Is physics (and engineering) at university more like high school physics or high school math? I am in high school and I find myself enjoying math a lot more than physics, probably because of the more focused teaching approach found in physics, which looks at specific cases and experiments and then goes on to explain these mathematically, where as in maths it seems to me a broader stance is taken; only after a foundation is laid one goes into specific examples. Still I would rather like to study physics or engineering at university, as I am more interested in the subject of physics itself than that of theoretical mathematics.
So how does university teaching compare to that found in high school in physics and mathematics, and where do I place engineering in this comparison?
PS: I am from Austria and plan to go to uni in Germany, in case that helps with answering the question.
PPS: I know this question is open ended and opinion based so feel free to flag.
Edit: I`m thinking of this, this or that.
When studying physics at a German university, you will take three kinds of core modules:

Experimental Physics
Theoretical Physics
Math

Of these, experimental physics is somewhat similar to physics in school. You have a discussion of concrete phenomena, how you can measure them, probably quite a bit of lab time, too.
Theoretical physics is similar to math in school. You learn some more overarching theories about how to model things mathematically (like Newtonian gravity, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and so on). A lot of what you do is calculations (compute an integral, solve a differential equation). If you want to learn how to do complex calculations with pen and paper, theoretical physics is where you do it.
Math at university level is a very different beast from anything most pupils encounter at school (at least in Germany). You'll encounter some familiar concepts (differentation, vectors), but in a far more rigorous way. You will not just be told that stuff is true, but you'll see the proofs (and be asked to prove simple statements yourself [at least if your math courses are shared with mathematicians, if you have dedicated &quot;math for physicists&quot; courses this might not be the case]).