Todd Helmenstine is the physicist/mathematician who creates most of the images and PDF files found on sciencenotes.org.
The graphics are created in Adobe Illustrator, Fireworks and Photoshop.
Todd also writes many of the example problems and general news articles found on the site. Mr. Helmenstine has bachelor of art degrees in physics and mathematics from Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska.
Algebra is the study of the rules behind why common mathematics works and operates. This Algebra Word Search consists of 30 elementary algebra glossary terms.
Element cards are cards of information for each of the elements of the periodic table. These cards are a collection of all 118 elements along with their atomic number, element symbol, name, and atomic mass.
A full moon brings out the romantic in people. Throughout our history, we’ve given the full moon names depending on the time of year, color, or other astronomical events. This Full Moon Names word search has 30 different traditional names for the full moon. Find the different full moon names […]
When you look at the stars, most people recognize there are a lot of them. The most common means of distinguishing one star from another is to name them. This star names word search is a great way to familiarize yourself with the names of thirty of the brightest stars […]
Word searches are a great way to introduce vocabulary terms to students or just as a fun pastime. This Rocks and Minerals word search contains 33 geology terms associated with types or rocks and minerals.
When a substance changes its state of matter, it takes a specific amount of energy to complete the change. When the phase change is between solid and liquid, the amount of energy per unit mass is called the heat of fusion. These heat of fusion example problems will show how […]
Specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass needed to increase the temperature of a material by one degree Celsius or Kelvin. These three specific heat example problems will show how to find the specific heat of a material or other information involving the specific heat. Specific Heat […]