NEB Class 12 Mathematics study materials
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NEB Class 12 Mathematics study plan

NEB Class 12 Mathematics · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Algebra

  • Compute powers and roots of complex numbers with De Moivre's theorem and solve equations whose roots are complex.

  • Solve quadratic equations over the complex numbers, classify roots using the discriminant, and form an equation from given roots.

  • Derive and apply the nth-term, sum, and mean formulas for arithmetic and geometric sequences, including the convergence condition for infinite geometric series.

  • Translate word problems on growth, depreciation, and instalment saving into AP or GP models and carry them to a numerical answer.

Your checkpoint

A 30-question Algebra set (complex numbers, quadratics, sequences) completed in 60 minutes at 75% or better, with a written correction for every missed question.

Week 2

Algebra

  • Expand binomials using the general term and extract a named term, coefficient, or middle term without full expansion.

  • Solve counting problems with permutations and combinations, including repetition, restriction, and 'at least one' cases.

  • Carry out matrix addition, multiplication, and inversion via the adjoint, then solve 2x2 and 3x3 systems with Cramer's rule.

  • Formulate a two-variable linear programming problem, shade the feasible region, and locate the optimal vertex algebraically.

Your checkpoint

A one-page Algebra formula sheet written from memory, plus a 25-question mixed Algebra set scored at 70% or higher under a 55-minute timer.

Week 3

Trigonometry

  • Prove trigonometric identities by chaining Pythagorean, sum-and-difference, double-angle, and sum-to-product formulas.

  • Solve trigonometric equations and state general solutions correctly in both degrees and radians.

  • Apply the sine rule, cosine rule, and area formula to oblique triangles and to height-and-distance situations.

  • Evaluate principal values of inverse trigonometric functions and simplify composite inverse expressions.

  • Sketch the graphs of the six trigonometric functions and read off period, amplitude, and asymptotes.

Your checkpoint

A 20-item proof-and-equation set finished in 50 minutes at 75% or better, with each identity proof written in full logical steps.

Week 4

Analytic Geometry (conic sections, straight lines, conic/coordinate geometry)

  • Compute distance, section-ratio, slope, angle between lines, and perpendicular distance from a point to a line, then use them to find line equations in all standard forms.

  • Solve locus problems by translating a geometric condition into an algebraic equation.

  • Derive the standard equations of the circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola and list centre, vertex, focus, directrix, axis, and eccentricity for each.

  • Test tangency and intersection of a line with a conic by substituting and applying the discriminant condition.

  • Classify a general second-degree equation by completing the square into standard conic form.

Your checkpoint

A 25-question mixed straight-line and conic set completed in 60 minutes at 70% or better, plus a one-page conic comparison table with all standard forms and key parameters.

Week 5

Vectors and their products

  • Compute dot and cross products and interpret each result as an angle, projection, or area.

  • Test collinearity, coplanarity, and perpendicularity of points and vectors using product conditions.

  • Derive vector and Cartesian equations of lines and planes and calculate the angle and shortest distance between them.

  • Apply the scalar triple product to find volumes and to test coplanarity of four points.

  • Solve 3D geometry problems by choosing a coordinate origin and resolving everything into vector form.

Your checkpoint

A 20-question Vectors set (products, lines, planes, triple product) completed in 60 minutes at 70% or better, with a half-page table of every product formula and its geometric meaning.

Week 6

Calculus (limits, derivatives, applications, integration)

  • Evaluate limits by factoring, rationalising, using standard limits, and applying L'Hopital's rule only where the form permits.

  • Differentiate with the product, quotient, chain, implicit, parametric, and logarithmic rules without hesitating over which rule applies.

  • Apply derivatives to tangents and normals, monotonicity, maxima and minima, related rates, and curve sketching.

  • Integrate standard forms by substitution, by parts, and by partial fractions, and evaluate definite integrals to find areas under curves.

Your checkpoint

A 30-question Calculus set (limit, derivative, application, integral) completed in 75 minutes at 70% or better, with a worked correction for every error.

Week 7

Statistics and Probability

  • Compute mean, median, mode, quartiles, range, variance, and standard deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.

  • Solve combined-mean and combined-standard-deviation problems and interpret dispersion in context.

  • Apply the addition and multiplication rules, conditional probability, and Bayes' theorem to multi-stage problems.

  • Calculate binomial and Poisson probabilities, means, and variances, and recognise which model a situation requires.

  • Standardise normal variables into z-scores and use the table to find probabilities and cut-off values.

Your checkpoint

A 25-question Statistics and Probability set completed in 60 minutes at 70% or better, with a one-page decision guide for choosing between binomial, Poisson, and normal models.

Week 8

Algebra & Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry (conic sections, straight lines, conic/coordinate geometry) & Vectors and their products & Calculus (limits, derivatives, applications, integration) & Statistics and Probability

  • Consolidate the weekly error logs into a single ranked list of weak question types and re-solve every missed item unaided.

  • Sit two full-length timed papers under exam conditions with no notes and record per-section timing.

  • Allocate exam time across the six domains in proportion to their weight and practise a 30-second decision on whether to attempt or skip a question.

  • Recite the six-domain formula card from memory and drill the twenty formulas most often misremembered.

Your checkpoint

Two complete timed mock papers scored at 75% or higher, plus a final one-page formula and revision card written entirely from memory.

Milestones

Week 2: Algebra closed out: 25-question set at 70% or better, and the algebra formula sheet reproduced from memory with no more than two omissions.

Week 4: Cumulative mini-mock of 40 questions across Algebra, Trigonometry, and Analytic Geometry completed in 90 minutes at 65% or better; error log shows no repeated mistake type across two weeks.

Week 6: Vectors and Calculus both cleared at 70% or better on their timed sets, and the vector product table plus conic table recalled without notes.

Week 8: Two full-length mocks at 75% or better with every section attempted in its planned time slot; the ranked weak-topic list has no item left unresolved.