Instructor: A. M. Davis
Email: amdavis4@uw.edu
Office Hours via Zoom: Wednesday, 12:00–1:00pm PST and by appointment
Office Hours Link:
Required Text:
- William J. Dominik, Words and Ideas (Bolchazy - Carducci).
Syllabus
Course Evaluation Link:
- Students will have until Aug 11, 2023 at 11:59pm to complete the evaluation.
Week 1
Tuesday, June 20th – Introduction and syllabus overview
Thursday, June 22nd – Introduction to º£½ÇÍø and word building
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 1 (pp. 1–18)
Week 2
Tuesday, June 27th – Word building
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 2 (pp. 19–44) and Chapter 3 (pp. 45–74)
- I know this looks like a lot of reading, but there are a lot of charts!
- Homework 1 assigned
Thursday, June 29th – Mythology
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 75–82) *stop reading at "The Underworld"
- Homework 1 due (now due Friday 6/30 by 11:59pm PST)
Week 3
Tuesday, July 4th – Mythology
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 82–89)
Thursday, July 6th – Mythology
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 90–95) *stop reading at "Oedipus and His Family"
Week 4
Tuesday, July 11th – Mythology
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 4 (pp. 95–103)
- Homework 2 assigned
Thursday, July 13th – History
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 9 (pp. 227–238) *stop reading at "Source Passages"
- Homework 2 due
Week 5
Tuesday, July 18th – History
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 9 (pp. 238–249)
Thursday, July 20th – Greek law and politics
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 6 (pp. 145–151) *stop reading at "The º£½ÇÍø Republic"
Sunday, July 23rd – Assessment 1 due
Week 6
Tuesday, July 25th – º£½ÇÍø law and politics
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 6 (pp. 151–168)
- Extra credit assigned
Thursday, July 27th – Commerce and economics
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 7 (pp. 169–189)
Week 7
Tuesday, August 1st – Medicine
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 5 (pp. 105–127) *stop reading at "Medical Terminology"
- Homework 3 assigned
Thursday, August 3rd – Medicine
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 5 (pp. 127–143)
- Homework 3 due
Week 8
Tuesday, August 8th – Philosophy
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 8 (pp. 191–206) *stop reading at "Psychē"
- Homework 4 assigned
Thursday, August 10th – Psychology
- Read Words & Ideas, Chapter 8 (pp. 206–226)
- Homework 4 due
Week 9
Tuesday, August 15th – Literature
- Office Hour, 1:00 – 2:00pm PST via Zoom ()
Thursday, August 17th – No new lecture today
- Study for Assessment 2
Friday, August 18th – Assessment 2 due
* I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time; however, notice will be given. *