Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SectionC:MWF9:3010:20
EEB042
Instructor:DanielMiller
Office:Condon128B
Email:dabemill@uw.edu
OfficeHours:MW10:3011:30am
CourseWebsite:
www.clas205.weebly.com
RequiredText:
DonaldM.Ayers,BioscientificTerminology:WordsfromLatinandGreekStems(The
UniversityofArizonaPress).
CourseAims:
Theprimarygoalistoimprovethestudentsunderstandingofthetechnicalvocabularyusedin
thebiologicalsciences.Studentswilldevelopskillsinseparatingwordsintotheir
components
throughthememorizationofGreekandLatin
prefixes,suffixesandbases
.Bytheendofthe
quarterstudentswillhaveexpandedbothtechnicalandnontechnicalvocabularyandwillbeat
easewhenreadinghighlyspecificorraremedicalorscientificterminology.Noprevious
knowledgeofLatinorGreekisrequired.
CourseConduct:
Outofcourtesytoyourclassmatesandtome,pleasecometoclass
ontime
andpreparedto
contribute
fortheentireclassperiod,bothpassivelybybeingattentiveandlisteningand
activelybyaskingquestionsorparticipatingingroupactivities.Cellphonesandothersuch
electronicsmustbesilent/off.Universityconductand
scholarlyintegrity
codesshouldbe
followedatalltimes.
Ifabsenceisunavoidableduetoillnessorotherlegitimatecircumstances(e.g.family
emergency),youmustcontactmeviaemailtoletmeknowbeforeclass.Ifyouareabsent,itis
yourresponsibilitytofindoutwhatyoumissedinclass,catchuponanymissedhomework,
reschedulemakeupsforanyexams,andattendofficehoursorscheduleanappointment.
Duetouniversitypolicy,IcannotdiscussgradesduringclassorviaemailIfastudenthas
questionsregardingassignments,tests,homeworkoranyothermatter,Iammorethanhappyto
discussthesethingsinmyoffice.
HowtoSucceedinthisClass:
Thesingleeasiestthingyoucandotomaintainahighgradeisto
cometoclasseveryday.
This
willallowyoutolearnbyosmosis,aswellasreceivehighparticipationpoints.Youcannot
participateifyouarenotinclass!Donothesitatetocometoofficehoursandaskforadditional
explanationsorhelpwithaspecificconcept.
Grading:
Becausethisclassissovocabularyheavy,therewillbe
weeklyquizzes
onFridaysconsistingof
vocabularyitemsfromtheweeksreading.Thepointofthesequizzesisnottooverloadthe
studentswithanunbearableamountofwork,buttoprovidea
consistent
and
steady
wayto
practicenewvocabulary.Wearelearningthe
language
ofscienceandmedicineand,aswith
anyforeignlanguage,
repetitionisveryimportant
.Thesequizzeswillbe
gradedfor
completion
andgoneoveronthenextMondaymorning.Exceptforexcusedabsences,
there
willbenomakeupquizzes
.Cometoclass!
GradingBreakdown:
Participation(Quizzes):50points
Tests(3x70):210points
FinalExam:140points
TotalPoints:400
GradingScale:
4.0:4003933.0:3203122.0:2302211.0:139120
3.9:3923852.9:3113021.9:2202110.9:119109
3.8:3843772.8:3012931.8:2102010.8:10898
3.7:3763692.7:2922841.7:2001910.7:9787
3.6:3683612.6:2832751.6:1901810.0:86orfewer*
3.5:360353 2.5:2742661.5:180171
3.4:3523452.4:2652571.4:170161
3.3:3443372.3:2562481.3:160151
3.2:3363292.2:2472391.2:150141
3.1:3283212.1:2382311.1:140131
*NOTE:inordertopassthisclass,youmustreceive87pointsorgreater
Schedule:
Week1(1/41/8)
Introduction
Lessons13
Quiz1(13)
Lesson4
Week2(1/111/15)
Lessons5+6
Lesson7+8
Quiz2(48)
Lesson9
Week3(1/181/22)
NOCLASS
(MLKDay)
Exam1(19)
Quiz3(9+10)
Lesson10
Week4(1/251/29)
Lessons11+12
Lessons13+14
Quiz4(1114)
Lesson15
Week5(2/12/5)
Lessons16+17
Lessons18+19
Quiz5(1519)
Lesson20
Week6(2/82/12)
Lessons2123
Exam2(1020)
Quiz6(2023)
Lesson24
Week7(2/152/19)
NOCLASS
(PresidentsDay)
Lessons2527
Quiz7(2427)
Lesson28
Week8(2/222/26)
Lessons29+30
Lessons31+32
Quiz8(2832)
Lesson33
Week9(2/293/4)
Lessons3436
Exam3(2133)
Quiz9(3336)
Lesson37+38
Week10(3/73/11)
Lessons39+40
FieldTriptoUW
BotanyGreenhouse
Quiz10(3740)
***FINALEXAM:Wednesday,March16th,8:3010:20EEB042***
*Ireservetherighttomodifythesyllabusatanytime*