Visual Basic has the following operators:
An actual program would not use a statement such as n=5+3 it would save time to simply use n=8. An actual program would be more likely to use variables: n=a+b for example.
Note that there is a times, or multiplication, operator: *. In algebra, variables are always a single letter, XY in algebra means X times Y. In programming, variables can be several letters, and we could not be sure whether XY meant X times Y or a variable called XY.
The Mod operator is used to find the remainder. Before children learn about decimal numbers, they may give the answer to division problems as: "17 divided by 5 is 3 with a remainder of 2" Note that 17/5 results in 3.4, while 17 Mod 5 results in 2. If we want to get just the integer part of a division we need to use the int function: Int(17 / 5) will result in 3.
You can test any of these operations in Visual Basic with the form load event:
Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Me.Text =17 \ 5 End Sub End Class
Visual Basic: Windows Programming