NCERT Mathematics, Class 12, 2026–27

Help your teen with Class 12 Maths, one chapter at a time

All 13 chapters of the Class 12 NCERT maths book, Part I and Part II, with focused study sessions, real-life uses, common mistakes and quick checks for each chapter, ready for board-exam preparation. Each chapter has its own page with a home activity, a game, a 5-day plan, the mistakes to watch for and questions to check it stuck.

NCERT Class 12 maths at home: how this guide works

Understand first, then practise. Ask for the idea in their own words before doing exercises. Understanding makes practice stick.

60 minutes, most days. Short and often beats long and weekly. Each chapter page has a 5-day plan.

Let them explain. Ask “How did you know?” more than “What is the answer?” A wrong answer explained out loud tells you exactly what to fix.

Go in book order. Chapters build on each other. If a chapter feels hard, go back one.

Chapter 1: Relations and Functions

Types of relations and functions textbook pages 1–17 (Part I)

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Your teen studies reflexive, symmetric and transitive relations, equivalence relations, and one-one, onto and bijective functions, with composition and invertibility.

  • reflexive
  • symmetric
  • transitive
  • equivalence relation
  • one-one
  • onto
  • bijection
  • composition

Chapter 2: Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Principal values and graphs textbook pages 18–33 (Part I)

sin⁻¹ x ∈ [−π/2, π/2]cos⁻¹ x ∈ [0, π]tan⁻¹ x ∈ (−π/2, π/2)

Your teen learns the inverse trig functions sin⁻¹, cos⁻¹, tan⁻¹ and others, their domains and principal value ranges, graphs and basic properties.

  • inverse function
  • principal value
  • domain
  • range
  • restriction

Chapter 3: Matrices

Types, operations and transpose textbook pages 34–75 (Part I)

[1 2] [5 6] [19 22][3 4] [7 8] = [43 50]AB ≠ BA in general

Your teen organises data in matrices, adds and multiplies them, understands order and when multiplication is possible, finds transposes, and works with symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.

  • matrix
  • order
  • transpose
  • symmetric
  • skew-symmetric
  • identity matrix

Chapter 4: Determinants

Determinants, adjoint, inverse and systems textbook pages 76–103 (Part I)

|3 1||2 4| = 3·4 − 1·2= 10

Your teen computes 2 × 3 and 3 × 3 determinants, uses them for areas of triangles, finds adjoints and inverses, and solves systems of linear equations with matrices.

  • determinant
  • minor
  • cofactor
  • adjoint
  • inverse
  • singular

Chapter 5: Continuity and Differentiability

Continuity, chain rule and advanced derivatives textbook pages 104–146 (Part I)

continuous, notdifferentiable at 0

Your teen checks continuity, differentiates composite, implicit, inverse trig, exponential and logarithmic functions, uses logarithmic differentiation, and finds second derivatives.

  • continuous
  • differentiable
  • chain rule
  • implicit
  • logarithmic differentiation
  • second derivative

Chapter 6: Application of Derivatives

Rates, monotonicity and maxima–minima textbook pages 147–186 (Part I)

maxarea of rectangle, perimeter 40

Your teen uses derivatives for rates of change, finds where functions increase or decrease, and solves maxima and minima problems like the largest area for a given fence or cheapest container.

  • rate of change
  • increasing
  • decreasing
  • critical point
  • maximum
  • minimum
  • second derivative test

Chapter 7: Integrals

Indefinite and definite integrals textbook pages 225–291 (Part II)

∫ f(x) dx

Integration reverses differentiation. Your teen learns standard integrals, substitution, partial fractions and integration by parts, and evaluates definite integrals using the fundamental theorem.

  • antiderivative
  • constant of integration
  • substitution
  • by parts
  • partial fractions
  • definite integral

Chapter 8: Application of Integrals

Areas under curves textbook pages 292–299 (Part II)

area between y = x and y = x²

Your teen uses definite integrals to find areas under curves and between a curve and lines, with circles and parabolas.

  • area under a curve
  • limits
  • definite integral
  • bounded region

Chapter 9: Differential Equations

Order, degree and solving first-order equations textbook pages 300–337 (Part II)

dP/dt = kP → P = P₀eᵏᵗ

Your teen forms differential equations, finds order and degree, and solves first-order equations by separating variables, homogeneous methods and linear equations with integrating factors.

  • differential equation
  • order
  • degree
  • separable
  • homogeneous
  • integrating factor

Chapter 10: Vector Algebra

Vectors, dot and cross products textbook pages 338–376 (Part II)

3 km east4 km north5 km

Your teen represents quantities with direction as vectors, adds them, finds magnitudes and unit vectors, and uses dot and cross products for angles, projections and areas.

  • vector
  • magnitude
  • unit vector
  • dot product
  • cross product
  • projection

Chapter 11: Three Dimensional Geometry

Lines in space and angles between them textbook pages 377–393 (Part II)

skew lines: neither parallel nor meeting

Your teen uses direction cosines and ratios, writes equations of lines in space in vector and Cartesian forms, finds angles between lines and the shortest distance between skew lines.

  • direction cosines
  • direction ratios
  • vector equation
  • Cartesian equation
  • skew lines
  • shortest distance

Chapter 12: Linear Programming

Optimising under constraints textbook pages 394–405 (Part II)

corners: (0,0), (4,0), (0,4)max Z at a corner

Your teen forms linear programming problems from real situations, graphs the feasible region from inequalities, and finds the maximum or minimum of an objective function at corner points.

  • objective function
  • constraint
  • feasible region
  • corner point
  • optimal solution

Chapter 13: Probability

Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem and random variables textbook pages 406–438 (Part II)

0.010.99Dno D+−+−P(D | +) ≈ 16%

Your teen uses conditional probability, the multiplication rule, independence, Bayes’ theorem, and random variables with probability distributions and mean.

  • conditional probability
  • independent
  • Bayes’ theorem
  • random variable
  • probability distribution
  • mean

This guide follows the topics of NCERT’s Mathematics (Class 12). Activities, wording and illustrations are Mathify Kids’ own.

Questions parents ask

How can I help with Class 12 maths as a parent?

Help plan revision, keep a steady routine, and ask your teen to explain solutions. Encourage regular sample-paper practice.

Which book does this guide follow?

NCERT Mathematics for Class 12, Part I (chapters 1–6) and Part II (chapters 7–13), 2026-27.

Which chapters matter most for boards?

Calculus (continuity, derivatives, integrals, differential equations) carries heavy weight; check the latest CBSE marking scheme.

How much maths practice daily?

About 1–1.5 hours on most days, mixing concepts and past papers.

Are some topics deleted?

CBSE has rationalised some topics; check the current syllabus.

Is NCERT enough for JEE?

NCERT is the base; JEE needs additional practice beyond it.