, and the “computer” half … Read More

Q: What do you call an acid with an attitude? A: A-mean-oh acid  MSE160: Molecules and Materials is a course that covers two major subjects: molecular science and material science. This course will offer a nice change of pace from the advanced math in your other courses and will feature more of the chemistry you may … Read More

Q: Are monsters good at math? A: Not unless you Count Dracula. ESC195: Calculus II builds on the skills you learned from ESC194: Calculus I.  You’ll start by studying methods of integration—essentially, ways to compute the “unsolvable” integrals you might have encountered in Fall semester. You’ll also be introduced to sequences and series before diving … Read More

Praxis II is a continuation of Praxis I. In this course, you will apply the processes and concepts you learned last semester to improve the lived experience of a community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Even more so than Praxis I, Praxis II is all about teamwork. You will be divided into teams in … Read More

When people find out I’m not very good at building circuits, they’re shocked!  Circuits are the basic building blocks of all electrical devices – including the computer on which you are reading this right now. In EngSci’s introductory circuits course, ECE159, you’ll be introduced to circuit properties such as current, voltage, and resistance, as well … Read More

Why were the Wright Brothers linearly independent vectors? Because two of them made a plane! Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash Linear algebra is a field of math that is used in many engineering and science fields. In fact, the first step in solving many engineering problems is to make it a linear algebra problem. … Read More

Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs 🐞 Photo by Carlos Gonzalez on Unsplash Now that you’ve learned the basics of programming from ESC180, you can start learning about its applications. In ESC190, you will be introduced to the C programming language, algorithms, and data structures. Algorithms are a set of instructions … Read More

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Aristotle: It is the nature of chickens to cross roads. Isaac Newton: Chickens at rest tend to stay at rest, chickens in motion tend to cross roads. Albert Einstein: Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends on your frame of … Read More

A uniform beam walks into a restaurant… The waiter asks, “What would you like?” The beam replies “Ummm… just give me a moment.” Welcome, young civil engineer! CIV102 is one of the most iconic and most difficult courses in Engineering Science. It even contains material normally taught to upper-year Civil Engineering students. But we promise … Read More