Practical Electronics for Inventors, 4th Edition

APPENDIX C

Useful Facts and Formulas

C.1 Greek Alphabet

Alpha	Α	α
Beta	Β	β
Gamma	Γ	γ
Delta	Δ	δ
Epsilon	Ε	ε
Zeta	Ζ	ζ
Eta	Η	η
Theta	Θ	θ
Iota	Ι	ι
Kappa	Κ	κ
Lambda	Λ	λ
Mu	Μ	μ
Nu	Ν	ν
Xi	Ξ	ξ
Omicron	Ο	ο
Pi	Π	π
Rho	Ρ	ρ
Sigma	Σ	ς
Tau	Τ	σ
Upsilon	Υ	τ
Phi	Φ	υ
Chi	Χ	ϕ
Psi	Ψ	χ
Omega	Ω	ψ

C.2 Powers of 10 Unit Prefixes

PREFIX	SYMBOL	MULTIPLYING FACTOR
tera	T	× 1012
giga	G	× 109
mega	M	× 106
kilo	k	× 103
centi	c	× 10−2
milli	m	× 10−3
micro	μ	× 10−6
nano	n	× 10−9
pico	p	× 10−12

C.3 Linear Functions (y = mx + b)

FIGURE C.1

The equation y = mx + b represents the equation of a line. The slope of the ...