Autumn 2025
Meeting:
MWF 8:30am - 9:20am / DEN 112
SLN:
12839
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Instructor: A. M. Davis (They/Them/Theirs)
Email: amdavis4@uw.edu
Office Hour: Monday, 12–1:00pm and by appointment in Denny 400K
Required Text:
- Donald M. Ayers, Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems (The University of Arizona Press)
Syllabus:
WEEK ONE:
- Wednesday, September 24th – Introduction and Syllabus
- Syllabus overview
- Friday, September 26th – Introduction to Word Building
WEEK TWO:
- Monday, September 29th – Greek Prefixes, Pre-Hippocratic Medicine
- Wednesday, October 1st – Greek Suffixes
- Prepare lessons 5 and 6
- Lessons 5 and 6 Textbook Scans
- Lessons 5 and 6 Worksheet
- Lessons 5 and 6 Word Elements Sheet
- Greek Suffixes slides
- Homework 1 due today
- Friday, October 3rd – Homer’s Bioscientific Vocabulary
- Prepare lessons 7 and 8
- Lessons 7 and 8 Worksheet
- Lessons 7 and 8 Word Elements Sheet
- Homer's Bioscientific Vocabulary slides
WEEK THREE:
- Monday, October 6th
- Prepare lessons 9 and 10
- Lessons 9 and 10 Worksheet
- Lessons 9 and 10 Word Elements Sheet
- Wednesday, October 8th – Review Day on Lessons 1–10
- Friday, October 10th – TEST 1
- On lessons 1–10
WEEK FOUR:
- Monday, October 13th – Hippocratic Medicine
- Prepare lessons 11 and 12
- Wednesday, October 15th – Classical Mythology
- Prepare lessons 13 and 14
- Friday, October 17th – Greek Plurals
- Prepare lessons 15 and 16
- Homework 2 due today
WEEK FIVE:
- Monday, October 20th – Herodotus and Thucydides’ Plague
- Prepare lessons 17 and 18
- Wednesday, October 22nd – Dinosaurs
- Prepare lessons 19 and 20
- Friday, October 24th – Review Day on Lessons 11–20
WEEK SIX:
- Monday, October 27th – TEST 2
- On lessons 11–20
- Wednesday, October 29th – Latin Basics and Prefixes
- Prepare lessons 21 and 22
- Friday, October 31st – Latin Suffixes, Early Roman Medicine
- Prepare lessons 23 and 24
WEEK SEVEN:
- Monday, November 3rd – Galen
- Prepare lessons 25 and 26
- Homework 3 due today
- Wednesday, November 5th – Latin and Greek Medieval Science
- Prepare lessons 27 and 28
- Friday, November 7th
- Prepare lessons 29 and 30
WEEK EIGHT:
- Monday, November 10th – Review Day on Lessons 21–30
- Wednesday, November 12th – TEST 3
- On lessons 21–30
- Friday, November 14th – Applying Skills: Plants
- Prepare lessons 31 and 32
WEEK NINE:
- Monday, November 17th
- Prepare lessons 33 and 34
- Wednesday, November 19th – Latin Nouns and Phrases
- Prepare lessons 35 and 36
- Friday, November 21st
- Prepare lessons 37 and 38
- Homework 4 due today
WEEK TEN:
- Monday, November 24th – Jeopardy Review Day
- Wednesday, November 26th – TBD
- Friday, November 28th – NO CLASS TODAY (Native American Heritage Day)
WEEK ELEVEN:
- Monday, December 1st
- Prepare lessons 39 and 40
- Wednesday, December 3rd – Review Day on Lessons 31–40
- Homework 5 due today
- Friday, December 5th – TEST 4
- On lessons 31–40
- Extra credit assignment due today
FINAL EXAM:
Tuesday, December 9th
8:30–10:20am
DEN 112
* 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:
October 7, 2025 - 11:40 am