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system
[noun]
A group of interacting, interrelated or interdependent components that form a complex whole. The size of the system is defined for a given problem: In modeling, a system may be defined as the entire Earth or a single organism.
Appears in modules:
- Acids and Bases I Definitions, pH and neutralization
- Acids and Bases II Conjugate ions and buffers
- Adaptation The case of penguins
- Animal Behavior Causes and approaches to studying behavior
- Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
- Atomic Theory I Detecting electrons and the nucleus
- Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
- Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
- Atomic Theory IV Quantum numbers and orbitals
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Biodiversity II Changing habits and habitats
- Blood Biology I Components of blood
- Carbohydrates Simple sugars and complex carbohydrates
- Carlos J. Finlay Eradicating yellow fever
- Cell Division I The cell cycle
- Cell Division II Mitosis
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
- Chemical Equations Using shorthand to show balanced reactions
- Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
- Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
- Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
- Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
- Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
- David Ho HIV researcher
- Defining Energy Forms of energy, conversions, and measuring
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
- Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
- DNA I The genetic material
- Early Ideas about Matter From Democritus to Dalton
- Ecosystem Services Categories and valuation
- Ellen Ochoa Engineer and astronaut
- Energy Metabolism I Glycolosis and the Krebs cycle
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Exponential Equations II The constant e and limits to growth
- Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
- Fats and Proteins Structure and function of essential nutrients
- France Anne-Dominic Córdova Climbing through astrophysics and science policy
- Franklin Chang Díaz Propulsion pioneer for future generations of astronauts
- Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
- Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
- Gravity The law of universal gravitation
- History of Earth's Atmosphere I The origin of the modern atmosphere
- Identifying Minerals Characterizing minerals' physical properties
- Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
- Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
- Lipids Composition, structure, and function
- Measurement Units, measuring strategies, and error
- Membranes and Chemical Transport Absorption, distribution, and storage of substances in organisms
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Origins of Life II Primeval environments and the origins of RNA
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
- Peer Review in Scientific Publishing What it is and how it works
- Properties of Solids The influence of crystal structure on behavior
- Revolutionzining Medicine with Monoclonal Antibodies The work of César Milstein
- Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
- Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
- Scientific Notation Working with orders of magnitude
- Solutions Molarity, solubility, and colligative properties
- States of Matter Kinetic molecular theory and phase transitions
- Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
- Substances Pure substances and mixtures
- Taxonomy I What's in a name?
- Taxonomy II Nomenclature
- Temperature Scales and conversions
- The Founding of Neuroscience The work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi
- The Hydrologic Cycle Reservoirs and fluxes of water on Earth
- The Metric System Metric and scientific notation
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Thermodynamics I Caloric theory, latent heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
- Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
- Uncovering the Mysteries of Chronic Mountain Sickness The work of Fabiola Léon-Velarde
- Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
- Water in the Atmosphere The factors that influence evaporation and condensation
- Wave Mathematics Trigonometric functions
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