Electronics/Symbols

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Sources:

Voltage Source		Current Source		Controlled Voltage Source		Controlled Current Source		Single cell		Battery of cells

Grounds:

Signal Ground		Chassis Ground		Earth Ground

Resistors:

Resistor		Variable Resistor

Capacitors:

Capacitor		Polarized Capacitor		Variable Capacitor

Transformers:

Air-core Transformer		Iron-core Transformer		Center-tapped Transformer		Autotransformer

Air core	Iron core	Coil with tickler	Step down
Step up	Center tap (iron core)	Autotransformer

Diodes:

Diode		Light-Emitting Diode		Zener Diode		Schottky Diode

Transistors:

NPN BJT		PNP BJT		Phototransistor BJT		P-channel JFET		N-channel JFET

			P-channel
			N-channel
JFET	IGFET enh	IGFET dep

	PNP
	NPN

Switches:

Open Switch		Closed Switch

See here for more examples: [1]

[edit] Greek characters

One reason people don't understand math or Physics very well is that it literally is Greek to them.

• alpha α
• beta β
• gamma γ
• delta δ
• epsilon ε
• zeta ζ
• eta η
• theta θ
• iota ι
• kappa κ
• lambda λ
• mu μ
• nu ν
• xi ξ
• pi π
• piv ϖ
• rho ρ
• sigma σ
• sigmaf ς
• tau τ
• upsilon υ
• phi φ
• chi χ
• psi ψ
• omega ω
• Gamma Γ
• Delta Δ
• Theta Θ
• Lambda Λ
• Xi Ξ
• Pi Π
• Sigma Σ
• Upsilon Υ
• Phi Φ
• Psi Ψ
• Omega Ω