[quote=Fearful]What do you expect from CNN. “Linear equations”? “Matrix calculus”? I did my undergrad in physics, and I have to say I could not explain to someone what a linear equation is and how it is different from a non linear equation. Matrix calculus? I suppose I probably would know it if I saw it, but the name does not ring a bell.[/quote]
How about Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus.. they do exist. I can Xerox the cover of some text books. I suspect that the CNN writers decided to exaggerate the field to make the teacher look more ‘special’. I also suspect that the salaries were listed as below the actual. Something is definitely screwy in the article.
I noted a good percentage of Masters degrees, but there was no correlation between salaries and what field of study that the Masters was done in, nor what field they were teaching.
NOTE: Starting salary is listed as $33K, Average salary is $46K.
The mis-capitalization is understandable considering that Caltech stands for “California Institute of Technology”.. which incidentally includes JPL.(http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/)
