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Page 1: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

Greek Penmanship Workshop

Page 2: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

Greek Letters Used in MathematicsΑ α alpha Β

β beta Γ γ gammaΔ δ delta Ε ε epsilon Ζ ζ zeta Η

η eta Θ θ theta Ι ι iota

Κ κ κ kappa ΛλlambdaΜμmu

Νν nu Ξξ xi Οοomicro

nΠπ pi Ρρ rho Σσsigma

Τ τ tau Υυupsilon ΦφphiΨψpsi ΩωomegaχX chi

Letters that resemble Latin letters are not used in Mathematics.

Page 3: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

A Note on Pronunciation

0 English-speaking mathematicians use neither ancient nor modern pronunciation of the names of the Greek letters. They use traditional English pronunciation.0 Mathematicians around the world pronounce the names of Greek letters in a way that is traditional to their language.0 Greek mathematicians living in Greece use modern pronunciation of Greek letters.

Page 4: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

alpha /al-fuh/

beta /bay-tuh/

gamma /gam-muh/

How to Write Greek Letters

Page 5: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

epsilon /epp-sill-on/

zeta /zay-tuh/

delta /dell-tuh/

Page 6: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

eta /ay-tuh/

theta /thay-tuh/

kappa /cap-uh/

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Page 7: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

lambda /lam-duh/

mu /myoo/

nu /noo/

Page 8: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

xi /k-sigh/

pi /pie/

rho /r-oh/

Page 9: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

sigma /sig-muh/

tau /tah-oh/

phi /f-eye or fee/

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Page 10: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

chi /k-eye/

psi /sigh/

omega /oh-may-guh/

Page 11: Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa

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