diff --git a/ch1/constants.go b/ch1/constants.go
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+++ b/ch1/constants.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	const PI float32 = 3.14
+	fmt.Println(PI)
+}
diff --git a/ch1/dMultiVars.go b/ch1/dMultiVars.go
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+++ b/ch1/dMultiVars.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	var (
+		a = 5
+		b = 10
+		c = 15
+	)
+	fmt.Println(a + b + c)
+}
diff --git a/ch1/doublesIt.go b/ch1/doublesIt.go
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+++ b/ch1/doublesIt.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Print("Enter a number: ")
+	var input float64
+	fmt.Scanf("%f", &input)
+	
+	output := input * 2
+	
+	fmt.Println(output)
+}
diff --git a/ch1/variables.go b/ch1/variables.go
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+++ b/ch1/variables.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	var name string = "Ashwin Hegde"
+	fmt.Println(name)
+
+	var workAs string
+	workAs = "Software Engineer"
+	fmt.Println(workAs)
+
+	var x string
+	x = "first"
+	fmt.Println(x)
+	x = "second"
+	fmt.Println(x)
+
+	var y string
+	y = "first "
+	fmt.Println(y)
+	y = y + "second"
+	fmt.Println(y)
+
+	var p string = "Hello"
+	var q string =  "World"
+	fmt.Println(p == q)
+
+	r := 5
+	fmt.Println(r)
+	
+	fullname := "Ashwin Hegde"
+	fmt.Println("My name is", fullname)
+}
diff --git a/ch1/varscope.go b/ch1/varscope.go
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+++ b/ch1/varscope.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+var name string = "Ashwin"
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("My name is ", name)
+	fullname()
+}
+
+func fullname() {
+	fmt.Println("My fullname is ", name + "Hegde") 
+}