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Show On Tuesdays and Thursdays Dr. Taylor often meets with friends before his 7:45 class for a quick cup of coffee in the cafeteria. Here, he and Dr. Grimm (facing), who is also relatively new to the faculty, talk with a couple of students seated opposite them. U. faculty not isolated "At Harvard there are people who know a vast amount of mathematics and who go to class with beautifully prepared lectures, but a student seldom ever sees these people outside of the lecture hall. Everyone is on his own, and although a lot of new mathematical research comes from Harvard, there is very little personal contact between students and professors." Not so at the University, says Dr. Taylor, which is one of the reasons why he came here. Every faculty member has prescribed office hours or means by which an appointment may be arranged. In most cases a professor can be found available for consultation any time he isn't busy with a previous appointment. Dr. Taylor usually sees students in the afternoon. In his office and in the classroom his manner is casual but at the same time professional and confident. His students respect his knowledge but are close enough to his age to press their own ideas. It serves a good purpose in that any confusion is quickly brought to light and cleared up. The Department of Mathematics is a very social place. Almost any day at noon Dr. Taylor can be found eating lunch and talking about sports or math with colleagues and perhaps one or two graduate students in the Union or at one of the downtown lounges. Evening parties are often held with other faculty members as well as football games and skiing excursions to Alta, Brighton and Park City. Between classes he might be seen among the small groups of people scattered throughout the halls of the Math Building trading jokes or making lunch plans. Steve Newman, a student in Dr. Taylor's analysis class, outlines some work he has been doing to get an opinion on it. Newman went to high school with Dr. Taylor and is about to receive his Ph.D. Dr. Taylor just recently moved into this office on the third floor of the Math Building. It is about three times as large as his old office, and he has been wondering what to do with the extra space. 18 |
