Welcome to Mathematics 101: Transitional Mathematics, a non-credit course designed to allow you to upgrade your mathematics skills so that you can make the transition between high-school and university-level mathematics.
The successful completion of this course will give students a Pure Mathematics 30 equivalency which is transferable to a large number of post-secondary educational institutions across Canada. This equivalency allows students to register in programs and courses at a university- or college-level which would otherwise require Pure Mathematics 30 or the old Mathematics 30 as a pre-requisite.
The general focus of Mathematics 101: Transitional Mathematics is a continuation of the study of algebra and algebraic concepts. Algebra is a method for the concise and compact representation of mathematical concepts, whose symbolism may be thought of as a “language” in its own right with grammar, syntax, and spelling “rules.” [Indeed, there is a strong connection between the language of mathematics and the study of linguistics.] Because of its compactness, algebra can be used to derive solutions to generalized problems far more quickly than experimentation or trial and error.
In this course, we study polynomials, functions, exponentials and logarithms, the solving of higher order equations and inequalities, conics, and trigonometry from an functional standpoint. Moreover, this course takes a more formal or rigorous approach to the study of mathematics, interjecting logic and some proofs to support our arguments and discoveries. The complexity of these arguments may range from several lines of algebraic symbols to simple arguments in plain English.
To register in this course, students should, ideally, be thoroughly conversant with basic mathematical ideas and methods expected of students at the Grade 11 level of high school. However students will have opportunities to review some key subjects (such as basic arithmetic, exponents, decimals and fractions, graphing of lines, and elementary trigonometry) while taking Mathematics 101.
