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Laura Horton

Laura Horton is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Laura Horton rather than just read about it. In short: Laura Horton is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional, United States town of Salem. Created by writer Peggy Phillips, Laura's storylines focus on family troubles.

Key takeaways

Laura Horton belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Laura Horton to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Laura Horton from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Laura Horton is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional, United States town of Salem. Created by writer Peggy Phillips, Laura's storylines focus on family troubles. She is a member of the series' Horton family. Laura's marriage to Mickey Horton was a big part of the characters' history. She was also married to his brother, Bill. Many of Laura's storylines have also revolved around her mental health issues. Laura was initially portrayed by Floy Dean from June to October 1966, before Susan Flannery stepped in, portraying Laura from November 1966 to May 1975. Susan Oliver then portrayed Laura from October 1975 to June 1976, followed by Rosemary Forsyth from August 1976 to March 1980. The character then took a hiatus until 1993, when the role was recast with Jaime Lyn Bauer, who played Laura from November 1993 to July 1999. Bauer returned as Laura for brief stints in 2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2021. Cady McClain also briefly portrayed the role in flashbacks in February 2021.

Casting

The role was originated by actress Floy Dean from June 30, 1966, to October 21, 1966. Susan Flannery stepped into the role from November 22, 1966, to May 27, 1975. Flannery wore the same pair of shoes for her entire duration on the soap due to the soap's lack of wardrobe, and when she exited in 1975 she took one shoe and gave the other one to the co-creator, Betty Corday. Susan Oliver briefly stepped into the role from October 10, 1975, to June 9, 1976, followed by Rosemary Forsyth from August 24, 1976, to March 25, 1980. Jaime Lyn Bauer assumed the role on November 12, 1993. Bauer departed as Laura in the episode originally broadcast on July 7, 1999, but she returned on May 26 and 27, 2003, for her daughter, Jennifer Horton's, wedding to Jack Deveraux and again from June 15 to 28, 2010, and April 10 and 11, 2013. In March 2016, it was revealed that Bauer would be returning to the show for at least three episodes airing in September. Bauer returned on September 2. She last appeared on December 1 of that year. She also returned briefly on May 30, 2018, for one episode. In February 2021, Baur returned to the role for a limited-guest run. The same month, Cady McClain briefly portrayed the role in newly created flashbacks. Bauer exited on February 10, after the character was killed off.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Laura Horton

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Laura Horton claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Laura Horton before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Laura Horton ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Laura Horton

In research: Laura Horton appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Laura Horton in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Laura Horton is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American female characters in soap operas, Days of Our Lives characters, Deceased fictional characters, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Laura Horton outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Laura Horton in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Laura Horton means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Laura Horton out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Laura Horton in simple terms?

Why does Laura Horton matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Laura Horton?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Laura Horton.