Book Title:-Foundation Science for Class X

Author :-Cengage Learning India

ISBN :-9788131527757

Price :-INR 695

Pages :-706

Edition :-1

Binding :-Paperback

Imprint :-CL India

© Year :-2015

Overview :

'For a student aspiring a career in Science and Technology, acquiring good understanding of the fundamental
concepts and honing analytical capabilities are essential. This series of IIT Foundation books is aimed to
help students achieve these objectives, while ensuring compliance to the objectives of National Curriculum
Foundation (NCF). This series of books has been developed by the faculty of BASE Educational Services
Pvt. Ltd based on their rich experience of teaching high school students. Each book in this series is
organized in a logical sequence to help students learn gradually and comfortably. The content in this book is
ed keeping in view the curriculum suggested by NCERT for high school. Discussions are enriched with
helpful information critical for students to understand the concepts better. The book has been written in
simple language so as to be read directly by children and understood easily by them. A large number of
illustrations and worked examples have been included. Problems in all the exercises are direct as well as
application type, all of which are graded. Some challenging problems also find a place in the exercises.

Table Of Content :

'1. Chemical Reactions and Equations 2. Acids, Bases and Salts 3. General Metallurgy 4. Introduction to
Organic Chemistry 5. Organic Chemistry: Basic Concepts 6. Nomenclature 7. Hydrocarbons 8. Organic
Compound Containing Oxygen 9. Periodic Table I 10. Periodic Table II 11. Nutrition in Plants and Animals
12. Respiration in Plants and Animals 13. Transport in Plants and Animals 14. Transpiration in Plants 15.
Excretion in Plants and Animals 16. Response and Co-ordination in Plants 17. Control and Coordination in
Animals: Nervous System and Sense Organs 18. Co-ordination through Hormones (Endocrine system) 19.
Reproduction 20 Mendelian Inheritance 21. Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance and Genetic Disorders 22
Evolution 23. Light - Reflection 24. Light - Refraction and the Colourful World 25. The Human Eye 26.
Electricity 27. Magnetic Effects of Electric Current 28. Sources of energy 29. Environment and its
Components 30. Management of Natural Resources