Nobody talked to us about imaginary or complex numbers, or bayes theorem, decision theory, or non-trivial mechanics problems until I was in college (age 16+)
For the benefit of those not familiar with the UK school system:
- Compulsory education goes up to the age of 16 (roughly 11 'grades')
- Many people continue at school until around 18 (an additional 2 years, called the 'sixth form')
- These final 2 years of school can be taken at a secondary school (~= high school in the US) or at a college (which may specialise in these 2 years only, or may go beyond). This college is not the same as a university, although there are some areas where they may compete for the same students
- Most people who enter university as undergraduates do so after completing these additional 2 years, and the exams which partially determine university acceptance are taken when people are about 17 or 18
For the benefit of those not familiar with the UK school system:
- Compulsory education goes up to the age of 16 (roughly 11 'grades')
- Many people continue at school until around 18 (an additional 2 years, called the 'sixth form')
- These final 2 years of school can be taken at a secondary school (~= high school in the US) or at a college (which may specialise in these 2 years only, or may go beyond). This college is not the same as a university, although there are some areas where they may compete for the same students
- Most people who enter university as undergraduates do so after completing these additional 2 years, and the exams which partially determine university acceptance are taken when people are about 17 or 18