diff --git a/src/iterative_sorting/iterative_sorting.py b/src/iterative_sorting/iterative_sorting.py
index e27496b3..b5b042da 100644
--- a/src/iterative_sorting/iterative_sorting.py
+++ b/src/iterative_sorting/iterative_sorting.py
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
-# TO-DO: Complete the selection_sort() function below 
-def selection_sort( arr ):
+# TO-DO: Complete the selection_sort() function below
+def selection_sort(arr):
     # loop through n-1 elements
     for i in range(0, len(arr) - 1):
         cur_index = i
         smallest_index = cur_index
         # TO-DO: find next smallest element
-        # (hint, can do in 3 loc) 
-             
-
-
+        # (hint, can do in 3 loc)
+        for j in range(i+1, len(arr)):
+            if arr[j] < arr[smallest_index]:
+                smallest_index = j
 
         # TO-DO: swap
-
-
-
+        temp = arr[cur_index]
+        arr[cur_index] = arr[smallest_index]
+        arr[smallest_index] = temp
 
     return arr
 
 
 # TO-DO:  implement the Bubble Sort function below
-def bubble_sort( arr ):
-
+def bubble_sort(arr):
+    for i in range(0, len(arr) - 1):
+        for j in range(i+1, len(arr)):
+            if arr[i] > arr[j]:
+                arr[i], arr[j] = arr[j], arr[i]
     return arr
 
 
 # STRETCH: implement the Count Sort function below
-def count_sort( arr, maximum=-1 ):
+def count_sort(arr, maximum=-1):
 
-    return arr
\ No newline at end of file
+    return arr
diff --git a/src/recursive_sorting/recursive_sorting.py b/src/recursive_sorting/recursive_sorting.py
index dcbf3757..7257203c 100644
--- a/src/recursive_sorting/recursive_sorting.py
+++ b/src/recursive_sorting/recursive_sorting.py
@@ -1,16 +1,49 @@
 # TO-DO: complete the helpe function below to merge 2 sorted arrays
-def merge( arrA, arrB ):
-    elements = len( arrA ) + len( arrB )
+import math
+
+
+def merge(arrA, arrB):
+    elements = len(arrA) + len(arrB)
     merged_arr = [0] * elements
     # TO-DO
-    
+    i = 0
+    j = 0
+    merged_index = 0
+    while i < len(arrA) and j < len(arrB):
+        if arrA[i] > arrB[j]:
+            merged_arr[merged_index] = arrB[j]
+            j += 1
+
+        elif arrA[i] < arrB[j]:
+            merged_arr[merged_index] = arrA[i]
+            i += 1
+
+        merged_index += 1
+
+    merged_arr = merged_arr[:merged_index]
+    if i < len(arrA):
+        merged_arr.extend(arrA[i:])
+    if j < len(arrB):
+        merged_arr.extend(arrB[j:])
+
     return merged_arr
 
 
 # TO-DO: implement the Merge Sort function below USING RECURSION
-def merge_sort( arr ):
+
+
+def merge_sort(arr):
     # TO-DO
+    if len(arr) <= 1:
+        return arr
+    mid_index = math.floor(len(arr)/2)
+    left = arr[:mid_index]
+    right = arr[mid_index:]
 
+    left_sorted = merge_sort(left)
+    right_sorted = merge_sort(right)
+
+    arr = merge(left_sorted, right_sorted)
     return arr
 
 
@@ -20,7 +53,8 @@ def merge_in_place(arr, start, mid, end):
 
     return arr
 
-def merge_sort_in_place(arr, l, r): 
+
+def merge_sort_in_place(arr, l, r):
     # TO-DO
 
     return arr
@@ -28,6 +62,6 @@ def merge_sort_in_place(arr, l, r):
 
 # STRETCH: implement the Timsort function below
 # hint: check out https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Objects/listsort.txt
-def timsort( arr ):
+def timsort(arr):
 
     return arr
diff --git a/src/searching/searching.py b/src/searching/searching.py
index d4969a0c..b0125dcc 100644
--- a/src/searching/searching.py
+++ b/src/searching/searching.py
@@ -1,30 +1,50 @@
-# STRETCH: implement Linear Search				
+# STRETCH: implement Linear Search
 def linear_search(arr, target):
-  
+
   # TO-DO: add missing code
+    for i in range(len(arr)):
+        if arr[i] == target:
+            return i
 
-   return -1   # not found
+    return -1   # not found
 
 
-# STRETCH: write an iterative implementation of Binary Search 
+# STRETCH: write an iterative implementation of Binary Search
 def binary_search(arr, target):
 
-  if len(arr) == 0:
-    return -1 # array empty
-    
-  low = 0
-  high = len(arr)-1
+    if len(arr) == 0:
+        return -1  # array empty
 
-  # TO-DO: add missing code
+    low = 0
+    high = len(arr)-1
+
+    # TO-DO: add missing code
+    while low <= high:
+        middle = (low+high)//2
+        if target < arr[middle]:
+            high = middle-1
+        elif target > arr[middle]:
+            low = middle+1
+        else:
+            return middle
 
-  return -1 # not found
+    return -1  # not found
 
 
-# STRETCH: write a recursive implementation of Binary Search 
+# STRETCH: write a recursive implementation of Binary Search
 def binary_search_recursive(arr, target, low, high):
-  
-  middle = (low+high)//2
 
-  if len(arr) == 0:
-    return -1 # array empty
-  # TO-DO: add missing if/else statements, recursive calls
+    middle = (low+high)//2
+
+    if len(arr) == 0:
+        return -1  # array empty
+    # TO-DO: add missing if/else statements, recursive calls
+    while low <= high:
+        if arr[middle] == target:
+            return middle
+        elif target < arr[middle]:
+            high = middle-1
+        else:
+            low = middle+1
+        return binary_search_recursive(arr, target, low, high)
+    return -1