Universal Mathematics is a series of ten books for students of pre-primary toClass 8. The series adheres to the National Curriculum Framework 2005 andthe books have been designed in accordance with the latest guidelines laiddown by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).All the books are written based on extensive research and each chapterprovides exercises featuring a variety of questions to help the learners gatherenough practice for better applicability in real life situations. The series isinnovative in its treatment of the subject and integrates, in every chapter, thetheory of multiple intelligences propounded by Howard Gardner.Features Know Your Field at the beginning of each chapter clearly defines the topics covered within a chapter Net Practice provides a recapitulation exercise from the previous class Tips, Remember and Catch Your Mistakes, wherever appropriate within the text, stress on important points and prevent students from committing common mistakes Innings questions interspersed within the text provide practice of the mathematical concepts just learnt Honing Multiple Intelligences nurtures the various intelligences and provides a holistic learning experience Highlights at the end of each chapter lists a quick and easy summary of the concepts learnt Chapter Innings at the end of each chapter includes mental maths questions and text-based problems for detailed revision Googly includes interesting questions that stimulate the higher-order thinking skills of the learners ReaVife Connect showcases the application of mathematics in the real world Maths Lab Activity offers additional projects and lab activites to make the learning experience more enjoyable and interesting Unit Innings for classes 6 to 8, enables students to practice questions from an entire unit Answers at the end of the book provides answers to the exercises Stickers for Primers A and B and Posters for classes 1 and 2 make learning funTable of Contents Unit 1 - Learning about Numbers1. Integers2. Fractions and DecimalsUnit 2 - Extension of Number System3. Rational Numbers4. Exponents and Powers Worksheet IUnit 3 - Algebra5. Simple Equations6. Algebraic ExpressionsUnit 4 - Commercial Mathematics7. Comparing Quantities Worksheet 2Unit 5 - Geometry8. Lines and Angles9. Triangle and its Properties10. Congruence of Triangles11. Practical Geometry12. Symmetry Worksheet 313. Visualising Solid ShapesUnit 6 - Mensuration14. Perimeter and AreaUnit 7 - Data Handling15. Data Handling Worksheet 4 Worksheet 5 Worksheet 6 AnswersAbout the AuthorJayashri, Bhattacharya, is, currently, teaching, at, Delhi, Public, School,, Rohini., Over, the, last, 25, years, of, her, professional, career,, she, had, been,associated, with, Rajghat, Besant, School,Varanasi,, Atomic, Energy, Central, School,, Jadugoda, and, NK, Bagrodia, Public, School.,Tarika, Dhawan, has, several, years, of, teaching, experience, behind, her., Presently, she, is, associated, with, Delhi, Public, School,, Rohini., Her, other,teaching, assignments, were, with, Vikas, Bharti, Public, School, and, NK, Bagrodia, Public, School.,C, K, Manjunath,, the, series, editor,, has, over, 15, years, of, professional, experience, and, holds, a, PhD, (Application, of, Neural, Networks, on,Bio-Medicine),, MS, (Information, Science), from, IISc, Bangalore, and, AD'S, (Documentation,, and,, Information, Science), from, Indian, Statistical, Institute.,He, is, truly, a, versatile, professional, having, sound, knowledge, of, all, the, sciences,, mathematics, and, information, technology., Presently, he, is, the,principal, of, Yenepoya, Group, of, Institutions.