diff --git a/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/animal_interface.go b/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/animal_interface.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Animal interface {
+	Eat()
+	Move()
+	Speak()
+}
+
+type Cow struct {
+	name       string
+	food       string `default:"grass"`
+	locomotion string `default:"walk"`
+	sound      string `default:"moo"`
+}
+
+func (a Cow) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println(a.food)
+}
+
+func (a Cow) Move() {
+	fmt.Println(a.locomotion)
+}
+func (a Cow) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println(a.sound)
+}
+
+type Bird struct {
+	Name       string
+	Food       string `default:"worms"`
+	Locomotion string `default:"fly"`
+	Sound      string `default:"peep"`
+}
+
+func (a Bird) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println(a.Food)
+}
+
+func (a Bird) Move() {
+	fmt.Println(a.Locomotion)
+}
+func (a Bird) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println(a.Sound)
+}
+
+type Snake struct {
+	Name       string
+	Food       string `default:"mice"`
+	Locomotion string `default:"slither"`
+	Sound      string `default:"hsss"`
+}
+
+func (a Snake) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println(a.Food)
+}
+
+func (a Snake) Move() {
+	fmt.Println(a.Locomotion)
+}
+func (a Snake) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println(a.Sound)
+}
+
+func NewAnimal(name string, animalType string) (Animal, error) {
+	switch animalType {
+	case "cow":
+		return Cow{name, "grass", "walk", "moo"}, nil
+	case "bird":
+		return Bird{name, "worms", "fly", "peep"}, nil
+	case "snake":
+		return Snake{name, "mice", "slither", "hiss"}, nil
+	default:
+		return Cow{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Error! Failed to create animal of type: %s. Options {cow, bird, snake}.", animalType))
+	}
+}
+
+func queryAnimal(animal Animal, query string) {
+	switch query {
+	case "eat":
+		animal.Eat()
+	case "move":
+		animal.Move()
+	case "speak":
+		animal.Speak()
+	default:
+		fmt.Printf("Error! Query parameter: %s invalid. Options: {eat, move, speak}\n", query)
+	}
+}
+
+// Use the empty interface to map string to Any type
+// var animalMap map[string]interface{}
+var animalMap map[string]Animal
+
+func main() {
+	animalMap = make(map[string]Animal)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+
+	fmt.Println("\n\nWelcome to your personal animal database. Two commands are available {newanimal, query}\n")
+	fmt.Println("The \"newanimal\" command  takes two parameters (name, animalType) seperated by white space.")
+	fmt.Println("\"newanimal\" animal types are restricted to {cow, bird, snake}")
+	fmt.Println("Example: \"newanimal bob cow\"\n")
+	fmt.Println("The \"query\" command takes two parameters (name, action) seperated by white space.")
+	fmt.Println("\"query\" actions are restricted to {eat, move, speak}")
+	fmt.Println("Example: \"query bob eat\"\n")
+
+	for {
+		fmt.Print(">")
+		scanner.Scan()
+		input := scanner.Text()
+		input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
+		splitInput := strings.Fields(input)
+
+		// Ensure user command is proper size
+		if len(splitInput) != 3 {
+			fmt.Println("Error! Invalid input parameters. Please try again.")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		command := splitInput[0]
+		animalName := splitInput[1]
+		arg := splitInput[2]
+
+		switch command {
+		case "newanimal":
+			userAnimal, err := NewAnimal(animalName, arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+				continue
+			}
+			animalMap[animalName] = userAnimal
+		case "query":
+			// check animal is in datastore
+			val, present := animalMap[animalName]
+			if present {
+				queryAnimal(val, arg)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("Error! Failed to find animal %s in database\n", animalName)
+			}
+		default:
+			fmt.Println("Error! Unrecognized user command. Options {newanimal, query}")
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/animalinfo_poly.go b/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/animalinfo_poly.go
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+++ b/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/animalinfo_poly.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func splitUnpack(s string) (string, string, string) {
+	x := strings.Split(s, " ")
+	return x[0], x[1], x[2]
+}
+
+type Animal interface {
+	Eat()
+	Move()
+	Speak()
+}
+
+type Cow struct{}
+
+type Bird struct{}
+
+type Snake struct{}
+
+func (an Snake) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println("mice")
+}
+
+func (an Snake) Move() {
+	fmt.Println("slither")
+}
+
+func (an Snake) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println("hsss")
+}
+
+func (an Bird) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println("worms")
+}
+
+func (an Bird) Move() {
+	fmt.Println("fly")
+}
+
+func (an Bird) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println("peep")
+}
+
+func (an Cow) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println("grass")
+}
+
+func (an Cow) Move() {
+	fmt.Println("walk")
+}
+
+func (an Cow) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println("moo")
+}
+
+func newanimal(i1, i2 string, cages map[string]Animal) {
+	switch i2 {
+	case "cow":
+		cages[i1] = Cow{}
+	case "snake":
+		cages[i1] = Snake{}
+	case "bird":
+		cages[i1] = Bird{}
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Created it!")
+}
+
+func query(i1, i2 string, cages map[string]Animal) {
+	switch i2 {
+	case "speak":
+		cages[i1].Speak()
+	case "move":
+		cages[i1].Move()
+	case "eat":
+		cages[i1].Eat()
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	var commandtype string
+	var input1 string
+	var input2 string
+	animalCages := make(map[string]Animal)
+
+	for {
+		fmt.Println(">")
+		scanner.Scan()
+		commandtype, input1, input2 = splitUnpack(scanner.Text())
+		if commandtype == "newanimal" {
+			newanimal(input1, input2, animalCages)
+		} else if commandtype == "query" {
+			query(input1, input2, animalCages)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/newanimal.go b/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/newanimal.go
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+++ b/coursera/second_course/week4/assignment/newanimal.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Animal interface {
+	Eat()
+	Move()
+	Speak()
+}
+
+type Cow struct {
+}
+
+func (cow Cow) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println("grass")
+}
+
+func (cow Cow) Move() {
+	fmt.Println("walk")
+}
+
+func (cow Cow) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println("moo")
+}
+
+type Bird struct {
+}
+
+func (bird Bird) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println("worms")
+}
+
+func (bird Bird) Move() {
+	fmt.Println("fly")
+}
+
+func (bird Bird) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println("peep")
+}
+
+type Snake struct {
+}
+
+func (snake Snake) Eat() {
+	fmt.Println("mice")
+}
+
+func (snake Snake) Move() {
+	fmt.Println("slither")
+}
+
+func (snake Snake) Speak() {
+	fmt.Println("hsss")
+}
+
+func createNewAnimal(animalName string, animalType string, animalMap map[string]Animal)  {
+	switch animalType {
+	case "cow":
+		animalMap[animalName] = Cow{}
+	case "bird":
+		animalMap[animalName] = Bird{}
+	case "snake":
+		animalMap[animalName] = Snake{}
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("Invalid animal type")
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Created it!")
+}
+
+func queryAnimal(animalName string, animalAction string, animalMap map[string]Animal)  {
+	animal, ok := animalMap[animalName]
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Printf("Could not find animal %s\n", animalName)
+		return
+	}
+	switch animalAction {
+	case "eat":
+		animal.Eat()
+	case "move":
+		animal.Move()
+	case "speak":
+		animal.Speak()
+	}
+
+}
+
+func main() {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	animalMap := make(map[string]Animal)
+	
+	for  {
+		fmt.Print(">")
+		var fields []string
+		if scanner.Scan() {
+			fields = strings.Fields(scanner.Text())
+			if len(fields) != 3 {
+				fmt.Println("Wrong number of arguments")
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		switch fields[0] {
+		case "newanimal":
+			createNewAnimal(fields[1], fields[2], animalMap)
+		case "query":
+			queryAnimal(fields[1], fields[2], animalMap)
+		default:
+			fmt.Println("Invalid command")
+		}
+	}
+}