11.1 Entering Greek Letters
Ways to enter Greek letters in a notebook.
Here is a palette for entering common Greek letters.
You can use Greek letters just like the ordinary letters that you type on your keyboard.
In[1]:= Expand[(
+ 
)^3]
Out[1]= 
There are several ways to enter Greek letters. This input uses full names.
In[2]:= Expand[(\[Alpha] + \[Beta])^3]
Out[2]= 
Commonly used Greek letters. In aliases 
stands for the key 
. 
aliases are not listed explicitly.
Note that in Mathematica TE the letter 
stands for Pi. None of the other Greek letters have special meanings.
stands for Pi.
In[3]:= N[
]
Out[3]= 
You can use Greek letters either on their own or with other letters.
In[4]:= Expand[(R
+ 
)^4]
Out[4]= 
The symbol 
is not related to the symbol 
.
In[5]:= Factor[
^4 - 1]
Out[5]= 
