Why learn the Greek alphabet? :
Why learn the Greek alphabet? Euclid was a great geometry teacher who lived in Ancient Greece
He wrote a series of thirteen books called The Elements which compiled all the thinking about geometry at that time
We still use Euclid’s work today—it is the cornerstone of Euclidean geometry, which is the course you are taking
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Since Euclid was Greek, and wrote The Elements in that language, you could call Greek “the language of geometry.”
Greek letters are commonly used in labeling lines, angles, and other geometric figures.
A familiarity with the Greek alphabet will help you in your study of geometry.
It’s also fun!
The Greek Alphabet :
The Greek Alphabet
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α alpha
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β beta
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γ gamma
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δ delta
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ε epsilon
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ζ zeta
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η eta
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θ theta
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ι iota
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κ kappa
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λ lambda
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μ mu
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ν nu
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ξ xi
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ο omicron
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π pi
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ρ rho
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σ sigma
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τ tau
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υ upsilon
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ϕ phi
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χ chi
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ψ psi
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ω omega
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α alpha
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β beta
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γ gamma
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δ delta
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ε epsilon
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ζ zeta
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η eta
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θ theta
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ι iota
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κ kappa
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λ lambda
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μ mu
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ν nu
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ξ xi
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ο omicron
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π pi
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ρ rho
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σ sigma
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τ tau
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υ upsilon
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ϕ phi
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χ chi
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ψ psi
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ω omega
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α
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β
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γ
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δ
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ε
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ζ
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η
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θ
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ι
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κ
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λ
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μ
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ν
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ξ
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ο
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π
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ρ
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σ
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τ
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υ
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ϕ
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χ
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ψ
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ω
The Greek Alphabet :
The Greek Alphabet