diff --git a/applications/expensive_seq/README.md b/applications/expensive_seq/README.md
index 20ad36c17..78b7595af 100644
--- a/applications/expensive_seq/README.md
+++ b/applications/expensive_seq/README.md
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@ ends.
 Hint: Va Clguba, n qvpg xrl pna or nal vzzhgnoyr glcr... vapyhqvat n
 ghcyr.
 
+In Python, a dict key can be any immutable type... including a
+tuple.
+
 (That's encrypted with ROT13--Google `rot13 decoder` to decode it if you
 want the hint.)
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diff --git a/applications/expensive_seq/expensive_seq.py b/applications/expensive_seq/expensive_seq.py
index 5c82b8453..21e73009a 100644
--- a/applications/expensive_seq/expensive_seq.py
+++ b/applications/expensive_seq/expensive_seq.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 def expensive_seq(x, y, z):
     # Your code here
-
+    
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/applications/lookup_table/lookup_table.py b/applications/lookup_table/lookup_table.py
index 05b7d37fa..122893483 100644
--- a/applications/lookup_table/lookup_table.py
+++ b/applications/lookup_table/lookup_table.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Your code here
+import random
 
+prevV = {}
 
 def slowfun_too_slow(x, y):
     v = math.pow(x, y)
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ def slowfun_too_slow(x, y):
     v //= (x + y)
     v %= 982451653
 
+    prevV[x, y] = v
     return v
 
 def slowfun(x, y):
@@ -15,7 +18,11 @@ def slowfun(x, y):
     output, but completes quickly instead of taking ages to run.
     """
     # Your code here
+    if x and y in prevV:
+        return prevV[x, y]
 
+    else:
+        slowfun_too_slow(x, y)
 
 
 # Do not modify below this line!
diff --git a/applications/no_dups/no_dups.py b/applications/no_dups/no_dups.py
index caa162c8c..686cbe151 100644
--- a/applications/no_dups/no_dups.py
+++ b/applications/no_dups/no_dups.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 def no_dups(s):
     # Your code here
-
+    pass
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/applications/word_count/word_count.py b/applications/word_count/word_count.py
index a20546425..c3b433c6a 100644
--- a/applications/word_count/word_count.py
+++ b/applications/word_count/word_count.py
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 def word_count(s):
     # Your code here
+    counts = {}
+    words = s.lower()
+    lowerWords = words.split()
 
+    for word in lowerWords:
+        if word in counts:
+            counts[word] += 1
+        else:
+            counts[word] = 1
+
+    return counts
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/hashtable/hashtable.py b/hashtable/hashtable.py
index 0205f0ba9..eaa1d2d25 100644
--- a/hashtable/hashtable.py
+++ b/hashtable/hashtable.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from linked_list import Node
+from linked_list import LinkedList
+
 class HashTableEntry:
     """
     Linked List hash table key/value pair
@@ -7,6 +10,11 @@ def __init__(self, key, value):
         self.value = value
         self.next = None
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, HashTableEntry):
+            return self.key == other.key
+        return False
+
 
 # Hash table can't have fewer than this many slots
 MIN_CAPACITY = 8
@@ -21,7 +29,12 @@ class HashTable:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, capacity):
-        # Your code here
+        # self.table = [None] * capacity
+        # self.capacity = capacity
+
+        self.table = [None] * capacity
+        self.capacity = capacity
+        self.num_elements = 0
 
 
     def get_num_slots(self):
@@ -35,6 +48,7 @@ def get_num_slots(self):
         Implement this.
         """
         # Your code here
+        return len(self.table)
 
 
     def get_load_factor(self):
@@ -44,6 +58,8 @@ def get_load_factor(self):
         Implement this.
         """
         # Your code here
+        # load factor = num of elements in the hash table / num slots
+        return self.num_elements / self.get_num_slots()
 
 
     def fnv1(self, key):
@@ -54,8 +70,7 @@ def fnv1(self, key):
         """
 
         # Your code here
-
-
+ 
     def djb2(self, key):
         """
         DJB2 hash, 32-bit
@@ -63,7 +78,10 @@ def djb2(self, key):
         Implement this, and/or FNV-1.
         """
         # Your code here
-
+        hash = 5381
+        for x in key:
+            hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) + ord(x)
+        return hash & 0xFFFFFFFF
 
     def hash_index(self, key):
         """
@@ -82,6 +100,37 @@ def put(self, key, value):
         Implement this.
         """
         # Your code here
+        # self.table[self.hash_index(key)] = value
+
+        # index = self.hash_index(key)
+        # current_entry = self.table[index]
+
+        # while current_entry is not None and current_entry.key != key:
+        #     current_entry = current_entry.next
+        # if current_entry is not None:
+        #     current_entry.value = value
+        # else:
+        #     new_entry = HashTableEntry(key, value)
+        #     new_entry.next = self.table[index]
+        #     self.table[index] = new_entry
+
+        #     self.item_count += 1
+        #     if self.get_load_factor() > 0.7:
+        #         self.resize(self.capacity * 2)
+
+        hash_index = self.hash_index(key)
+        if self.table[hash_index] != None:
+            linked_list = self.table[hash_index] 
+            did_add_new_node = linked_list.insert_at_head_or_overwrite(Node(HashTableEntry(key, value)))
+            if did_add_new_node:
+                self.num_elements += 1
+        else:
+            linked_list = LinkedList()
+            linked_list.insert_at_head(Node(HashTableEntry(key, value)))
+            self.table[hash_index] = linked_list
+            self.num_elements += 1
+        if self.get_load_factor() > 0.7:
+            self.resize(self.get_num_slots() * 2)
 
 
     def delete(self, key):
@@ -93,6 +142,21 @@ def delete(self, key):
         Implement this.
         """
         # Your code here
+        # value = self.table[self.hash_index(key)]
+        # if value == None:
+        #     print('value is already None')
+        # self.table[self.hash_index(key)] = None
+
+        hash_index = self.hash_index(key)
+        if self.table[hash_index] != None:
+            linked_list = self.table[hash_index]
+            did_delete_node = linked_list.delete(HashTableEntry(key, None))
+            if did_delete_node != None:
+                self.num_elements -= 1
+                if self.get_load_factor() < 0.2:
+                    self.resize(self.get_num_slots() / 2)       
+        else:
+            print("Warning: node not found")    
 
 
     def get(self, key):
@@ -104,6 +168,23 @@ def get(self, key):
         Implement this.
         """
         # Your code here
+        # return self.table[self.hash_index(key)]
+        # index = self.hash_index(key)
+
+        # current_entry = self.table[index]
+
+        # while current_entry is not None:
+        #     if(current_entry.key == key):
+        #         return current_entry.value
+        #     current_entry = current_entry.next
+
+        hash_index = self.hash_index(key)
+        if self.table[hash_index] != None:
+            linked_list = self.table[hash_index]
+            node = linked_list.find(HashTableEntry(key, None))
+            if node != None:
+                return node.value.value
+            return None
 
 
     def resize(self, new_capacity):
@@ -113,8 +194,28 @@ def resize(self, new_capacity):
 
         Implement this.
         """
-        # Your code here
-
+        old_table = self.table
+        self.table = [None] * int(new_capacity)
+        self.num_elements = 0
+
+        for element in old_table:
+            if element is None:
+                continue
+            curr_node = element.head
+            while curr_node != None:
+                temp = curr_node.next
+                curr_node.next = None
+                hash_index = self.hash_index(curr_node.value.key)
+
+                if self.table[hash_index] != None:
+                    self.table[hash_index].insert_at_head(curr_node)
+                else:
+                    linked_list = LinkedList()
+                    linked_list.insert_at_head(curr_node)
+                    self.table[hash_index] = linked_list
+
+                curr_node = temp
+                self.num_elements += 1
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/hashtable/linked_list.py b/hashtable/linked_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88e268713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hashtable/linked_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+class Node:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+        self.next = None
+
+class LinkedList:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.head = None
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        currStr = ""
+        curr = self.head
+        while curr != None:
+            currStr += f'{str(curr.value)} ->'
+            curr = curr.next
+        return currStr
+
+    # return node w/ value
+    # runtime: O(n) where n = number nodes
+    def find(self, value):
+        curr = self.head
+        while curr != None:
+            if curr.value == value:
+                return curr
+            curr = curr.next
+        return None
+
+    # deletes node w/ given value then return that node
+    # runtime: O(n) where n = number of nodes
+    def delete(self, value):
+        cur = self.head
+
+        # special case if we need to delete the head
+        if cur.value == value:
+            self.head = cur.next
+            return cur
+
+        prev = None
+        cur = cur.next
+
+        while cur != None:
+            if cur.value == value:
+                prev.next = cur.next
+                cur.next = None
+                return cur
+            else:
+                prev = cur
+                cur = cur.next
+
+        return None
+
+    # insert node at head of list
+    # runtime: O(1)
+    def insert_at_head(self, node):
+        node.next = self.head
+        self.head = node
+
+    # overwrite node or insert node at head
+    # runtime: O(n)
+    def insert_at_head_or_overwrite(self, node):
+        existingNode = self.find(node.value) # O(n)
+        if existingNode != None:
+            existingNode.value = node.value
+            return False
+        else:
+            self.insert_at_head(node) # O(1)
+            return True
+
+    def add_to_tail(self, value):
+        # 0. create new node from value
+        new_node = Node(value, None)
+        # 1. check if list is empty
+        if not self.head:
+            # if list is empty, set both head and tail to new node
+            self.head = new_node
+            self.tail = new_node
+        else:
+            self.tail.set_next(new_node)
+            self.tail = new_node
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