Idea of Algebra

• Algebra is used to make statements of mathematical problems in a brief

form.

• Algebra is the Shorthand of O Math. In arithmetic we are using numerals like 5,-8,3/8 etc.
• In Algebra we are using letters in place of numbers.These letters are 'number SYMBOLS' which are unknown or unspecified.They are called VARIABLES.Use of variables gives us a generalised result.
• Example look the mathematical statement '1+2=3'.
  
• In words 'the sum of 1 and 2 is 3'. In general the sum of two numbers is a third number. 5+6=11,8+7=15 . . . and so on.
• We write this using variables as 'a+b=c'. This is the generalized form of adding 2numbers. Here a,b,c are variables(any number).
  
• Your AGE is a variables.Age is changing every year.
  
• But Year of birth is a CONSTANT.

Algebra

• Algebra is a branch of mathematics concerning the study of structure, relation and quantity.
• The name is derived from the treatise written in Arabic by the Persian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and geographer, Muhammad bin Mūsā al-Khwārizmī titled Kitab al-Jabr wa-l-Muqabala (meaning "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing"), which provided symbolic operations for the systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations.
• Together with geometry, analysis, combinatorics, and number theory, algebra is one of the main branches of mathematics.
  
• Elementary algebra is often part of the curriculum in secondary education and provides an introduction to the basic ideas of algebra, including effects of adding and multiplying numbers, the concept of variables, definition of polynomials, along with factorization and determining their roots.
• Algebra is much broader than elementary algebra and can be generalized.
  
• In addition to working directly with numbers, algebra covers working with symbols, variables, and set elements. Addition and multiplication are viewed as general operations, and their precise definitions lead to structures such as groups, rings and fields.

Matric,SSLC, XII - Questions

Question Papers

Previous year question papers are available for the following examinations



SSLC Examination, 2007

SSLC Examination, 2006

SSLC Examination, 2005

Matriculation Examination, 2008

Matriculation Examination, 2007

Anglo Indian SLC Examination, 2007

Higher Secondary Examination, 2007

Higher Secondary Examination, 2006

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