Math Operators

Section 2, Lecture 11
You can perform math operations using Python operators (+, -, *, /, **). The
examples below cover all basic math operators available in Python:

Addition

>>> 1 + 3.5

4.5

Subtraction

>>> 1 - 3.5

-2.5

Multiplication

>>> 1 * 3.5

3.5

Division

>>> 1 / 3.5

0.2857142857142857
Exponentiation (3 * 3 * 3 * 3)

>>> 3 ** 4

81

The order of operations is exponentiation, multiplication, division,

addition,subtraction. For example, in the following expression we have
exponentiation, multiplication and addition:

>>> 1 + 2 * 10**2

201

You get 201 because first we get 100 from 10**2 (exponentiation), and then
we get 200 from 2 * 100 (multiplication), and finally 201 from 1 + 200
(addition).

However you can control what to execute first by using parenthesis:

>>> (1 + 2) * 10**2

300

You get 300 because first we get 3 from 1 + 2, and then we get 100 from
10**2 and then 300 from 3 * 100.