PAU Physics (Andalusia) study guide
PAU Physics (Andalusia) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
La Física de la PAU en Andalucía es una de las materias de la fase de acceso a la universidad y, sobre todo, una asignatura de modalidad que muchos grados científicos y técnicos ponderan con peso alto. La prueba evalúa la física de segundo de Bachillerato: campos gravitatorio y eléctrico, campo magnético e inducción, ondas mecánicas y electromagnéticas, óptica y física moderna. The PAU Physics (Andalusia) study guide has 5 sections and about 2,077 words.
01Gravitational field and orbital mechanics
The gravitational-field block of the PAU (Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad) in Andalusia asks you to move fluently between force, field, potential and energy, and then to apply those ideas to satellites and Kepler's laws. Questions are usually one short calculation plus one conceptual justification, so both the algebra and the sign conventions are marked.
405 words, about 2 min02Electric field and electrostatic interactions
The electrostatics block tests Coulomb's law, the field and potential of point charges, superposition, and the behaviour of conductors and charged spheres. The PAU normally pairs a vector calculation (field at a point) with a scalar one (potential or energy), because that contrast is exactly where candidates slip.
423 words, about 2 min03Magnetic field and electromagnetic induction
Magnetic field and induction questions combine the force on moving charges and currents with Faraday's and Lenz's laws. The exam typically uses a rod sliding on rails, a rotating coil or a solenoid, and asks for the induced emf, the direction of the current and the energy balance.
443 words, about 2 min04Mechanical and electromagnetic waves; sound and light
Wave questions in the PAU cover the wave equation, energy and intensity, standing waves in strings and pipes, and the geometric and wave optics of light: Snell's law, lenses and mirrors, interference and diffraction. Expect one numeric optics problem and one qualitative question about wave properties, often including polarisation.
409 words, about 2 min05Relativity and modern physics (quantum and nuclear phenomena)
Modern physics in the PAU covers special relativity (time dilation, length contraction, mass–energy), the photoelectric effect and de Broglie waves, atomic energy levels and spectra, and nuclear decay, binding energy and reactions. Calculations are short; the marks come from correct units, correct conservation statements and correct interpretation of the results.
397 words, about 2 min