diff --git a/lib/recursive-methods.rb b/lib/recursive-methods.rb
index fbf6faa..753762b 100644
--- a/lib/recursive-methods.rb
+++ b/lib/recursive-methods.rb
@@ -1,49 +1,90 @@
 # Authoring recursive algorithms. Add comments including time and space complexity for each method.
 
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number input
+# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number input
 def factorial(n)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  if n < 0
+    raise ArgumentError
+  elsif n == 0 || n == 1
+    return 1
+  else
+    return n * (factorial(n - 1))
+  end
 end
 
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
+# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
 def reverse(s)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  if s.length <= 1
+    return s
+  else
+    return rev_str = reverse(s[1..-1]) + s[0]
+  end
 end
 
 # Time complexity: ?
 # Space complexity: ?
 def reverse_inplace(s)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
 end
 
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the number of bunnies
+# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the number of bunnies
 def bunny(n)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  if n == 0
+    return 0
+  elsif n == 1
+    return 2
+  else
+    return 2 + bunny(n - 1)
+  end
 end
 
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
+# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
 def nested(s)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  if s.length == 1
+    return false
+  elsif s.length == 0
+    return true
+    # chris!! I realize this would fail if given an initial string like ")(" but i can't figure it out!
+  elsif (s[0] == "(" && s[-1] == ")") || (s[0] == ")" && s[-1] == "(")
+    return nested(s[1..-2])
+  else
+    return false
+  end
 end
 
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the array
+# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the array
 def search(array, value)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  if array.length == 0
+    return false
+  end
+
+  if array[0] == value
+    return true
+  end
+
+  return search(array[1..-1], value)
 end
 
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number
+# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the size of the number
 def is_palindrome(s)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+  if s.length == 1 || s.length == 0
+    return true
+  end
+
+  if s[0] != s[-1]
+    return false
+  end
+
+  return is_palindrome(s[1...-1])
 end
 
 # Time complexity: ?
 # Space complexity: ?
 def digit_match(n, m)
-    raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
-end
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+  raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+end
diff --git a/specs/recursion_writing_spec.rb b/specs/recursion_writing_spec.rb
index d8fb1ed..84685df 100644
--- a/specs/recursion_writing_spec.rb
+++ b/specs/recursion_writing_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'minitest/autorun'
-require 'minitest/reporters'
+require "minitest/autorun"
+require "minitest/reporters"
 require "minitest/skip_dsl"
-require_relative '../lib/recursive-methods'
+require_relative "../lib/recursive-methods"
 
 describe "factorial" do
   it "will find the factorial of 0" do
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     answer = factorial(num)
 
     # Assert
-    expect(answer).must_equal 5*4*3*2*1
-
+    expect(answer).must_equal 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
   end
 
   it "will raise an ArgumentError if given a number not >= 0" do
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
   end
 end
 
-xdescribe "reverse" do
+describe "reverse" do
   it "will reverse 'cat'" do
     # Arrange
     string = "cat"
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@
   end
 end
 
-
 xdescribe "reverse_in_place" do
   it "will reverse 'cat'" do
     # Arrange
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@
   end
 end
 
-xdescribe "bunny" do
+describe "bunny" do
   it "returns 0 for 0 bunnies" do
     # Arrange
     count = 0
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@
   end
 end
 
-xdescribe "nested" do
+describe "nested" do
   it "will return true for empystring" do
     # Arrange
     string = ""
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@
   end
 end
 
-xdescribe "search" do
+describe "search" do
   it "will return false for empty array" do
     # Arrange
     item = "a"
@@ -224,43 +222,43 @@
   end
 
   it "will return true when looking for something in the array" do
-  # Arrange
-  item = "a"
-  array = ["b", "c", "a"]
+    # Arrange
+    item = "a"
+    array = ["b", "c", "a"]
 
-  # Act
-  answer = search(array, item)
+    # Act
+    answer = search(array, item)
 
-  # Assert
-  expect(answer).must_equal true
+    # Assert
+    expect(answer).must_equal true
   end
 
   it "will return false when looking for something not in the array" do
     # Arrange
     item = "x"
     array = ["b", "c", "a"]
-  
+
     # Act
     answer = search(array, item)
-  
+
     # Assert
     expect(answer).must_equal false
-    end
-
-    it "will return true when finding something at the front of the array" do
-      # Arrange
-      item = "b"
-      array = ["b", "c", "a"]
-    
-      # Act
-      answer = search(array, item)
-    
-      # Assert
-      expect(answer).must_equal true
-    end      
+  end
+
+  it "will return true when finding something at the front of the array" do
+    # Arrange
+    item = "b"
+    array = ["b", "c", "a"]
+
+    # Act
+    answer = search(array, item)
+
+    # Assert
+    expect(answer).must_equal true
+  end
 end
 
-xdescribe "is_palindrome" do
+describe "is_palindrome" do
   it "will return true for emptystring" do
     # Arrange
     string = ""
@@ -304,8 +302,8 @@
     # Act
     answer = digit_match(num1, num2)
 
-     # Assert
-     expect(answer).must_equal 4
+    # Assert
+    expect(answer).must_equal 4
   end
 
   it "returns 0 for nonmatching numbers" do
@@ -316,8 +314,8 @@
     # Act
     answer = digit_match(num1, num2)
 
-     # Assert
-     expect(answer).must_equal 0
+    # Assert
+    expect(answer).must_equal 0
   end
 
   it "returns 3 for 841 and 62530841" do
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@
     # Act
     answer = digit_match(num1, num2)
 
-     # Assert
-     expect(answer).must_equal 3
+    # Assert
+    expect(answer).must_equal 3
   end
-end
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+end