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...What Layzer created is one of the most innovative courses at Harvard. As an alternative to Chemistry 10, Layzer and Professor of Chemistry Cynthia M. Friend now offer the year-long sequence Chemistry 8 and Chemistry...
Creating the course has forced Layzer and Friend to devise a new method for teaching chemistry and physics. When Layzer began work eight years ago, one of his first steps was to replace the typical science textbooks used in introductory chemistry and physics courses...
...Layzer also says that while the narrative covers chemistry and physics, it is intended to teach the subject matter as it is relevant to life science majors. He says, "I began with molecular biology textbooks and worked backwards, thinking. "What would you need to know to understand this...
...result of this work is a class which, while extremely challenging, is very popular with the students who take it. It is a dynamic course, where Layzer and Friend frequently experiment with the teaching approach...
...course's first year, it was "much, much too hard," Layzer says. "The course has gotten more pleasant to take, but not watered down. The material has been better adapted to the way a human mind works...