CLAS 205 D: Bioscientific Vocabulary Building From Latin and Greek

Summer 2024 Full-term
Meeting:
to be arranged / * *
SLN:
10759
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
SUMMER A & B TERMS
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Instructor: A. M. Davis (They/Them Theirs)

Email: amdavis4@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

Required Text:

  • Donald M. Ayers, Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems (The University of Arizona Press)

Syllabus:

Course Evaluation Link here

 

WEEK ONE

Monday, June 17th – Introduction and Syllabus

Wednesday, June 19th – NO CLASS TODAY (UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY)

Friday, June 21st – Introduction to Word Building

 

WEEK TWO

Monday, June 24th – Greek Prefixes, Pre-Hippocratic Medicine

Wednesday, June 26th – Greek Suffixes

Friday, June 28th – Homer’s Bioscientific Vocabulary

 

WEEK THREE

Monday, July 1st

Wednesday, July 3rd – Test 1

  • On lessons 1–10
  • Due today by 11:59pm PST

Friday, July 5th – Hippocratic Medicine

 

WEEK FOUR

Monday, July 8th – Classical Mythology

Wednesday, July 10th – Greek Plurals

Friday, July 12th – Thucydides’ Plague

 

WEEK FIVE

Monday, July 15th – Dinosaurs

Wednesday, July 17th – Test 2

  • On lessons 11–20

Friday, July 19th – Latin Basics and Prefixes

 

WEEK SIX

Monday, July 22nd – Latin Suffixes, Early Roman Medicine

Wednesday, July 24th – Galen

Friday, July 26th – Latin and Greek Medieval Science

 

WEEK SEVEN

Monday, July 29th

Wednesday, July 31st – Test 3

  • On lessons 21–30

Friday, August 2nd – Applying Skills: Plants (On Your Own Field Trip)

 

WEEK EIGHT

Monday, August 5th

Wednesday, August 7th – Latin Nouns and Phrases

Friday, August 9th – Latin and Greek in Alchemy

 

WEEK NINE

Monday, August 12th

Wednesday, August 14th – STUDY DAY

Friday, August 16th – Test 4

  • On lessons 31–40

 

 

* I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time; however, notice will be given. *

Catalog Description:
Designed to help students master the scientific vocabulary of their particular field by a study of the Latin and Greek roots that are used to create the majority of scientific terms. Knowledge of Latin or Greek is not required. Offered: AWSpS.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
3.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
December 18, 2024 - 1:16 pm