Suggested preparation: Basic Python syntax is useful.
About this course
Practice computational thinking by solving puzzles in Python. The course uses constrained, concrete problems to develop algorithmic reasoning and show how a solution becomes a program.
Topics and lesson examples
- Puzzle 1: You Will All Conform
- Puzzle 3: You Can Read Minds (with a little calibration)
- Puzzle 6: A Profusion of Queens
- Puzzle 8: You Won't Want to Play Sudoku Again
- Puzzle 11: Memory Serves You Well
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 11 |
| Video duration | 8h 3m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Basic Python syntax is useful.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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