- International Fees
International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course details
COMP 1114 is partially discrete mathematics, partially an introduction to linear equations and assumes that students have a good understanding of Grade 12 Mathematics. The purpose of Mathematics for Computing is to give a solid foundation for follow-on technical and programming courses at BCIT. This course is divided in four parts; (1) Number systems and data representation; (2) Boolean algebra and design of logic circuits; (3) Exponential and logarithmic functions; and (4) Matrix methods in Linear algebra. COMP 1114 is equivalent to several full-time diploma courses; COMP 1113 –Applied Mathematics in Computer Systems Technology, CST; MATH 1310 -Technical Math for IT in Computer Information Technology, CIT; MATH 1320 –Mathematics for Computing in Full Stack Web Development, FSWD. Mathematics for Computing is also a required course in the Computer Systems Certificate, CSC and an elective in the Applied Computer information Systems, ACIS associate certificate. Upon successful completion of COMP 1114, students who achieve 60% may move on to the next level; COMP 2121 – Discrete Mathematics and COMP 2825- Computer Architecture.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.0
Domestic fees
$652.02
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2024
Below are four offerings of COMP 1114 for the Spring/Summer 2024 term.
CRN 69550
Duration
Wed May 01 - Wed Jul 17 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 69550
- Domestic fees $652.02International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 01 - Jul 17 | Wed | 17:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW03 Rm. 2765 |
Instructor
Goran Ruzic
Course outline
Domestic fees
$652.02
Important information
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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Course is 48 hours on campus. This is a BYOD (bring your own device) course, participants must provide their own current model PC with an i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, 256 GB minimum storage and high-speed internet access. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
CRN 67125
Duration
Thu May 02 - Thu Jun 27 (8 weeks)
- 8 weeks
- CRN 67125
- Domestic fees $652.02International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 02 - Jun 27 | Mon, Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE12 Rm. 313 |
Instructor
Goran Ruzic
Course outline
Domestic fees
$652.02
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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Please email cstflex@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours on campus. This is a BYOD (bring your own device) course, participants must provide their own current model PC with an i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, 256 GB minimum storage and high-speed internet access. Late registration is not permitted. No class May 20 (Victoria Day).
Status
CRN 67127
Duration
Fri Apr 26 - Fri Jul 12 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 67127
- Domestic fees $652.02International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 - May 31 | Fri | 18:00 - 22:00 | Online |
| Jun 07 | Fri | 18:00 - 22:00 | Burnaby SE12 Rm. 313 |
| Jun 14 - Jul 05 | Fri | 18:00 - 22:00 | Online |
| Jul 12 | Fri | 18:00 - 22:00 | Burnaby SE12 Rm. 313 |
Instructor
Nabil Al-Rousan
Course outline
Domestic fees
$652.02
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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Course is 48 hours synchronous online classes. Late registration is not permitted. Midterm June 7 in SE 12 313 at the Burnaby Campus; Final exam July 12 in SE12 313 at the Burnaby campus.
Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
CRN 67126
Duration
Sat Apr 27 - Sat Jul 20 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 67126
- Domestic fees $652.02International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27 - Jul 20 | Sat | 09:00 - 13:00 | Burnaby SE12 Rm. 313 |
Instructor
Simin Sadat Chavoshi Jolfaee
Course outline
Domestic fees
$652.02
Important information
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
-
Course is 48 hours on campus. This is a BYOD (bring your own device) course, participants must provide their own current model PC with an i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, 256 GB minimum storage and high-speed internet access. Late registration is not permitted. Class in session May 18 (Victoria Day); No class June 29 (Canada Day).
Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the concept of positional number system.
- Explain how numbers, text and graphics are represented inside the computer memory.
- Perform arithmetic operations with numbers represented in different number systems (binary, octal, and hexadecimal) and different computer representations (1s and 2s complement, Excess, BCD, and floating point representation).
- Explain the Boolean algebra concepts: Boolean variables, basic and derived operators, postulates, algebraic laws and theorems, Boolean expressions and functions.
- Build a corresponding truth table for a Boolean expression.
- Build a Boolean expression from a truth table or from a Min-term/Max term expression.
- Define canonical forms: Sum of Products (SOP) and Product of Sums (POS).
- Simplify Boolean expressions using mathematical proof (Boolean algebra postulates, laws and theorems) and Karnaugh maps.
- Analyze and simplify the works of combinatorial logic circuits.
- Use AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR and XNOR gates to design simple logic circuits.
- Apply mathematical concepts to real life problems by designing logic circuits using Boolean algebra: simple decision systems, adders, comparators, and decoders.
- Solve logarithmic and exponential equations.
- Determine if a system of linear equations has a unique solution (independent), an infinite number of solutions (dependent) or no solution (inconsistent).
- Perform basic operations on matrices: addition and subtraction, multiplication with a scalar, matrix multiplication, and finding the inverse.
- Perform elementary row operations on matrices to find the solutions of a system of linear equations.
- Solve systems of linear equations using determinants and matrices.
- Solve logarithmic and exponential equations.
- Move on to COMP 2121 - Discrete Mathematics and COMP 2825 Computer Architecture.
Effective as of Winter 2021
Related Programs
Mathematics for Computing (COMP 1114) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Applied Computer Information Systems (ACIS)
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Computer Systems
Certificate Part-time
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