Lebanese Baccalaureate - General Sciences (GS) study plan
Lebanese Baccalaureate - General Sciences (GS) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Mathematics
Build a one-page formula sheet for functions, limits, and continuity from memory, then correct it against your notes
Solve 20 limit problems of increasing difficulty, classifying each as direct substitution, factoring, or rationalization
Derive the derivative rules (power, product, quotient, chain) and apply each to 5 practice functions
Write out the conditions for continuity at a point and test 6 piecewise functions against them
Your checkpoint
A corrected formula sheet plus a 20-problem limit set with written method labels and error log
Mathematics
Compute derivatives of composite, trigonometric, and exponential functions without referring to worked examples
Construct and interpret a sign table for a function's derivative to locate extrema and monotonicity intervals
Solve 8 optimization and rate-of-change word problems, stating the quantity to be optimized before differentiating
Integrate basic antiderivatives and apply the fundamental theorem to 10 definite integrals
Your checkpoint
A timed 45-minute mock section of 10 calculus problems scored and annotated with error categories
Mathematics & Physics
Solve 15 problems combining algebraic/trigonometric manipulation with kinematics or dynamics quantities
Set up and solve 8 systems or sequences problems drawn from physics-style contexts (e.g., geometric growth, arithmetic accumulation)
Derive the kinematic equations from constant acceleration and verify them dimensionally
Explain in writing how a calculus derivative maps onto velocity and acceleration in a motion graph
Your checkpoint
A 10-problem cross-domain set (math methods applied to physics contexts) with full worked solutions
Physics
Draw free-body diagrams for 12 scenarios and write Newton's second law for each axis
Apply conservation of energy and momentum to 10 collision and incline problems, stating which principle you used and why
Solve 8 circuit problems using series/parallel rules and Ohm's law, computing equivalent resistance first
Describe wave properties (frequency, wavelength, speed, interference) and solve 6 problems linking them
Your checkpoint
A mid-course diagnostic: 15 mixed physics problems attempted under time, scored, with a written list of the three weakest sub-topics
Chemistry
Balance 15 chemical equations including redox, assigning oxidation states explicitly
Perform stoichiometric calculations (moles, limiting reagent, percent yield) for 10 reactions
Predict acid-base behavior and compute pH for 8 strong and weak acid/base solutions
Draw and name 10 organic molecules, identifying functional groups and isomer relationships
Your checkpoint
A stoichiometry and pH problem set (18 items) with unit-checked answers and a one-page reaction-type summary
Chemistry & Biology
Connect reaction energetics and bonding concepts to 6 biology examples (e.g., ATP hydrolysis, enzyme kinetics)
Diagram and explain the stages of cellular respiration and photosynthesis, labeling energy inputs and outputs
Solve 8 genetics problems (monohybrid, dihybrid, sex-linked) showing Punnett squares and probability reasoning
Compare DNA replication, transcription, and translation in a structured table built from memory
Your checkpoint
A genetics problem set (8 items) plus a hand-drawn energy-flow diagram linking chemistry to respiration and photosynthesis
Biology & Sciences (combined / integrated scientific paper)
Answer 6 integrated paper prompts that require combining two or more domains, outlining the reasoning chain before writing
Practice extracting data from a described experiment and stating a valid conclusion and limitation
Write full-length constructed responses to 4 past-style integrated questions under timed conditions
Self-grade against a rubric you write yourself, listing every point where reasoning skipped a step
Your checkpoint
Four timed integrated written responses, self-scored against a rubric, with a revision of the weakest one
Mathematics & Physics & Chemistry & Biology & Sciences (combined / integrated scientific paper)
Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them
Re-derive every formula on your sheet from memory and flag anything you cannot reconstruct
Re-work every logged error from weeks 1-7 and confirm each is now solved correctly
Build a final one-page per-domain summary of the highest-frequency methods and traps
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with an error-trend comparison to the week-4 diagnostic and a final consolidated summary sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on the timed 10-problem calculus section and be able to label the method used for every limit and derivative
Week 4: Score at least 60% on the 15-problem mixed physics diagnostic and name your three weakest sub-topics in writing
Week 6: Correctly balance all 15 equations and solve at least 7 of 8 genetics problems with valid probability reasoning
Week 8: Improve mock-exam score by at least 10 percentage points over the week-4 diagnostic and have zero unresolved logged errors