CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Syllabus 2019-20 | Download Detailed Syllabus

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Here in this article the students can find the detailed CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Syllabus 2019-20. Each chapter is described topic wise. Students should follow this and prepare according to it for the exams. Mathematics
| UNIT | TOPICS |
| Unit-I: Sets and Functions | Sets
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| Unit-II: Algebra | Principle of Mathematical Induction · Process of the proof by induction, motivating the application of the method by looking at natural numbers as the least inductive subset of real numbers.The principle of mathematical induction and simple applications Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Need for complex numbers, especially √−1 , to be motivated by inability to solve some of the Quardratic equations. Algebraic properties of complex numbers.Argand plane and polar representation of complex numbers.Statement of Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, solution of quadratic equations (with real coefficients) in the complex number system.Square root of a complex number. Linear Inequalities · Linear inequalities.Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and their representation on the number line.Graphical solution of linear inequalities in two variables.Graphical method of finding a solution of system of linear inequalities in two variables Permutations and Combinations ·Fundamental principle of counting.Factorialn. (n!) Permutations and combinations, derivation of Formulae for n h and their connections, simple applications. Binomial Theorem History, statement and proof of the binomial theorem for positive integral indices.Pascal's triangle, General and middle term in binomial expansion, simple applications. Sequence and Series · Sequence and Series. Arithmetic Progression (A. P.). Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) Geometric Progression (G.P.), general term of a G.P., sum of n terms of a G.P., infinite G.P. and its sum, geometric mean (G.M.), relation between A.M. and G.M |
| Unit-III: Coordinate Geometry | Straight Lines · Brief recall of two dimensional geometry from earlier classes. Shifting of origin. Slope of a line and angle between two lines. Various forms of equations of a line: parallel to axis, point -slope form, slope-intercept form, two-point form, intercept form and normal form. General equation of a line.Equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines.Distance of a point from a line. Conic Sections · Sections of a cone: circles, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, a point, a straight line and a pair of intersecting lines as a degenerated case of a conic section. Standard equations and simple properties of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola.Standard equation of a circle. Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry · Coordinate axes and coordinate planes in three dimensions. Coordinates of a point. Distance between two points and section formula. |
| Unit-IV: Calculus | Limits and Derivatives · Derivative introduced as rate of change both as that of distance function and geometrically.Intuitive idea of limit.Limits of polynomials and rational functions trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.Definition of derivative relate it to scope of tangent of the curve, derivative of sum, difference, product and quotient of functions. Derivatives of polynomial and trigonometric functions. |
| Unit-V: Mathematical Reasoning | Mathematical Reasoning · Mathematically acceptable statements. Connecting words/ phrases - consolidating the understanding of "if and only if (necessary and sufficient) condition", "implies", "and/or", "implied by", "and", "or", "there exists" and their use through variety of examples related to real life and Mathematics. Validating the statements involving the connecting words, difference among contradiction, converse and contra positive. |
| Unit-VI: Statistics and Probability | Statistics · Measures of Dispersion: Range, Mean deviation, variance and standard deviation of un grouped/grouped data. Analysis of frequency distributions with equal means but different variances. Probability · Random experiments; outcomes, sample spaces (set representation). Events; occurrence of events, ‘not’, ‘and’ and ‘or’ events, exhaustive events, mutually exclusive events, Axiomatic (set theoretic) probability, connections with other theories of earlier classes. Probability of an event, probability of ‘not’, ‘and’ and ‘or’ events. |
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