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I guess it depends on how you want to go about learning.
I can really only offer my way of doing things and that's with flash cards. My favorite program for flash cards is a program called Anki. It's a free opens-source application and it's based on the Spaced Repetition System approach of memorization. There are plenty of pre-made decks available on Anki's website but I prefer to make my own because I am a crazy person.
For books, I use a copy of Barron's English to German dictionary as it includes a very comprehensive digital copy for free and as well as a frequency dictionary. For online sources I really like Wiktionary and Linguee for my translations on the go since I only have the Barron's dictionary on one machine. I find Wiktionary to sometimes offer really useful elaboration on more confusing words but this sub is a really good source too.
German grammar books are a dime a dozen but my favorite is Schaum's Outline thought this is largely up to personal preference. I'd recommend going to a local bookstore if you can and looking through the options.
Routledge has a nicely edited frequency dictionary series (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Japanese).
For example A Frequency Dictionary of German: Core Vocabulary for Learners.
However, unless you have a photographic memory or enjoy creating language mnemonics for fun, I wouldn't recommend memorizing frequency lists. I rather use them after I've learned the basics to make sure that I know the most frequent words and then focus on the ones that I don't.
As for Ancient Greek, I liked Learn Ancient Greek by Peter Jones, which teaches just enough Greek to read a couple of carefully selected texts. (It's not a book that teaches you every aspect of the grammar.)
Your university will probably have a copy of 'A Frequency Dictionary of German', which is about the best and most balanced German frequency dictionary going at the moment. Note, though, that the more common a word is, the more meanings it has. It may seem most efficient to learn the very common verb 'lassen', but you'll have to learn all 13 uses.
You may consider using the frequency dictionary of German, e.g. this one: https://www.amazon.com/Frequency-Dictionary-German-Vocabulary-Dictionaries/dp/0415316332/
Hello, i do own this book, its very good for beginners. Easy understand and everything, even has few exercises in it. However, this book alone wont cut it for German grammar because the author only explains rules very slightly and do not cover the whole grammatical area. I suggest you getting
in addition, if you want to really remember stuff you are studying, please dont hesitate to use Anki. This program really helps you remembering words.
This might sound random, but here's what I did when I was in your shoes:
I purchased the Rutledge German Word Frequency Dictionary:
https://www.amazon.com/Frequency-Dictionary-German-Vocabulary-Dictionaries/dp/0415316332/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494300946&sr=8-1&keywords=german+word+frequency+dictionary
Every day, I'd write out 20 sentences 3x and read them as I wrote. Did wonders for me....