CLAS 205 A: Bioscientific Vocabulary Building From Latin and Greek

Spring 2025
Meeting:
MWF 8:30am - 9:20am
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:

Course Evaluation Link:

 

WEEK ONE:

  • Monday, March 31st – Course Introduction
    • Syllabus overview

 

  • Wednesday, April 2nd – Introduction to Word Building
    • Prepare Lessons 1 and 2

 

  • Friday, April 4th – Greek Prefixes, Pre-Hippocratic Medicine
    • Prepare Lessons 3 and 4

 

WEEK TWO:

  • Monday, April 7th – Greek Suffixes
    • Homework 1 due today
    • Prepare Lessons 5 and 6

 

  • Wednesday, April 9th – Homer's Bioscientific Vocabulary
    • Prepare Lessons 7 and 8

 

  • Friday, April 11th
    • Prepare Lessons 9 and 10

 

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

 

WEEK FOUR:

  • Monday, April 21st – Classical Mythology 
    • Prepare Lessons 13 and 14

 

  • Wednesday, April 23rd – Greek Plurals
    • Homework 2 due today
    • Prepare Lessons 15 and 16

 

  • Friday, April 25th – Herodotus and Thucydides' Plague
    • Prepare Lessons 17 and 18

 

WEEK FIVE:

  • Monday, April 28th – Dinosaurs
    • Prepare Lessons 19 and 20

 

  • 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

 

  • Wednesday, May 7th – Latin Suffixes, Early º£½ÇÍø Medicine
    • Prepare Lessons 23 and 24

 

  • Friday, May 9th – Galen
    • Homework 3 due today
    • Prepare Lessons 25 and 26

 

WEEK SEVEN:

  • Monday, May 12th – Latin and Greek Medieval Science
    • Prepare Lessons 27 and 28

 

  • Wednesday, May 14th
    • Prepare Lessons 29 and 30
    • Lessons 29 and 30 Worksheet

 

  • 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

 

  • Friday, May 23rd
    • Prepare Lessons 33 and 34

 

WEEK NINE:

  • Monday, May 26th – NO CLASS TODAY (Memorial Day)

 

  • Wednesday, May 28th – Latin Nouns and Phrases
    • Prepare Lessons 35 and 36

 

  • Friday, May 30th
    • Homework 4 due today
    • Prepare Lessons 37 and 38

 

WEEK TEN:

  • Monday, June 2nd
    • Prepare Lessons 39 and 40

 

  • Wednesday, June 4th – Review Day on Lessons 31–40
    • Homework 5 due today

 

  • 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:
April 17, 2026 - 2:01 am