Spring 2025
Meeting:
MWF 8:30am - 9:20am / DEN 258
SLN:
12393
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Instructor: A. M. Davis (they/them/theirs)
Email: amdavis4@uw.edu
Office Hour: Wednesday, 1–2:00pm 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:
- Monday, March 31st – Course Introduction
- Syllabus overview
- Wednesday, April 2nd – Introduction to Word Building
- Friday, April 4th – Greek Prefixes, Pre-Hippocratic Medicine
WEEK TWO:
- Monday, April 7th – Greek Suffixes
- Homework 1 due today
- 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
- Wednesday, April 9th – 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
- Friday, April 11th
- Prepare Lessons 9 and 10
- Lessons 9 and 10 Worksheet
- Lessons 9 and 10 Word Elements Sheet
WEEK THREE:
- Monday, April 14th – Review Day on Lessons 1–10
- Wednesday, April 16th – TEST 1
- On Lessons 1–10
- Friday, April 18th – Hippocratic Medicine
- Prepare Lessons 11 and 12
- Lessons 11 and 12 Worksheet
- Lessons 11 and 12 Word Elements Sheet
- Hippocratic Medicine slides
WEEK FOUR:
- Monday, April 21st – Classical Mythology
- Prepare Lessons 13 and 14
- Lessons 13 and 14 Worksheet
- Lessons 13 and 14 Word Elements Sheet
- Classical Mythology slides
- Wednesday, April 23rd – Greek Plurals
- Homework 2 due today
- Prepare Lessons 15 and 16
- Lessons 15 and 16 Worksheet
- Lessons 15 and 16 Word Elements Sheet
- Greek Plurals slides
- Friday, April 25th – Herodotus and Thucydides' Plague
- Prepare Lessons 17 and 18
- Lessons 17 and 18 Worksheet
- Lessons 17 and 18 Word Elements Sheet
- Herodotus and Thucydides slides
WEEK FIVE:
- Monday, April 28th – Dinosaurs
- Prepare Lessons 19 and 20
- Dinosaurs Worksheet
- Dinosaurs Worksheet Answer Key
- Lessons 19 and 20 Word Elements Sheet
- Dinosaurs slides
- Wednesday, April 30th – Review Day on Lessons 11–20
- Friday, May 2nd – TEST 2
- On Lessons 11–20
WEEK SIX:
- Monday, May 5th – Latin Basics and Prefixes
- Prepare Lessons 21 and 22
- Lessons 21 and 22 Worksheet
- Lessons 21 and 22 Word Elements Sheet
- Latin Basics slides
- Wednesday, May 7th – Latin Suffixes, Early Roman Medicine
- Prepare Lessons 23 and 24
- Lessons 23 and 24 Worksheet
- Lessons 23 and 24 Word Elements Sheet
- Early Roman Medicine slides
- Friday, May 9th – Galen
- Homework 3 due today
- Prepare Lessons 25 and 26
- Lessons 25 and 26 Worksheet
- Lessons 25 and 26 Word Elements Sheet
- Galen slides
WEEK SEVEN:
- Monday, May 12th – Latin and Greek Medieval Science
- Prepare Lessons 27 and 28
- Lessons 27 and 28 Worksheet
- Lessons 27 and 28 Word Elements Sheet
- Latin and Greek in Medieval Science slides
- Wednesday, May 14th
- Prepare Lessons 29 and 30
- Lessons 29 and 30 Worksheet
- Lessons 29 and 30 Word Elements Sheet
- Friday, May 16th – Review Day on Lessons 21–30
WEEK EIGHT:
- Monday, May 19th – TEST 3
- On Lessons 21–30
- Wednesday, May 21st – Applying Skills: Plants
- Prepare Lessons 31 and 31
- Lessons 31 and 32 Worksheet
- A Walk Around UW Worksheet
- Lessons 31 and 32 Word Elements Sheet
- Friday, May 23rd
- Prepare Lessons 33 and 34
- Watch lecture here
- Lessons 33 and 34 Worksheet
- Lessons 33 and 34 Word Elements Sheet
WEEK NINE:
- Monday, May 26th – NO CLASS TODAY (Memorial Day)
- Wednesday, May 28th – Latin Nouns and Phrases
- Prepare Lessons 35 and 36
- Lessons 35 and 36 Worksheet
- Lessons 35 and 36 Word Elements Sheet
- Latin Nouns slides
- Friday, May 30th
- Homework 4 due today
- Prepare Lessons 37 and 38
- Lessons 37 and 38 Worksheet
- Lessons 37 and 38 Word Elements Sheet
WEEK TEN:
- Monday, June 2nd
- Homework 5 due today
- Prepare Lessons 39 and 40
- Lessons 39 and 40 Worksheet
- Lessons 39 and 40 Word Elements Sheet
- Wednesday, June 4th – Review Day on Lessons 31–40
- Word Analysis Practice (Lessons 31–40)
- Word Analysis Answer Key
- Latin Phrases Review Sheet/Answer Key
- Suffixes Review Sheet
- Friday, June 6th – TEST 4
- On Lessons 31–40
- Extra credit assignment due today by 11:59pm PST on Canvas
*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:
May 30, 2025 - 7:27 pm