2026 Winter Semester (UWaterloo)
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Courses
Below are some of the courses I took in the 2026 winter semester at UWaterloo. Key:
- PHYS: Department of Physics
- (A/P)MATH: Department of (Applied/Pure) Mathematics
- BIOL: Department of Biology
- ENGL: Department of English Language
Overview
| Course | Useful | Easy | Recommend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Potter | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Computational Modeling of Cellular Systems | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ |
| Complex Analysis | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Statistical Mechanics | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ |
| Introduction to Biophysics | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ |
ENGL 108P Popular Potter
Lecturer: Professor Jennifer Harris
Grade: TBD
Department: ENGL
Credit(s): 0.5
Materials:
- In-class notes
AMATH/BIOL 382 Computational Modeling of Cellular Systems
Lecturer: Professor Brian Ingalls
Grade: TBD
Department: AMATH
Credit(s): 0.5
Materials:
- Textbook by Prof. Ingalls
- Lecture slides
PMATH 342 Complex Analysis
Lecturer: Professor Jason P. Bell
Grade: TBD
Department: PMATH
Credit(s): 0.5
Materials:
- Lecture notes
PHYS 359 Statistical Mechanics
Lecturer: Professor Alan Jamison
Grade: TBD
Department: PHYS
Credit(s): 0.5
Materials:
- Schrorder
- Lecture notes
PHYS/BIOL 280 Introduction to Biophysics
Lecturer: Professor Zoya Leonenko
Grade: TBD
Department: PHYS
Credit(s): 0.5
Materials:
- Lcture slides
Other Activities
I had a great time at UWaterloo. Here are some exciting (or maybe not) things I did:
- Jan. 10-day trip to Tokyo, Japan
- Jan. Bouldering at Grand River Rocks
- Feb. Winter camping with the UWaterloo Outdoors Club
- Feb. Snowboarding at Blue Mountain Resort with the Taiwanese Student Association of UWaterloo and UToronto
- Submitted three works to the Literary Prize at NTU
- Mar. Flew to Denver for the 2026 APS Global Summit
- Apr. Took GRE from home