made some changes

src/main/scala/Mathematics/Abs.scala

@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@ object Abs {
 	/**
 	    * Method returns absolute value of the number
 	    *
-	    * @param Int
-    	    * @return
+	    * @param number the number to find the abs value for
+    	    * @return the abs value of number
     	*/
 
-	def abs(number : Int): Int = {
-	    if (number < 0)
-		return number * -1
-	    return number;
-	}
+	def abs(number : Int): Int = if (number < 0) number * -1 else number
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/AbsMax.scala

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 package Mathematics
 
-object AbsMax {
+import math.abs
 
-  /**
-    * Method returns absolute Maximum Element from the list
-    *
-    * @param listOfElements
-    * @return
-    */
-  def abs: Int => Int = Abs.abs
+object AbsMax {
 
-  def absMax(elements: List[Int]): Int = abs(elements.maxBy(x => abs(x)))
+	/**
+	    * Method returns absolute Maximum Element from the list
+	    *
+	    * @param elements the list to consider
+    	    * @return the absolute value of the maximum element in the list
+    	*/
+	def absMax(elements : List[Int]): Int = abs(elements.maxBy(x => abs(x)))
 
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/AbsMin.scala

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 package Mathematics
 
-object AbsMin {
+import math.abs
 
-  /**
-    * Method returns Absolute minimum Element from the list
-    *
-    * @param listOfElements
-    * @return
-    */
-  def abs: Int => Int = Abs.abs
+object AbsMin {
 
-  def absMin(elements: List[Int]): Int = abs(elements.minBy(x => abs(x)))
+	/**
+	    * Method returns Absolute minimum Element from the list
+	    *
+	    * @param elements the list to consider
+    	    * @return the absolute value of the minimum element in the list
+    	*/
+	def absMin(elements : List[Int]): Int = abs(elements.minBy(x => abs(x)))
 
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/BinaryExponentiation.scala

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 package Mathematics
 
 object BinaryExponentiation {
-  /**
-    * Method returns the binary exponentiation of a given number
-    * when base and power are passed the parameters
-    *
-    * @param Int , Int
-    * @return
-    */
-
-  def binaryExponentiation(base: Int, power: Int): Int = {
-    if (power == 0) {
-      return 1
-    } else if (power % 2 == 1) {
-      return binaryExponentiation(base, power - 1) * base
-    } else {
-      val answer: Int = binaryExponentiation(base, power / 2)
-      return answer * answer
-    }
-  }
+	/**
+	    * Method returns the binary exponentiation of a given number 
+	      when base and power are passed the parameters
+	    *
+	    * @param base the base to use
+			* @param power the power to raise it to
+		  * @return the binary exponentiation of the given number
+    	*/
+	
+	def binaryExponentiation(base : Int, power : Int): Int = {
+		power match {
+			case _==0 => 1
+			case _%2==1 => binaryExponentiation(base, power - 1) * base
+			case _ =>
+				val answer: Int = binaryExponentiation(base, power / 2)
+				answer * answer
+		}
+	}
 } 

src/main/scala/Mathematics/Fibonacci.scala

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package Mathematics
 
 object Fibonacci {
-  private val allFibonacci: Stream[Int] = 1 #:: 1 #:: allFibonacci.zip(allFibonacci.tail).map(t => t._1 + t._2)
+  private val allFibonacci: Stream[Long] = 1L #:: 1L #:: allFibonacci.zip(allFibonacci.tail).map(t => t._1 + t._2)
 
   /**
     * Method to use the allFibonacci stream to take the first total numbers
     * Using streams is both an easy and efficient way to generate fibonacci numbers (streams are memoized)
     *
-    * @param total
-    * @return
+    * @param total is the number of fibonacci numbers to generate
+    * @return the first total fibonacci numbers
     */
-  def fibGenerate(total: Int): Seq[Int] = allFibonacci.take(total)
+  def fibGenerate(total: Int): Seq[Long] = allFibonacci.take(total)
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/FindMax.scala

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package Mathematics
 
 object FindMax {
 
-  /**
-    * Method returns Max Element from the list
-    *
-    * @param listOfElements
-    * @return
-    */
-  def findMax(elements: List[Int]): Int = elements.foldLeft(elements.head) { (acc, i) => if (acc > i) acc else i }
+	/**
+	    * Method returns Max Element from the list
+	    *
+	    * @param elements the list to consider
+		  * @return the maximum element in the list
+    	*/
+	def findMax(elements : List[Int]): Int = elements.foldLeft(elements.head){(acc, i) => if (acc > i) acc else i}
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/FindMin.scala

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package Mathematics
 
 object FindMin {
 
-  /**
-    * Method returns Minimum Element from the list
-    *
-    * @param listOfElements
-    * @return
-    */
-  def findMin(elements: List[Int]): Int = elements.foldLeft(elements.head) { (acc, i) => if (acc < i) acc else i }
+	/**
+	    * Method returns Minimum Element from the list
+	    *
+	    * @param elements the list to find the min element for
+    	    * @return the minimum element in the list
+    	*/
+	def findMin(elements : List[Int]): Int = elements.foldLeft(elements.head){(acc, i) => if (acc < i) acc else i}
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/GreatestCommonDivisor.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package Mathematics
+
+import scala.annotation.tailrec
+
+object GreatestCommonDivisor {
+
+	/**
+	    * Method returns the Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers n, m
+	    *
+	    * @param n the first number
+		  * @param m the second number
+    	    * @return the greatest common divisor of n and m
+    	*/
+
+	@tailrec
+	def gcd(n: Long, m: Long): Long = if (m == 0) n else gcd(m, n % m)
+
+}

src/main/scala/Mathematics/LinearSieve.scala

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ object LinearSieve {
   /**
     * Method returns sequence of prime numbers which all are not greater than n
     *
-    * @param n
-    * @return
+    * @param n the number of prime numbers to generate
+    * @return the first n prime numbers
     */
-  def getPrimeNumbers(n: Int): Seq[Int] = {
-    var primeNumbers = Seq.empty[Int]
-    val lowestPrimeDivisor: Array[Int] = Array.fill(n + 1)(0)
+  def getPrimeNumbers(n: Int): Seq[Long] = {
+    var primeNumbers = Seq.empty[Long]
+    val lowestPrimeDivisor: Array[Long] = Array.fill(n + 1)(0L)
     for (i <- 2 to n) {
       if (lowestPrimeDivisor(i) == 0) {
-        lowestPrimeDivisor(i) = i
-        primeNumbers :+= i
+        lowestPrimeDivisor(i) = i.toLong
+        primeNumbers :+= i.toLong
       }
       var j = 0
       while (j < primeNumbers.length && primeNumbers(j) <= lowestPrimeDivisor(i) && i * primeNumbers(j) <= n) {

src/main/scala/Mathematics/PrimeFactors.scala

@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ package Mathematics
 
 object PrimeFactors {
 
-  /**
-    * Method returns list of prime factors of number n
-    *
-    * @param num
-    * @return
-    */
+	/**
+	    * Method returns list of prime factors of number n
+	    *
+	    * @param number the number to consider
+		  * @return a list containing the prime factors of the number given
+    	*/
 
-  def primeFactors(number: Long): List[Long] = {
-    val exists = (2L to math.sqrt(number).toLong).find(number % _ == 0)
-    exists match {
-      case None => List(number)
-      case Some(factor) => factor :: primeFactors(number / factor)
-
-    }
-  }
+	def primeFactors(number: Long): List[Long] = {
+		val exists = (2L to math.sqrt(number).toLong).find(number % _ == 0)
+		exists match {
+			case None => List(number)
+			case Some(factor) => factor :: primeFactors(number / factor)
+		}
+	}
 }

src/main/scala/Mathematics/StreamSieve.scala

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package Mathematics
 
 object StreamSieve {
 
-  private val allPrimes: Stream[Int] = 2 #:: Stream.from(3).filter { c =>
-    val primesUptoSqrt = allPrimes.takeWhile(p => p <= math.sqrt(c))
-    !primesUptoSqrt.exists(p => c % p == 0)
+  private val allPrimes: Stream[Long] = 2L #:: Stream.from(3).filter { c =>
+    val primesUpToSqrt = allPrimes.takeWhile(p => p <= math.sqrt(c))
+    !primesUpToSqrt.exists(p => c % p == 0)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ object StreamSieve {
     * Using streams as opposed to the classic sieve ensures that we stay following functional principles
     * and not change states
     *
-    * @param total
-    * @return
+    * @param n number of primes to generate
+    * @return List of the first n primes
     */
-  def getPrimeNumbers(n: Int): Seq[Int] = allPrimes.take(n)
+  def getPrimeNumbers(n: Int): Seq[Long] = allPrimes.take(n)
 }

src/main/scala/Search/BinarySearch.scala

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ object BinarySearch {
       else {
         val mid: Int = lo + (hi - lo) / 2
         arr(mid) match {
-          case mv if (mv == elem) => mid
-          case mv if (mv <= elem) => SearchImpl(mid + 1, hi)
+          case mv if mv == elem => mid
+          case mv if mv <= elem => SearchImpl(mid + 1, hi)
           case _ => SearchImpl(lo, mid - 1)
         }
       }
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ object BinarySearch {
     * @param hi   - highest value index
     * @return
     */
+  @tailrec
   def lowerBound(arr: List[Int], elem: Int, lo: Int, hi: Int): Int = {
     if (lo == hi) lo
     else {
       val m: Int = lo + (hi - lo) / 2
       arr(m) match {
-        case mv if (mv < elem) => lowerBound(arr, elem, m + 1, hi)
-        case mv if (mv >= elem) => lowerBound(arr, elem, lo, m)
+        case mv if mv < elem => lowerBound(arr, elem, m + 1, hi)
+        case mv if mv >= elem => lowerBound(arr, elem, lo, m)
       }
     }
   }

src/main/scala/Search/JumpSearch.scala

@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ object JumpSearch {
       a = b
       b = b + floor(sqrt(len)).toInt
       if (a >= len) {
-        return -1
+        -1
       }
     }
 
     while (arr(a) < elem) {
       a = a + 1
       if (a == min(b, len)) {
-        return -1
+        -1
       }
     }
 
     if (arr(a) == elem) {
-      return a
+      a
     }
     else {
-      return -1
+      -1
     }
   }
 

src/main/scala/Search/LinearSearch.scala

@@ -6,20 +6,17 @@ package Search
 object LinearSearch {
   /**
     *
-    * @param arr  - a sequence of integers
+    * @param arr   - a sequence of integers
     * @param elem - a integer to search for in the @args
     * @return - index of the @elem or -1 if elem is not fount in the @arr
     */
   def linearSearch(arr: List[Int], elem: Int): Int = {
-    def iter(index: Int): Int = {
-      if (index != arr.length) {
-        if (arr(index) != elem) iter(index + 1)
-        else index
-      } else
-        -1
+    //the functional way, common in scala would be:
+    //args.indexOf(target)
+    for (i <- arr.indices if arr(i) == elem) {
+        i
     }
-
-    iter(0)
+    -1
   }
 
 }

src/main/scala/Sort/BubbleSort.scala

@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ object BubbleSort {
   def bubbleSort(array: Array[Int]): Array[Int] = {
 
     breakable {
-      for (i <- 0 to array.length - 1) {
+      for (i <- array.indices) {
         var swap = false
-
         for (j <- 0 to array.length - 2) {
           if (array(j) > array(j + 1)) {
             val temp = array(j)
@@ -23,13 +22,11 @@ object BubbleSort {
             swap = true
           }
         }
-
         if (!swap) {
           break
         }
       }
     }
-
     array
   }