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I'm about to graduate from a 4 year university in CA (edit: CS major) and we are taught a fairly in depth numerical methods class as part of our 3000 series of

I'm about to graduate from a 4 year university in CA (edit: CS major) and we are taught a fairly in depth numerical methods class as part of our 3000 series of classes (i.e. it's intended for third-year students). It's certainly possible to take it in your second year where I am, but usually students opt for other classes that will help them get an internship before they go to numerical methods, so it's a common third year class IMO. It doesn't normally get pushed off farther than that though, since it's a common prerequisite for fourth year classes.

physicsguy 6y ago
We don't really have so many optional choices here early on - in UK Engineering degrees are regulated by the Engineering Council and have to cover set material, or students who graduate from it are not able to register for Chartered Engineer status as quickly (adds an extra 5 years onto the process). For Physics, the courses are generally set to meet requirements set by the Institute of Physics. We do have credits, but it's generally not possible for you to take courses from a higher level - a 2nd year student can't generally take a 3rd year course for e.g. or vice versa. In general, this means that the first two years of all physics/eng degrees in the UK cover almost identical material across all Universities. It's only after that you start to get any choice, and those choices usually relate somewhat to the expertise of the academics at that institution - I did my first degree in a University with very strong condensed matter theory group for e.g. so there were lots of courses on that.