ISC BOARDS 12
Physics
1. Electrostatics
Electric Charges and Fields
Electrostatic Potential, Potential Energy and Capacitance
2. Current Electricity
3. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Moving charges and magnetism
Magnetism and Matter
4. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Electromagnetic Induction
Alternating Current
5. Electromagnetic Waves
6. Optics
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
Wave Optics 9. Electronic Devices
7. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 10. Communication Systems
8. Atoms and Nuclei
Atoms Nuclei
Chemistry
1. Solid State Physical Chemistry
25 Marks
2. Solutions
3. Electrochemistry
4. Chemical Kinetics
5. Surface Chemistry
6. General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements Inorganic Chemistry
20 Marks
7. p-Block Elements
8. d and f Block Elements
9. Coordination Compounds
10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Organic Chemistry
25 Marks
11. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
12. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
13. Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
14. Biomolecules
15. Polymers
16. Chemistry in Everyday Life
TOTAL 70 Marks
Mathematics
S.No. Unit Total Weightage
Section A: 65 Marks
1. Relations and Functions 10 Marks
2. Algebra 10 Marks
3. Calculus 32 Marks
4. Probability 13 Marks
Section B: 15 Marks
5. Vectors 5 Marks
6. Three-Dimensional Geometry 6 Marks
7. Application of Integral 4 Marks
Section C: 15 Marks
8. Application of Calculus 5 Marks
9. Linear Regression 6 Marks
10. Linear Programming 4 Marks
Total 80 Marks
SECTION A
1. Relations and Functions
(i) Types of relations: reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto
functions, inverse of a function. Binary operations.
(ii) Inverse trigonometric functions
Definition, domain, range, principal value branch. Graphs of inverse trigonometric functions.
Elementary properties of inverse trigonometric functions.
2. Algebra
Matrices and Determinants
(i) Matrices
Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix, transpose of a matrix,
symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Operation on matrices: Addition and multiplication and
multiplication with a scalar. Simple properties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication.
Non-commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is
the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order upto 3). Concept of elementary row and column
operations. Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse, if it exists (here all matrices
will have real entries).
(ii) Determinants
Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 x 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, co-factors
and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square
matrix. Consistency, inconsistency and number of solutions of system of linear equations by
examples, solving system of linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using
inverse of a matrix.
3. Calculus
(i) Continuity, Differentiability and Differentiation. Continuity and differentiability, derivative of
composite functions, chain rule, derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions, derivative of implicit
functions. Concept of exponential and logarithmic functions.
Derivatives of logarithmic and exponential functions. Logarithmic differentiation, derivative of
functions expressed in parametric forms. Second order derivatives. Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean
Value Theorems (without proof) and their geometric interpretation.
(ii) Applications of Derivatives
Applications of derivatives: rate of change of bodies, increasing/decreasing functions, tangents and
normals, use of derivatives in approximation, maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated
geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable tool). Simple problems (that illustrate
basic
principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations).
(iii) Integrals
Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variety of functions by substitution,
by partial fractions and by parts, Evaluation of simple integrals of the following types and problems
based on them.
Definite integrals as a limit of a sum, Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus (without proof). Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals.
(iv) Differential Equations
Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Solution of
differential equations by method of separation of variables solutions of homogeneous differential
equations of first order and first degree. Formation of differential equation whose general solution is
given. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables solutions of
homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential
equation of the type: dy/dx + py = q, where p and q are functions of x or constants. dx/dy + px = q,
where p and q are functions of y or constants.
4. Probability
Conditional probability, multiplication theorem on probability, independent events, total probability,
Bayes’ theorem, Random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of random
variable. Repeated independent (Bernoulli) trials and Binomial distribution.
SECTION B
5. Vectors
Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction cosines and direction ratios of a
vector. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel and collinear vectors), position vector of a point,
negative of a vector, components of a vector, addition of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a
scalar, position
vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio. Definition, Geometrical Interpretation,
properties and application of scalar (dot) product of vectors, vector (cross) product of vectors, scalar
triple product of vectors.
6. Three-dimensional Geometry
Direction cosines and direction ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian equation and vector
equation of a line, coplanar and skew lines, shortest distance between two lines. Cartesian and vector
equation of a plane. Angle between (i) two lines, (ii) two planes, (iii) a line and a plane. Distance of a
point from a plane.
7. Application of Integrals
Application in finding the area bounded by simple curves and coordinate axes. Area enclosed between
two curves.
SECTION C
8. Application of Calculus
Application of Calculus in Commerce and Economics in the following:
– Cost function,
– average cost,
– marginal cost and its interpretation
– demand function,
– revenue function,
– marginal revenue function and its interpretation,
– Profit function and breakeven point.
– Rough sketching of the following curves:
AR, MR, R, C, AC, MC and their mathematical interpretation using the
concept of maxima & minima and increasing-decreasing functions.
9. Linear Regression
– Lines of regression of x on y and y on x.
– Scatter diagrams
– The method of least squares.
– Lines of best fit.
– Regression coefficient of x on y and y on x.
– bxy x byx = r2, 0 ≤ bxy ≤ byx ≤ 1
– Identification of regression equations
– Angle between regression line and properties of regression lines.
– Estimation of the value of one variable using the value of other variable from appropriate
line of regression.
10. Linear Programming
Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types
of linear programming (L.P.) problems, mathematical formulation of L.P. problems, graphical method
of solution for
problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions (bounded and unbounded), feasible and
infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions
(up to three non-trivial constraints).
