Greek alphabet

For better or worse, Greek letters will be flying in this class, so you should have a working knowledge of the most common ones used in mathematics:

Greek Letter English Name
\(A, \alpha\) alpha
\(B, \beta\) beta
\(\Gamma, \gamma\) gamma
\(\Delta, \delta\) delta
\(E, \epsilon\) epsilon
\(Z, \zeta\) zeta
\(H, \eta\) eta
\(\Theta, \theta\) theta
\(I, \iota\) iota
\(K, \kappa\) kappa
\(\Lambda, \lambda\) lambda
\(M, \mu\) mu (“mew”)
\(N, \nu\) nu
\(\Xi, \xi\) xi
\(O, o\) omicron
\(\Pi, \pi\) pi
\(P, \rho\) rho (“row”)
\(\Sigma, \sigma\) sigma
\(T, \tau\) tau
\(Y, \upsilon\) upsilon
\(\Phi, \phi\) phi
\(X, \chi\) chi (“kai”)
\(\Psi, \psi\) psi
\(\Omega, \omega\) omega