Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

APPENDIX C

Useful Facts and Formulas

C.1   Greek Alphabet

Alpha	A	α
Beta	B	β
Gamma		γ
Delta	Δ	δ
Epsilon	E	ε
Zeta	Z	ζ
Eta	E	η
Theta	Θ	θ
Iota	I	ι
Kappa	K	κ
Lambda	Λ	Λ
Mu	M	μ
Nu	N	ν
Xi	Ξ	ξ
Omicron	Π	ο
Pi	Π	π
Rho	Ρ	Ρ
Sigma	Σ	σ
Tau	Τ	τ
Upsilon	Υ	υ
Phi	Φ	φ
Chi	Χ	χ
Psi	Χ	ψ
Omega	Ω	ω

C.2   Powers of 10 Unit Prefixes

PREFIX	SYMBOL	MULTIPLYINGFACTOR
tera	T	× 1012
giga	G	× 109
mega	M	× 10