3 cr., Biological Sciences.
Atomism is to an extent reductionist while systems analysis is generally holistic.
In the systems approach used here plants influence humans while humans influence plants. The lectures are related to the twentieth century human experiences. They are designed to be relevant biology for the humanities students with relevant humanities for the agriculturalists, to stimulate as well as to inform. Whenever humans are part of an investigation, scientists tend to overemphasize the actions of individual humans. They identify with the humans in the scientific model.