MATH 108 is a pre-calculus course required by all students intending to enrol in the Electronics Technology Link program. This course provides the necessary mathematical tools for the Electronics Technology Link program and lays a foundation for calculus, the succeeding mathematics course in the ETL program. Major topics will include a review of basic algebra and analytic geometry, systems of linear equations, matrices and determinants, trigonometric functions and identities, complex numbers, vectors, phasors, exponential and logarithmic functions, and a brief introduction to the derivative. Applications to electronics are emphasized.
Prerequisite: Principles of Math 12 or Math 061, with a minimum grade of C+, and enrolment in an Electronics Technician diploma program, or permission of the Electronics Department head