CLAS 205 A: Bioscientific Vocabulary Building From Latin and Greek

Summer 2025 Full-term
Meeting:
to be arranged / * *
SLN:
10690
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 via Zoom

Required Text:

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

Syllabus:

 

WEEK ONE

Monday, June 23rd – Introduction and Syllabus

Wednesday, June 25th – Introduction to Word Building

Friday, June 27th – Greek Prefixes, Pre-Hippocratic Medicine

 

WEEK TWO

Monday, June 30th – Greek Suffixes

Wednesday, July 2nd – Homer’s Bioscientific Vocabulary

Friday, July 4th – NO CLASS TODAY (UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY)

 

WEEK THREE

Monday, July 7th

Wednesday, July 9th – Test 1

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

Friday, July 11th – Hippocratic Medicine

  • Prepare Lessons 11 and 12
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 11 and 12 Worksheet
  • Lessons 11 and 12 Word Elements Sheet

 

WEEK FOUR

Monday, July 14th – Classical Mythology

  • Prepare Lessons 13 and 14
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 13 and 14 Worksheet
  • Lessons 13 and 14 Word Elements Sheet
  • Homework 2 due today

Wednesday, July 16th – Greek Plurals

  • Prepare Lessons 15 and 16
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 15 and 16 Worksheet
  • Lessons 15 and 16 Word Elements Sheet
  • Greek Plurals slides

Friday, July 18th – Thucydides’ Plague

  • Prepare Lessons 17 and 18
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 17 and 18 Worksheet
  • Lessons 17 and 18 Word Elements Sheet

 

WEEK FIVE

Monday, July 21st – Dinosaurs

  • Prepare Lessons 19 and 20
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 19 and 20 Worksheet
  • Lessons 19 and 20 Word Elements Sheet
  • Dinosaurs slides

Wednesday, July 23rd – Test 2

  • On Lessons 11–20
  • Due today by 11:59pm PST

Friday, July 25th – Latin Basics and Prefixes

  • Prepare Lessons 21 and 22
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 21 and 22 Worksheet
  • Lessons 21 and 22 Word Elements Sheet
  • Latin Basics slides

 

WEEK SIX

Monday, July 28th – Latin Suffixes, Early Roman Medicine

  • Prepare Lessons 23 and 24
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 23 and 24 Worksheet
  • Lessons 23 and 24 Word Elements Sheet
  • Early Roman Medicine slides
  • Homework 3 due today

Wednesday, July 30th – Galen

  • Prepare Lessons 25 and 26
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 25 and 26 Worksheet
  • Lessons 25 and 26 Word Elements Sheet
  • Galen slides

Friday, August 1st – Latin and Greek Medieval Science

  • Prepare Lessons 27 and 28
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 27 and 28 Worksheet
  • Lessons 27 and 28 Word Elements Sheet
  • Latin and Greek Medieval Science slides

 

WEEK SEVEN

Monday, August 4th

  • Prepare Lessons 29 and 30
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 29 and 30 Worksheet
  • Lessons 29 and 30 Word Elements Sheet

Wednesday, August 6th – Test 3

  • On Lessons 21–30
  • Due today by 11:59pm PST

Friday, August 8th – Applying Skills: Plants (On Your Own Field Trip)

  • Prepare Lessons 31 and 32
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 31 and 32 Worksheet
  • Lessons 31 and 32 Word Elements Sheet

 

WEEK EIGHT

Monday, August 11th – Latin Nouns and Phrases

  • Prepare Lessons 33 and 34
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 33 and 34 Worksheet
  • Lessons 33 and 34 Word Elements Sheet
  • Latin Nouns slides
  • Homework 4 due today

Wednesday, August 13th – Latin and Greek in Alchemy

  • Prepare Lessons 35 and 36
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 35 and 36 Worksheet
  • Lessons 35 and 36 Word Elements Sheet

Friday, August 15th

  • Prepare Lessons 37 and 38
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 37 and 38 Worksheet
  • Lessons 37 and 38 Word Elements Sheet
  • Homework 5 due today

 

WEEK NINE

Monday, August 18th

  • Prepare Lessons 39 and 40
  • Watch lecture here
  • Lessons 39 and 40 Worksheet
  • Lessons 39 and 40 Word Elements Sheet

Wednesday, August 20th – STUDY DAY

Friday, August 22nd – Test 4

  • On Lessons 31–40
  • Due today by 11:59pm PST

 

 

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:
June 25, 2025 - 3:47 pm