CBSE Class 8 Mathematics

Name: CBSE Class 8 Mathematics
Author: Vijayakumar P

An interactive, NCERT-aligned companion

A complete, interactive CBSE Class 8 Mathematics book aligned to the NCERT Ganita Prakash syllabus — with worked examples, interactive tools, self-check quizzes, and CBSE-style exam practice.

Chapters, in two parts

168

Self-check quiz questions

140

CBSE-style exam questions

30+

Interactive tools & games

What’s inside every chapter

Concepts, the why

Each idea is built up from a hook or story, in a friendly exploratory voice, not just stated, but explained.

Worked examples

Step-by-step solutions, plus "Figure it Out" practice with collapsible answers you can check yourself.

Interactive tools

Calculators, explorers and quick-fire reflex games that turn each concept into something you can play with.

Self-check quizzes

An end-of-chapter quiz with instant feedback, explanations and a score, retry as often as you like.

Exam Corner

Graded CBSE-style questions, objective, short, long, HOTS and assertion–reason, with full solutions.

Quick revision

Reference tables, memory tricks, "spot the mistake" boxes and a glossary for fast last-minute revision.

Browse the chapters

Part I: Foundations

1A Square and A CubeSquares, cubes, square & cube roots 2Power PlayExponents, laws of indices, scientific notation 3A Story of NumbersNumeral systems, bases, place value 4QuadrilateralsAngle sums, parallelograms, diagonals 5Number PlayPatterns, divisibility, cryptarithms 6We Distribute, Yet Things MultiplyIdentities & factorisation 7Proportional Reasoning-1Ratio, proportion, unitary method

Part II: Building on the Foundations

8Fractions in DisguisePercentages, profit & loss, growth 9The Baudhayana–Pythagoras TheoremRight triangles & Pythagorean triples 10Proportional Reasoning-2Maps & scale, pie charts, inverse proportion 11Exploring Some Geometric ThemesFractals & solids, Euler's formula 12Tales by Dots and LinesMean, median, mode & line graphs 13Algebra PlayForming & solving equations, number tricks 14AreaTriangles, parallelograms, trapeziums

How to use this book

Read a chapter top to bottom the first time: each opens with a short “What This Chapter Covers” note and clear learning outcomes. Try every Figure it Out set before opening its solution, play with the interactive tools to build intuition, and finish with the end-of-chapter quiz. When an exam is near, jump straight to the Going Deeper section in each chapter, the quick-reference tables, revision card, and Exam Corner are designed for fast, focused revision. The Syllabus page is your map to the whole book.

About the author

Vijayakumar P

Educator & Data Analytics Professional

8+ years in Analytics, AI and HR. UGC-JRF-NET in Management. Passionate about making mathematics clear, visual, and exam-ready for every learner.

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References

Primary textbook

Ganita Prakash, Textbook of Mathematics, Grade 8 (Parts I & II). National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), First Edition, July 2025. Official PDF: Part I, Part II.