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Intro to Differential Equations

This is the first in a series of posts I plan on writing about Engineering Mathematics. It assumes prior knowledge of Calculus. An equation that contains derivatives of one or more functions is called a differential equation. Consider the equation…

Classical Greek Lesson 2- Accents

Accent Marks Ancient Greek was spoken with variations in pitch. During the 3rd Century B.C., Aristophanes of Byzantium developed a series of accent marks to help non-native Greek speakers pronounce the pitch variations of the language. These accent marks are…

Classical Greek Lesson 1- Alphabet

Notes These notes correspond to an upcoming course I am preparing in Classical Greek. This course will follow Anne Groton’s From Alpha to Omega: A Beginning Course in Classical Greek. Buy here. Background Greek is an Indo-European language that has…

Ancient Greek #6: Negative Adverbs

In Greek, there are two forms of the negative adverb “not”: one for indicative verbs (e.g. He is not teaching.) and one for imperative verbs (e.g. Do not teach.) The negative adverb is placed immediately before the verb. The following table shows the two…