The course definitely isn't easy, but the workload is manageable if you keep on top of the material. Much of the course is very theory-based, so it took a bit of time to get used to, but in general it kept actual calculations simple. In general, assignments were somewhat more difficult than midterms and the final exam, but my TA did his best to make the assignments as easy as possible. The midterms felt short on time, but the questions weren't very difficult and getting part marks wasn't hard either. The final project was a fair amount of work, but not overly challenging in terms of concepts.

The course essentially covered various methods for solving systems of linear equations, which has already been useful in other courses. In particular, vectors had a lot of overlap with PHYS110. Assignments also introduced MATLAB, which for our purposes was just a easy tool to use to make calculations involving more complicated matrices.

Dr. Morrison kind of just turned the textbook into lectures, but she also added her own commentary on definitions and theorems that helped me better understand the content, and she more than willing to add extra examples to her notes when students were confused about concepts. She was really on top of communicating errors in assignments, the occasional tips for completing the assignments, and general news about the course. She also added the occasional random story about her life, which was always a fun way to take a break from the math.

Do all the practice you can, and if you get lost early, do absolutely everything you can to get on top of it or drop the course. The content builds on itself, so if you don't understand what happened in the first few weeks you won't understand the rest of it either. Go to your tutorials, go to office hours or the MSAC, or even just read the textbook.

I didn't find this class very interesting. Evaluation methods: - Random 'In Class Assignments', 24 hrs to complete average of once a week but randomly spaced. - 5 assignments. Toughest part of the course, around 10hrs each depending how smart you are - 6 quizzes. 25 mins each. Questions are same difficulty as the practice quizzes provided by Prof. Gary MacGillivray. - Final exam: very similar to recent finals provided by Prof. Gary MacGillivray. No surprises, reasonable amount of questions. It is required for SENG so I took it, but the relevant portion is <20% of the course content.

I thought that chapters 1-4 linked together fairly well. Chapter 5 explores several topics, a couple of which fit together, but most of which seem random. The last 3 chapters are the least intuitive, but they follow from one another.

Prof Morrison did a good job of stopping to explain to students who had questions or needed clarification on a topic. I did not find her lecturing to be very engaging. I didn't go to any lectures after the first week and just studied the course notes instead.