Peter Chen

• Textbook errata
  • Errata found in Biology 1100 textbook
  • Errata found in Biology 1110 textbook
  • Errata found in Biology 1151 textbook
  • Errata found in Biology 1151 instructor resources
  • Errata found in Genetics textbook
  • Errata found in old Biology 1100 textbook
• Conservation
  • Habitat Project - Chicago Wilderness/Audobon
  • Wild Things
  • EcoWatch - formerly IL DNR
  • RiverWatch - National Great Rivers Research & Education Center
  • Mighty Acorns - Chicago Wilderness/Conservation Foundation
  • Natural Resource Management - FPDDC
  • Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes (webmaster)
  • Active Transportation Alliance
  • Green Party
• Audio and video
  • Biology Videos
  • Calls of Frogs and Toads
  • Breeding Birds of the Chicago Region
  • 101 North American Bird Songs
  • Singing Insects
  • More Insect Sounds
  • Vertebrate Sounds
  • Animal Sounds
  • Animal Audio Jeopardy
  • Biology Songs
  • Chinese Songs
• Web tools
  • Genetic Code Translator: translate codon to amino acid
  • Macroinvertebrate Biotic Index Calculator
  • GPS Triad Calculator
  • Surface Area - Volume Ratio Calculator
  • Measurement Calculator
  • Create online Jeopardy games
  • XML reader/viewer: view Microsoft Office 2007 .docx files
  • Bike Power Calculator: calculate calories burned while bicycling
  • Plate Tectonics Animation
  • GIF coloring tool
• BioMathematics
  • How many cells do you have (bio1100)?
  • How many cells do you have (bio1151)?
  • How many times have your cells divided? (bio1100)
  • How much DNA do you have? (bio1100)
  • How much DNA do you have? (bio1151)
  • How much DNA do you have? (bio3400)
  • How many mutations do your cells have? (bio1100)
• Other resources
  • Russell R. Kirt Prairie: flora, fauna, insects, Monarch Hall of Fame Goldfish Hall of Fame
  • Biology Resources
  • Careers in Biology
  • COD Adjuncts Association (webmaster)
  • COD Green Cyclists
  
  
• Other teaching experience
  College of DuPage, Fall 2006:
  • Biology 1903   (Principles of Biological Science III)
    Aurora University, 2007 - 2008:
  • Biology 3400   (Genetics)
  • Biology 3520   (Animal Behavior)
  • CSC 2600   (Discrete Structures)
    Nature Educator, 2000 - 2005:
  • Morton Arboretum
  • Naperville Park District
  • St. Charles Park District
    DePaul University, 1983 - 1985:
  • CSC 210 (PL/I Programming)
• Education
  • Morton Arboretum, 2004 (Lisle, IL): Naturalist Certificate in Interpretive Track
  • North Central College, 2004 (Naperville, IL): Teaching Certificate in Secondary Biology
  • DePaul University, 1982 (Chicago, IL): M.S. in Computer Science
  • University of Chicago, 1976 (Chicago, IL): M.S. in Genetics
  • Columbia University, 1974 (New York, NY): B.A. in Biology
  • Bronx High School of Science, 1970 (Bronx, NY)
  • Shih Lin Public School, 1962 (Taipei, Taiwan)