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Lecture

Expressions and Operators

Description

This lecture covers expressions and operators in Java, explaining how expressions calculate values, the types of literals (int, double), and the common operators (+, -, *, /). It also introduces the modulo operator, increment and decrement operators, and the use of math functions and constants like Pi.

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Ontological neighbourhood

Theoretical computer science

Programming language theory: High-level programming languages

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