CLA 030: SCIENTIFIC WORD POWER FROM LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. A systematic analysis of the scientific terminology in English derived from Greek and Latin stems including those in the biological and natural sciences. Aims to teach word-analysis, increase technical and taxonomic vocabulary, and study our linguistic and cultural debt to Greek and Roman scientific language.
Average GPA: 2.99
Grade distribution records: 574 students across 6 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 18 | 3.1% |
| A | 171 | 29.8% |
| A- | 61 | 10.6% |
| B+ | 50 | 8.7% |
| B | 64 | 11.1% |
| B- | 25 | 4.4% |
| C+ | 29 | 5.1% |
| C | 38 | 6.6% |
| C- | 18 | 3.1% |
| D+ | 8 | 1.4% |
| D | 19 | 3.3% |
| D- | 6 | 1.0% |
| F | 32 | 5.6% |
| NP | 14 | 2.4% |
| S | 17 | 3.0% |
| W | 4 | 0.7% |
Based on 574 student grade records across 6 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Benjamin King 451 students, Average GPA 2.99