COMP10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Order Of Operations, Elementary Arithmetic, Operand
25 May 2018
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+ = addition
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= subtraction
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/ = division
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* = multiplication
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** = exponent
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% = modulo
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// = "floor" division (integer division)
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Basic arithmetic
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Uses BODMAS to associate operands
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_ stores the value of the last calculation
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Python Basics:
print() can be used to print the value of the operand
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Print function:
Syntax = the arrangement of words and phrases to create well
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formed sentences in a language
Semantics = the meaning of a word, phrase or text
What operators (functions and methods) can be applied to it
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Its semantics
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The type defines
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int (integer)
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float (real number)
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complex (complex number)
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Number types
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Types:
Week 1
Thursday, 8 March 2018 2:14 PM
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