Khan Academy: Python Programming: Stepping Through the Factorial Program

Understanding how the iterative Fibonacci function works for a particular example.

A video lecture showing how to write a simple factorial program with a "for" loop in python. [8:08]

This video explains why RSA, the public-key cryptosystem that is used for safe data transmission, is needed. This video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking an introductory computer science course.

A Khan Academy exercise will challenge students to write a Python function that can sort a list in-place. [2:12]

Basics of 'for' loops in the Python programming language.

Defining a function in Python

Seeing that a 'while' loop in Python can do the same thing as a 'for' loop.

Introduction to the Fibonacci sequence, and a programming challenge to write a Fibonacci function.

Gain an understanding of the basic implementation of insertion sort algorithm. [8:36]

A visual description of the insertion sort algorithm. [7:52]