Unit 7 Lesson 2 - MOD Operator

[jdonwells]

CSP U7 L3 level 9

This is my first year teaching an AP course, and I must admit that I have never heard of n mod n or n % n. I have searched and struggled to find why 2 % 3 is 2 and why 2 % 4 is 2. Not being a math person, I thought that you couldn’t divide 2 by a larger number. There is no remainder! Please help. Code from U7 L3 level 9 example solution: // Make sure students are understanding the concept of how % // is tied to the remainder // Example console.log(5%2); console.log(1); console.log("")…