diff --git a/01_introduction_to_algorithms/ruby/01_binary_search.rb b/01_introduction_to_algorithms/ruby/01_binary_search.rb
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+++ b/01_introduction_to_algorithms/ruby/01_binary_search.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+def binary_search(list, item)
+  low = 0
+  high = list.length - 1
+
+  while low <= high
+    mid = (low + high) / 2
+    guess = list[mid]
+
+    if guess == item
+      return mid
+    elsif guess > item
+      high = mid - 1
+    else
+      low = mid + 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  return nil
+end
+
+my_list = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
+puts binary_search(my_list, 3) # => 1
+
+# We need to use .inspect here because just printing nil
+# would output an empty string
+puts binary_search(my_list, -1).inspect # => nil
diff --git a/02_selection_sort/ruby/01_selection_sort.rb b/02_selection_sort/ruby/01_selection_sort.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9172b7
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+++ b/02_selection_sort/ruby/01_selection_sort.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Finds the smallest value in an array
+def find_smallest(arr)
+  # Stores the smallest value
+  smallest = arr[0]
+  # Stores the index of the smallest value
+  smallest_index = 0
+  # (1...n) is the same as (1..(n-1))
+  (1...(arr.length)).each do |i|
+    if arr[i] < smallest
+      smallest = arr[i]
+      smallest_index = i
+    end
+  end
+  smallest_index
+end
+
+# Sort array
+def selection_sort(arr)
+  new_arr = []
+  arr.length.times do
+    # Finds the smallest element in the array and adds it to the new array
+    smallest = find_smallest(arr)
+    new_arr.push(arr.delete_at(smallest))
+  end
+  new_arr
+end
+
+# 'p obj' is the same as 'puts obj.inspect'
+p selection_sort([5, 3, 6, 2, 10])
diff --git a/03_recursion/ruby/01_countdown.rb b/03_recursion/ruby/01_countdown.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d28b3b1
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+++ b/03_recursion/ruby/01_countdown.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def countdown(i)
+  puts i
+  # base case
+  if i <= 0
+    return
+  # recursive case
+  else
+    countdown(i - 1)
+  end
+end
+
+countdown(5)
diff --git a/03_recursion/ruby/02_greet.rb b/03_recursion/ruby/02_greet.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200d4e1
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+++ b/03_recursion/ruby/02_greet.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+def greet2(name)
+  puts "how are you, #{name}?"
+end
+
+def bye
+  print "ok bye!"
+end
+
+def greet(name)
+  puts "hello, #{name}!"
+  greet2(name)
+  puts "getting ready to say bye..."
+  bye
+end
+
+greet("adit")
diff --git a/03_recursion/ruby/03_factorial.rb b/03_recursion/ruby/03_factorial.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c0a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03_recursion/ruby/03_factorial.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+def fact(x)
+  if x == 1
+    1
+  else
+    x * fact(x - 1)
+  end
+end
+
+puts fact(5)
diff --git a/04_quicksort/ruby/01_loop_sum.rb b/04_quicksort/ruby/01_loop_sum.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27866af
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+++ b/04_quicksort/ruby/01_loop_sum.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+def sum(arr)
+  total = 0
+  arr.each do |x|
+    total += x
+  end
+
+  total
+end
+
+puts sum([1, 2, 3, 4])
diff --git a/04_quicksort/ruby/02_recursive_sum.rb b/04_quicksort/ruby/02_recursive_sum.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..926b7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/04_quicksort/ruby/02_recursive_sum.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def sum(list)
+  return 0 if list.empty?
+  list[0] + sum(list[1..-1])
+end
diff --git a/04_quicksort/ruby/03_recursive_count.rb b/04_quicksort/ruby/03_recursive_count.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d159353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/04_quicksort/ruby/03_recursive_count.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def count(list)
+  return 0 if list.empty?
+  1 + count(list[1..-1])
+end
diff --git a/04_quicksort/ruby/04_recursive_max.rb b/04_quicksort/ruby/04_recursive_max.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59e7d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/04_quicksort/ruby/04_recursive_max.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+def max(list)
+  if list.length == 2
+    # condition ? then : else
+    list[0] > list[1] ? list[0] : list[1]
+  else
+    sub_max = max(list[1..-1])
+    list[0] > sub_max ? list[0] : sub_max
+  end
+end
diff --git a/04_quicksort/ruby/05_quicksort.rb b/04_quicksort/ruby/05_quicksort.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fb614f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/04_quicksort/ruby/05_quicksort.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+def quicksort(array)
+  if array.length < 2
+    # base case, arrays with 0 or 1 element are already "sorted"
+    array
+  else
+    # recursive case
+    pivot = array[0]
+    # sub-array of all the elements less than the pivot
+    rest = array[1..-1]
+    less = rest.select { |i| i <= pivot }
+    # sub-array of all the elements greater than the pivot
+    greater = rest.select { |i| i > pivot }
+
+    quicksort(less) + [pivot] + quicksort(greater)
+  end
+end
+
+print quicksort([10, 5, 2, 3])
diff --git a/05_hash_tables/ruby/01_price_of_groceries.rb b/05_hash_tables/ruby/01_price_of_groceries.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9763b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/05_hash_tables/ruby/01_price_of_groceries.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# {} is the same as Hash.new
+book = {}
+# an apple costs 67 cents
+book["apple"] = 0.67
+# milk costs $1.49
+book["milk"] = 1.49
+book["avocado"] = 1.49
+puts book
diff --git a/05_hash_tables/ruby/02_check_voter.rb b/05_hash_tables/ruby/02_check_voter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0832e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/05_hash_tables/ruby/02_check_voter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# in order to be accessible from within the check_voter function
+# voted has to be an instance variable (or global / class)
+@voted = {}
+
+def check_voter(name)
+  if @voted.key?(name) && @voted[name]
+    puts "kick them out!"
+  else
+    @voted[name] = true
+    puts "let them vote!"
+  end
+end
+
+check_voter("tom")
+check_voter("mike")
+check_voter("mike")
diff --git a/06_breadth-first_search/ruby/01_breadth-first_search.rb b/06_breadth-first_search/ruby/01_breadth-first_search.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb21b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/06_breadth-first_search/ruby/01_breadth-first_search.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+def person_is_seller(name)
+  name[-1] == "m"
+end
+
+@graph = {}
+
+# %w(string1 string2 ...) is a shorter way to define arrays of strings
+@graph["you"] = %w(alice bob claire)
+@graph["bob"] = %w(anuj peggy)
+@graph["alice"] = %w(peggy)
+@graph["claire"] = %w(thom jonny)
+@graph["anuj"] = []
+@graph["peggy"] = []
+@graph["thom"] = []
+@graph["jonny"] = []
+
+def search(name)
+  search_queue = []
+  search_queue += @graph[name]
+  # This array is how you keep track of which people you've searched before.
+  searched = []
+
+  until search_queue.empty?
+    person = search_queue.shift
+    # Only search this person if you haven't already searched them.
+    next if searched.member?(person)
+    if person_is_seller(person)
+      puts "#{person} is a mango seller!"
+      return true
+    else
+      search_queue += @graph[person]
+      # Marks this person as searched
+      searched.push(person)
+    end
+  end
+
+  false
+end
+
+search("you")
diff --git a/07_dijkstras_algorithm/ruby/01_dijkstras_algorithm.rb b/07_dijkstras_algorithm/ruby/01_dijkstras_algorithm.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb9001f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/07_dijkstras_algorithm/ruby/01_dijkstras_algorithm.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# the graph
+graph = {}
+graph["start"] = {}
+graph["start"]["a"] = 6
+graph["start"]["b"] = 2
+
+graph["a"] = {}
+graph["a"]["fin"] = 1
+
+graph["b"] = {}
+graph["b"]["a"] = 3
+graph["b"]["fin"] = 5
+
+graph["fin"] = {}
+
+# the costs table
+costs = {}
+costs["a"] = 6
+costs["b"] = 2
+costs["fin"] = Float::INFINITY
+
+# the parents table
+parents = {}
+parents["a"] = "start"
+parents["b"] = "start"
+parents["fin"] = nil
+
+@processed = []
+
+def find_lowest_cost_node(costs)
+  lowest_cost = Float::INFINITY
+  lowest_cost_node = nil
+  # Go through each node.
+  costs.each do |node, cost|
+    # If it's the lowest cost so far and hasn't been processed yet...
+    if cost < lowest_cost && !@processed.member?(node)
+      # ... set it as the new lowest-cost node.
+      lowest_cost = cost
+      lowest_cost_node = node
+    end
+  end
+  lowest_cost_node
+end
+
+# Find the lowest-cost node that you haven't processed yet.
+node = find_lowest_cost_node(costs)
+# If you've processed all the nodes, this while loop is done.
+until node.nil?
+  cost = costs[node]
+  # Go through all the neighbors of this node.
+  neighbors = graph[node]
+  neighbors.keys.each do |n|
+    new_cost = cost + neighbors[n]
+    # If it's cheaper to get to this neighbor by going through this node...
+    if costs[n] > new_cost
+      # ... update the cost for this node.
+      costs[n] = new_cost
+      # This node becomes the new parent for this neighbor.
+      parents[n] = node
+    end
+  end
+  # Mark the node as processed.
+  @processed << node
+  # Find the next node to process, and loop.
+  node = find_lowest_cost_node(costs)
+end
+
+puts "Cost from the start to each node:"
+puts costs
diff --git a/08_greedy_algorithms/ruby/01_set_covering.rb b/08_greedy_algorithms/ruby/01_set_covering.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bf982b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/08_greedy_algorithms/ruby/01_set_covering.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require "set"
+
+# You pass an array in, and it gets converted to a Set.new.
+states_needed = Set.new(%w(mt wa or id nv ut ca az))
+
+stations = {}
+stations["kone"] = Set.new(%w(id nv ut))
+stations["ktwo"] = Set.new(%w(wa id mt))
+stations["kthree"] = Set.new(%w(or nv ca))
+stations["kfour"] = Set.new(%w(nv ut))
+stations["kfive"] = Set.new(%w(ca az))
+
+final_stations = Set.new
+
+until states_needed.empty?
+  best_station = nil
+  states_covered = Set.new
+
+  stations.each do |station, states|
+    covered = states_needed & states
+    if covered.length > states_covered.length
+      best_station = station
+      states_covered = covered
+    end
+  end
+
+  states_needed -= states_covered
+  final_stations << best_station
+end
+
+p final_stations
diff --git a/09_dynamic_programming/ruby/01_longest_common_subsequence.rb b/09_dynamic_programming/ruby/01_longest_common_subsequence.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..624023e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/09_dynamic_programming/ruby/01_longest_common_subsequence.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if word_a[i] == word_b[j]
+  # The letters match.
+  cell[i][j] = cell[i-1][j-1] + 1
+else
+  # The letters don't match.
+  cell[i][j] = [cell[i-1][j], cell[i][j-1]].max
+end