About the Book

CBSE has introduced one more elective course for Senior Secondary Classes, named as Applied Mathematics, from the academic session 2020-21. This course is mainly for the students of Arts and Commerce streams. Now, the obvious question arises: What is this Applied Mathematics all about? How is it different from the Core Mathematics (Mathematics meant for Science subjects)?

In fact, Applied Mathematics involves the application of mathematical methods to solve problems in various fields such as Commerce, Economics, Business, Medicines, Social Sciences, Computer Science, etc. In other words, Applied Mathematics is a combination of mathematical methods and specialised knowledge. It is the application of mathematics to real-world problems.

The difference between Core Mathematics and Applied Mathematics is that the former's main objective is to solve the problems for the sake of mathematics, while the later is used to solve real-world problems. In other words, Core Mathematics is fully abstract-thinking course, and Applied Mathematics is based on the application of Mathematical knowledge in real life and another discipline too. But, these two branches are made for each other. As per the CBSE, the main objectives of Applied Mathematics at Senior Secondary Classes
are:

• l To develop an understanding of basic mathematical and statistical tools and their applications in the field of commerce (business/finance/economics) and social sciences;
• l To model real-world experiences/problems into mathematical expressions using numerical/algebraic/graphical representation;
• l To make sense from the data by organising, representing, interpreting, analysing, and to make meaningful inferences from the real-world situations;
• l To develop logical reasoning skills and apply the same in simple problem solving;
• l To reinforce mathematical communication by formulating conjectures, validating logical arguments and testing hypothesis;
• l To make connections between Mathematics and other disciplines.

The series A Textbook of Applied Mathematics (Volume 1 and Volume 2) for Senior Secondary Classes is an exciting and innovative series, which has been developed to meet the objectives of Applied Mathematics discussed above. For each level, the course has been covered in two volumes – Volume 1 and Volume 2. This series is strictly made as per the syllabus for Applied Mathematics (subject code 241) recently released by the CBSE. The student-friendly series teaches Applied Mathematics in such an interesting and comprehensive manner that even an average student has no difficulty in grasping the fundamental concepts of the subject. The books in the series have been designed to develop substantial mathematical skills to solve the problems in the field of Business, Economics, Commerce, Social Science, etc.