UEE Physics case studies
UEE Physics · Put your knowledge to work in context.
UEE Physics is a university entrance physics paper used to judge whether a school-leaver can apply core physics ideas to unfamiliar situations under time pressure. It suits candidates finishing secondary school who intend to read physics, engineering, or a related science, and who need a single broad measure of their preparation. The syllabus is deliberately wide: mechanics carries the largest share, followed by electricity and magnetism, then thermodynamics and kinetic theory, modern physics and quantum phenomena, oscillations and waves, optics, experimental methods and data analysis, and a small mathematical-methods component. Questions mix multiple choice, multiple-select, numerical-answer, and free-response items, so you must be able to pick a concept quickly, compute cleanly, keep units and significant figures straight, and justify reasoning in writing. The UEE Physics case studies are 5 cases and about 2,579 words.
1Block on a Rough Incline, a Rough Patch, and a Spring
A 2.0 kg block is released from rest at the top of a rough incline that makes 30° with the horizontal and is 3.0 m long along the slope. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the incline is 0.25.
594 words, about 3 min2Constant-Pressure Heating Followed by Isochoric Cooling
A cylinder with a frictionless piston contains 0.240 mol of an ideal monatomic gas. The gas is initially at 300 K and 1.0×10^5 Pa.
525 words, about 3 min3String Resonance, Harmonics, and Tension Adjustment
A string of length 1.20 m and linear density 2.5 g/m is stretched between two fixed supports. The tension is set to 90 N.
475 words, about 2 min4Steady-State Circuit with Internal Resistance and a Capacitor
A battery of emf 12.0 V and internal resistance 0.50 Ω is connected in series with a 4.0 Ω resistor R1. The circuit then splits into two parallel branches: R2 = 6.0 Ω and R3 = 3.0 Ω, which rejoin and return to the battery.
514 words, about 3 min5Photoelectric Effect with Changing Intensity and Wavelength
Light from a variable-wavelength source falls on a clean metal surface with work function 2.20 eV. At wavelength 400 nm, a stopping potential of 0.90 V is measured.
471 words, about 2 min