Topics that might be over-taught in university

Topics taught relatively more than their importance might warrant.

Sample of data from the 1998 Survey of Software Practitioners

Rank

Topic

% Excess

Knowledge after education (Q1)

Overall importance(Q3+Q4)/2

1

Differential Equations

115%

2.7

1.3

2

Differential and Integral Calculus

97%

3.2

1.6

3

Chemistry

73%

2.2

1.3

4

Linear Algebra and Matrices

50%

3.1

2.0

5

Laplace and Fourier Transforms

39%

1.8

1.3

6

Physics

37%

2.7

2.0

7

Set Theory

15%

2.5

2.2

8

Probability and Statistics

13%

2.9

2.6

9

Combinatorics

11%

1.7

1.6

10

Computational Methods for Numeric Problems

3%

2.2

2.1