Five questions to begin
Tivumo asks five short questions and opens every class up to the hardest one your child answers correctly.
Usually Class 12
Maths for 18 year olds
Most 18 year olds in India are in Class 12, in their final year of school. Here is what they are learning, and 92 Tivumo games that let them see it.
What a 18 year old is learning
- Slope of a curve at a point · Calculus
- Magnitude of a vector · Vectors
- Differentiate a polynomial · Calculus
- Compose two functions · Algebra
- Inverse trigonometric values · Trigonometry
- Add and multiply matrices · Matrix algebra
- Determinant of a 3 x 3 matrix · Matrix algebra
- Continuity at a point · Calculus
- Product and chain rules · Calculus
- Maxima and minima · Calculus
Starts where your child is, not where their age says
Gaps from earlier years
Class 11 — counting arrangements, coordinate geometry, sets — is always there for revision, without any sense of going backwards.
Room to run ahead
Every Class 12 topic, including calculus, matrices and vectors, as pictures to move.
How to help a 18 year old with maths at home
Calculus as rates
Distance covered each minute on a car journey, a filling water tank, a phone battery draining: the derivative is a rate of change you can see.
Probability from games
Cards, dice and board games are conditional probability waiting to be asked about.
Understand before memorising
If a formula can be drawn, draw it first. It is easier to rebuild in an exam than to recall.
Space the revision
Short sessions repeated over days and weeks outlast long last-minute sessions.
Let them explain it back
Explaining a proof or method out loud, in their own words, is the best check that it is understood.
Questions parents ask
What maths should a 18 year old know?
Most 18 year olds in India are in Class 12, finishing school. The main topics are calculus, matrix algebra, vectors, algebra, trigonometry. Typical skills include slope of a curve at a point; magnitude of a vector; differentiate a polynomial; compose two functions; inverse trigonometric values.
Is Tivumo suitable for a 18 year old?
Yes. Tivumo covers Classes 3 to 12, and five short questions find the right starting class for your child, whatever their age.
What should I look for in a maths app for a 18 year old?
Explanations before practice, no timers or ads, work that is not wiped out by one mistake, and a way to start at the right level. Our checklist.
How long should a 18 year old practise maths each day?
Short and regular beats long and rare. In Tivumo your child can set a small daily goal; there are no timers, and missing a day never locks anything away.
Is Tivumo really free?
Yes. Tivumo is free, has no advertising and no in-app purchases. It is supported by an institutional sponsor.
Does it need the internet?
Only to open it the first time. After that it works offline, including on low-cost phones and slow connections.
Open Tivumo on any phone, today
No download, no account for your child. Classes 3 to 12, more than 1,000 games.