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About a month ago, Menzel Professor of Astrophysics David R. Layzer '47 phoned Lou LaRocca '92 and asked the Cabot House resident to meet him at his office in the Harvard Observatory...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

Thinking he would soon be inside the warm confines of the professor's office, LaRocca threw on a sweater and strolled to the the office. When he got there, Layzer--already donning a ski jacket--suggested that the two go for a stroll...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

...freezing, so I thought I'd be clever and direct him back toward the Quad," LaRocca says. "But when we got there, he said that we should keep walking. We ended up near Alewife...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

Both courses follow the same format as Layzer's two Core courses. Unlike the technically oriented Chemistry 10, "Foundations of Chemistry," Chemistry 8 and 9 emphasize writing, and especially revisions of the twice-weekly papers. Hardly the "pre-med hack philosophy," LaRocca, one of Layzer's undergraduate teaching fellows, says...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

...Layzer is] a kid in a candy store," LaRocca says. "He's a little bit of the absentminded professor, which makes him endearing...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

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