Mathematics Class 8 Syllabus
| Units | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rational Numbers |
| 2 | Exponents and Powers |
| 3 | Squares and Squares Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots |
| 4 | Linear Equations in one variable |
| 5 | Understanding Quadrilaterals and Constructions |
| 6 | Mensuration |
| 7 | Algebraic Expressions, Identities and Factorization |
| 8 | Ratio, proportion and percentage |
| 9 | Direct and Inverse Proportion |
| 10 | Representing 3D in 2D |
| 11 | Playing with Numbers |
| 12 | Data Handling |
Unit 1: Rational Numbers
• Definition and operations on rational numbers
• Properties on Rational Numbers
• Representation of rational numbers on number line
• Finding two or more rational numbers between two given rational numbers
• BODMAS
• Applications of rational numbers in problem solving
Unit 2: Exponents and Powers
• Exponents
• Laws of Exponent
• Application of Laws of Exponents
Unit 3: Squares and Square Roots; Cubes and Cube
• Introduction to Squares
• Properties of Squares of natural numbers
• Square Root of a given number
• Estimation of square root
• Applications of square and square root of a number
• Introduction to Cube of a number
• Properties of cubes of natural numbers
• Cube Root of a given number
• Application of cubes and cube of a number
Unit 4: Linear Equations in One Variable
• Linear equations
• Solution of Linear equations
• Application of Linear equations
Unit 5: Linear Understanding Quadrilaterals and Constructing Quadrilaterals
• Introduction to term polygon and its types
• Angle sum property of a polygon
• Types of Quadrilaterals with their properties
• Types of parallelograms
• Construction of Quadrilaterals
Unit 6: Mensuration
• Area of 2-dimensional figures
• Area of 3-dimensional figures
• Volume of 3-dimensional figures
• Applications of volume and surface area
Unit 7: Algebraic Expressions, Identities and Factorization of algebraic expressions
• Algebraic expression
• Multiplication of algebraic expressions
• Algebraic identities
• Factorization
• Division of two algebraic expressions
Unit 8: Comparing Quantities
• Ratio and Proportion
• Percentage
• Profit and Loss
• Sales Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Compound Interest
Unit 9: Direct and Inverse Proportion
• Direct Proportion
• Inverse Proportion
• Mixed Problems
Unit 10: Representing 3D in 2D
• Identification of 3-D objects
• Different views of 3-D objects
• Introduction to Map
• Polyhedron
• Euler’s Formula
Unit 11: Playing with Numbers
• General form of a number
• Letters for digits (decoding the digits from letters)
• Divisibility tests
Unit 12: Data Handling
• Graphical representation of data
• Group data
• Histogram
• Pie Chart
• Probability