CBSE Syllabus for Class 8 Maths

CBSE Syllabus for Class 8 Maths

1. Rational Numbers

  1. Properties Of Rational Numbers
  2. Representation Of Rational Numbers On The Number Line
  3. Rational Numbers Between Two Rational Numbers

2. Linear Equations In One Variable

  1. Solving Equations Which Have Linear Expressions On One Side And Numbers On The Other Side
  2. Some Applications
  3. Solving Equations Having The Variable On Both Sides
  4. Some More Applications
  5. Reducing Equations To Simpler Form
  6. Equations Reducible To The Linear Form

3. Understanding Quadrilaterals

  1. Polygons
  2. Sum Of The Measures Of The Exterior Angles Of A Polygon
  3. Kinds Of Quadrilaterals
  4. Some Special Parallelograms

4. Practical Geometry

  1. Constructing A Quadrilateral
  2. Some Special Cases

5. Data Handling

  1. Looking For Information
  2. Organising Data
  3. Grouping Data
  4. Circle Graph Or Pie Chart
  5. Chance And Probability

6. Squares And Square Roots

  1. Properties Of Square Numbers
  2. Some More Interesting Patterns
  3. Finding The Square Of A Number
  4. Square Roots

7. Cubes And Cube Roots

  1. Cubes
  2. Cube Roots

8. Comparing Quantities

  1. Recalling Ratios And Percentages
  2. Finding The Increase Or Decrease Per Cent
  3. Finding Discounts
  4. Prices Related To Buying And Selling (profit And Loss)
  5. Sales Tax/Value Added Tax
  6. Compound Interest
  7. Deducing A Formula For Compound Interest
  8. Rate Compounded Annually Or Half Yearly (semi Annually)
  9. Applications Of Compound Interest Formula

9. Algebraic Expressions And Identities

  1. What Are Expressions?
  2. Terms, Factors And Coefficients
  3. Monomials, Binomials And Polynomials
  4. Like And Unlike Terms
  5. Addition And Subtraction Of Algebraic Expressions
  6. Multiplication Of Algebraic Expressions: Introduction
  7. Multiplying A Monomial By A Monomial
  8. Multiplying A Monomial By A Polynomial
  9. Multiplying A Polynomial By A Polynomial
  10. What Is An Identity?
  11. Standard Identities
  12. Applying Identities

10. Visualising Solid Shapes

  1. Views Of 3D-Shapes
  2. Mapping Space Around Us
  3. Faces, Edges And Vertices

11. Mensuration

  1. Let Us Recall
  2. Area Of Trapezium
  3. Area Of A General Quadrilateral
  4. Area Of A Polygon
  5. Solid Shapes
  6. Surface Area Of Cube, Cuboid And Cylinder
  7. Volume Of Cube, Cuboid And Cylinder
  8. Volume And Capacity

12. Exponents And Powers

  1. Powers With Negative Exponents
  2. Laws Of Exponents
  3. Use Of Exponents To Express Small Numbers In Standard Form

13. Direct And Inverse Proportions

  1. Direct Proportion
  2. Inverse Proportion

14. Factorisation

  1. What Is Factorisation?
  2. Division Of Algebraic Expressions
  3. Division Of Algebraic Expressions Continued (polynomial ÷ Polynomial)
  4. Can You Find The Error?

15. Introduction To Graphs

  1. Linear Graphs
  2. Some Applications

16. Playing With Numbers

  1. Numbers In General Form
  2. Games With Numbers
  3. Letters For Digits
  4. Tests Of Divisibility