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Chapter: 11. Common Themes

Section: A. Systems

Chapter 1: The Nature of Science

Section C: The Scientific Enterprise

Chapter 2: The Nature of Mathematics

Section B: Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Chapter 3: The Nature of Technology

Section B: Design and Systems

Chapter 4: The Physical Setting

Chapter 5: The Living Environment

Section C: Cells

Section D: Interdependence of Life

Section E: Flow of Matter and Energy

Section F: Evolution of Life

Chapter 6: The Human Organism

Section B: Human Development

Section C: Basic Functions

Chapter 7: Human Society

Section B: Group Behavior

Section E: Political and Economic Systems

Section G: Global Interdependence

Chapter 8: The Designed World

Section A: Agriculture

Section B: Materials and Manufacturing

Section E: Information Processing

Chapter 9: The Mathematical World

Section A: Numbers

Section B: Symbolic Relationships

Section E: Reasoning

Chapter 10: Historical Perspectives