diff --git a/coursera/week3/assignments/slice.go b/coursera/week3/assignments/slice.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e74e1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week3/assignments/slice.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// A maximum of 3 points will be given for the first test execution, if the program correctly prints the sorted slice
+// after entering three distinct integers. **Points are awarded incrementally each time that an integer
+// is added and it correctly prints the sorted slice.
+
+//A maximum of 2 points will be given for the second test execution,
+// if the program correctly prints the sorted slice after entering four distinct integers.
+// **Points are awarded if it correctly prints the sorted slice after adding the fourth integer.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func stringsToIntegers(inputStrings []string) []int {
+	integers := make([]int, len(inputStrings))
+	for i, v := range inputStrings {
+		intValue, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %s could not be converted to integer", v)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		integers[i] = intValue
+	}
+	return integers
+}
+
+func sortIntegers(integers []int) {
+	//  Insertion sort O(n^2)
+	i := 1
+	for i < len(integers) {
+		insert := integers[i]
+		j := i - 1
+		for j >= 0 {
+			if insert < integers[j] {
+				integers[j+1] = integers[j]
+				j -= 1
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		integers[j+1] = insert
+		i += 1
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	inputReader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	fmt.Println("Enter a line of text: ")
+	line, _ := inputReader.ReadString('\n')
+
+	integersList := stringsToIntegers(strings.Split(line[:len(line)-1], " "))
+	fmt.Println("You entered:", integersList)
+	sortIntegers(integersList)
+	fmt.Println("Those sorted are:", integersList)
+}
diff --git a/coursera/week3/maps.go b/coursera/week3/maps.go
index 439f3e2..1edbf08 100644
--- a/coursera/week3/maps.go
+++ b/coursera/week3/maps.go
@@ -1,13 +1,58 @@
+// HASHTABLES
+// Hashtables contain key/value pairs
+// Key must be unique (Arbitrary, must be hashable by the hash function though)
+// Hash function is used to compute a slot for a key
+// This goes on behind the scenes when you want to insert
+// a value for a particular key.
+// There can be collosions in a Hashtable, that occurs when two keys hash to the same
+// slot. There are strategies to handle those collisions like putting them in a list and tracking them...
+// When you get a collision  like this your access and insert are a little slower.
+// Allows for access in constant O(1) time. Lists are linear O(N) time for a lookup.
+
+// MAPS
+// GOLangs specific implementation of a Hashtable
+// can use make function to create a map.
+
 package main
 
 import "fmt"
 
-var myArray [5]int
+// map declaration
+var myMap map[string]int
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Println(myArray)
-	myArray[0] = 100
-	fmt.Println(myArray)
-	myArray[len(myArray)-1] = 1000
-	fmt.Println(myArray)
+	// Using make
+	m2 := make(map[string]int)
+	fmt.Println(m2)
+	// map literal
+	m3 := map[string]int{"Drew": 1337, "Margot": 9000}
+	fmt.Println(m3, len(m3))
+	fmt.Printf("Margot's power level: %d\n", m3["Margot"])
+	m3["Laura"] = 100_000 // like python you can use _ to see places
+	fmt.Println(m3, len(m3))
+	// delete value from map
+	delete(m3, "Drew")
+	fmt.Println(m3, len(m3))
+
+	// Two value assignment
+	// p will be a boolean if the key is in the map
+	val, p := m3["Margot"]
+	if p {
+		fmt.Println("Found key Margot in map with value: ", val)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Key Margot not present in map. Got back: ", val)
+	}
+
+	val, p = m3["Drew"]
+	if p {
+		fmt.Println("Found key Drew in map with value: ", val)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Key Drew not present in map. Got back: ", val)
+	}
+
+	// iterating through a map
+	for key, value := range m3 {
+		fmt.Printf("Key: %s, Value: %d\n", key, value)
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/coursera/week3/slice.go b/coursera/week3/slice.go
index e69de29..93a0126 100644
--- a/coursera/week3/slice.go
+++ b/coursera/week3/slice.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// A slice is a window on an underlying array
+// Pointer, Length, Capacity
+// They can be variable in length!
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// file & package level variable
+var myArray = [...]int{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println(myArray)
+	//slices can overlap. Since they are a pointer to an underlying arrary. They are mutable.
+	s1 := myArray[0:6]
+	s2 := myArray[5:len(myArray)]
+	fmt.Println(s1)
+	fmt.Println(s2)
+	myArray[5] = 1337
+	fmt.Println(myArray)
+	fmt.Println(s1)
+	fmt.Println(s2)
+	// Writing to a slice changes the underlying arrary
+	s1[5] = 7331
+	fmt.Println(myArray)
+	fmt.Println(s1)
+	fmt.Println(s2)
+
+	// Initializing a slice creates and underlying arrary
+	var s3 []string
+	s3 = append(s3, "Hello")
+	s3 = append(s3, "Dirp")
+	fmt.Println(s3, len(s3), cap(s3))
+
+	// Another way to make an empty slice with a particular starting size
+	s4 := make([]int, 100) // third arg is capacity otherwise len = cap in this invocation
+	fmt.Println(s4)
+
+	// gotcha
+	fmt.Printf("S2 Len: %d Cap: %d\n", len(s2), cap(s2))
+	// This increased the cap of the slice which meant a new array was created.
+	// Now what was the overlapping element between s1 and s2 point to different arrays.
+	// So changing the first element of s2 no longer updates the last elment of s1.
+	s2 = append(s2, 100)
+	fmt.Printf("S2 Len: %d Cap: %d\n", len(s2), cap(s2))
+	s2[0] = 9000
+	fmt.Println(s1)
+	fmt.Println(s2)
+}
diff --git a/coursera/week3/struct.go b/coursera/week3/struct.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a3a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week3/struct.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Aggregated Datatype
+// Groups together objects of arbitray types into one object
+// No inheritance!
+// Straight from C
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type Person struct {
+	name  string
+	addr  string
+	phone string
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// Empty
+	var p1 Person
+	fmt.Println(p1)
+	p1.name = "Drew"
+	p1.addr = "123 Fake Street"
+	p1.phone = "8675309"
+	fmt.Println(p1)
+
+	// Literal
+	p2 := Person{"Margot", "123 Fake Street", "8675309"}
+	fmt.Println(p2)
+
+	// Other literal
+	p3 := Person{name: "Harri", addr: "123 Fake Street", phone: "8675309"}
+	fmt.Println(p3)
+
+	// New func, returns a pointer to the
+	p4 := new(Person)
+	fmt.Println(*p4) //derefence
+}
diff --git a/coursera/week4/assignment/makejson.go b/coursera/week4/assignment/makejson.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..442b30e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week4/assignment/makejson.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	myMap := make(map[string]string)
+
+	inputReader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	fmt.Println("Please enter your name:")
+	name, _ := inputReader.ReadString('\n')
+
+	myMap["name"] = name[:len(name)-1]
+	fmt.Println("Please enter your address:")
+	address, _ := inputReader.ReadString('\n')
+
+	myMap["address"] = address[:len(address)-1]
+
+	barr, _ := json.Marshal(myMap)
+	fmt.Println(string(barr))
+}
diff --git a/coursera/week4/assignment/names.txt b/coursera/week4/assignment/names.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4381ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week4/assignment/names.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Drew Bednar
+Margot Robbie
+Sean Carey
+invalid
+Margot Rae Bednar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/coursera/week4/assignment/read.go b/coursera/week4/assignment/read.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84cecac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week4/assignment/read.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Redo this one!
+
+// // Please enter path to name file:
+// /home/toor/names.txt
+// Printing scanned names:
+// Drew   Bednar
+// Margot   Robbie
+// Sean   Carey
+
+// Exiting...
+// toor@toor-jammy-jellifish:~/tmp$ cat read.go
+// package main
+// import (
+//   "fmt"
+//   "os"
+//   "bufio"
+//   "strings"
+// )
+// type Person struct {
+//   fname string
+//   lname string
+// }
+// func main (){
+//   fmt.Println("Please enter path to name file:")
+//   reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+//   inputBytes, _, _ := reader.ReadLine()
+//   path := string(inputBytes)
+//   file, err := os.Open(path)
+//   if err != nil {
+//     fmt.Println("Error: ", err)
+//   } else {
+//     slice := make([]Person, 0)
+//     scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+//     for scanner.Scan() {
+//         line := scanner.Text()
+//         sarr := strings.Split(line, " ")
+//         slice = append(slice, Person{sarr[0], sarr[1]})
+//     }
+//     if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+//       fmt.Println("Error: ", err)
+//     }
+//     file.Close()
+//     fmt.Println("Printing scanned names:")
+//     for _, p := range slice {
+//       fmt.Println(p.fname, " ", p.lname)
+//     }
+//   }
+//   fmt.Println("\nExiting...")
+// }
+
+//
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Person struct {
+	Fname string
+	Lname string
+}
+
+func parseName(name string) Person {
+	names := strings.Split(name, " ")
+	p := Person{Fname: names[0], Lname: strings.TrimSpace(names[1])}
+	return p
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var filePath string
+	var people []Person
+
+	fmt.Println("Please provide the path to a text file of first and last names:")
+	_, err := fmt.Scan(&filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error. Something when wrong with the path you provided.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error. Something when wrong with the path you provided.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	file_lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+	for _, v := range file_lines {
+		if len(strings.Split(v, " ")) == 2 {
+			people = append(people, parseName(v))
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range people {
+		fmt.Printf("First Name: %s, Last Name: %s\n", v.Fname, v.Lname)
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/coursera/week4/json_mashaling.go b/coursera/week4/json_mashaling.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50fb297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week4/json_mashaling.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type Person struct {
+	Name  string
+	Addr  string
+	Phone string
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	p1 := Person{Name: "Drew", Addr: "123 Fake Street", Phone: "8675309"}
+	byte_array, err := json.Marshal(p1) // returns json as a slice of bytes []bytes
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Damn it")
+	}
+	fmt.Println(byte_array)
+	fmt.Println(p1)
+
+	// Unmarshaling going from a json byte array to a to a go object
+	p2 := Person{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(byte_array, &p2) // will throw an error if the byte array doesn't fit the struct
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Damn it")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(p2)
+}
diff --git a/coursera/week4/net.go b/coursera/week4/net.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e077e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coursera/week4/net.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	resp, _ := http.Get("https://androiddrew.github.io/")
+	resp_code := resp.StatusCode
+	fmt.Println("Status code:", resp_code)
+	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	resp.Body.Close() // prevent memory leak
+
+	fmt.Println(string(body))
+	// resp_body, _ := resp_ptr.Body.Read(resp_ptr.)
+	// fmt.Println("Body:", string(resp_body))
+	// resp_ptr.Body.Close()
+}