diff --git a/lib/reverse_sentence.rb b/lib/reverse_sentence.rb
index 3fe7cac..5545c68 100644
--- a/lib/reverse_sentence.rb
+++ b/lib/reverse_sentence.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,136 @@
 # A method to reverse the words in a sentence, in place.
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(2n) The array is reviewed twice, once for spaces to populate the space array, and once more piecewise to do all the swaps
+# Space complexity: O(1)
+
+require'pry'
+
 def reverse_sentence(my_sentence)
-  raise NotImplementedError
+  
+  # short circuit if empty sentence
+  if my_sentence == nil || !my_sentence.include?(" ")
+    return my_sentence
+  end
+  
+  # determines the last index number that will be handled
+  last_index = my_sentence.length - 1 
+  
+  # reverses all the characters in the string
+  i = 0
+  my_sentence[i]
+  half_swap_limit = last_index / 2  + 1
+  
+  until i == half_swap_limit
+    my_sentence[i], my_sentence[last_index - i] = my_sentence[last_index - i], my_sentence[i]
+    
+    i += 1
+  end
+  
+  # creates and populates an array of all space characters
+  space_array = []
+  i = 0
+  my_sentence.each_char do |character|
+    if character == " "
+      space_array << i
+      i += 1
+    else 
+      i += 1
+    end
+  end
+  
+  
+  
+  # determination of which methods are needed
+  if !space_array.include? (0)
+    first(space_array[0], my_sentence)
+  end
+  
+  if !space_array.include? (last_index)
+    last(space_array[-1], last_index, my_sentence)
+  end
+  
+  if space_array.length > 1 # this is run if there's more than 2 words, hence if there's more than 1 space
+    i = 0
+    p = space_array.length - 1
+    
+    if i + 1 == p # short-circuit for 1-letter words
+      first_character = space_array[0] + 1
+      second_character = space_array[1] - 1
+      my_sentence[first_character], my_sentence[second_character] = my_sentence[second_character], my_sentence[first_character]
+    else
+      until i + 1 == p
+        middle(space_array[i], space_array[i+1], my_sentence)
+        i += 1
+      end  
+    end
+  end
+  return my_sentence
+  
+end
+
+def first(first_space_index_number, my_sentence)
+  j = 0
+  
+  last_index_to_swap = first_space_index_number - 1
+  half_limit = last_index_to_swap / 2
+  
+  if last_index_to_swap.even?
+    until j == half_limit 
+      my_sentence[last_index_to_swap - j], my_sentence[j] = my_sentence[j], my_sentence[last_index_to_swap - j]
+      j += 1
+    end
+  else
+    until j == half_limit + 1
+      my_sentence[last_index_to_swap - j], my_sentence[j] = my_sentence[j], my_sentence[last_index_to_swap - j]
+      j += 1
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+def last(last_space_index_number, last_index, my_sentence)
+  
+  first_index_to_swap = last_space_index_number + 1
+  half_limit = (last_index - first_index_to_swap) / 2
+  
+  j = 0
+  
+  if (last_index - first_index_to_swap).even?
+    until j  == half_limit
+      my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j], my_sentence[last_index - j] = my_sentence[last_index - j], my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j]
+      j += 1
+    end
+  else
+    until j == half_limit + 1
+      my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j], my_sentence[last_index - j] = my_sentence[last_index - j], my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j]
+      j += 1
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+def middle(first_space_index_number, last_space_index_number, my_sentence)
+  # short-circuit for one-letter words
+  if last_space_index_number - first_space_index_number == 1
+    return
+  elsif last_space_index_number - first_space_index_number == 3
+    my_sentence[first_space_index_number + 1], my_sentence[last_space_index_number - 1] = my_sentence[last_space_index_number - 1], my_sentence[first_space_index_number + 1]
+    return
+  end
+  
+  first_index_to_swap = first_space_index_number + 1
+  last_index = last_space_index_number - 1
+  half_limit = (last_index - first_index_to_swap) / 2
+  
+  j = 0
+  
+  if (last_space_index_number - first_space_index_number).even?
+    until j == half_limit
+      my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j], my_sentence[last_index - j] = my_sentence[last_index - j], my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j]
+      j += 1
+    end
+  else
+    until j == half_limit + 1
+      my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j], my_sentence[last_index - j] = my_sentence[last_index - j], my_sentence[first_index_to_swap + j]
+      j += 1
+    end
+    
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/sort_by_length.rb b/lib/sort_by_length.rb
index a5713ad..0d757e2 100644
--- a/lib/sort_by_length.rb
+++ b/lib/sort_by_length.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,42 @@
 # A method which will return an array of the words in the string
 #  sorted by the length of the word.
-# Time complexity: ?
-# Space complexity: ?
+# Time complexity: O(n2)
+# Space complexity: O(1)
+
 def sort_by_length(my_sentence)
-  raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
+# splits the sentence
+  array_of_sentence = my_sentence.split
+
+  #short-cirtcuit retunn statement for empty strings
+  if array_of_sentence.length == 0
+    return []
+  end
+  
+  i = 0  #internal counter
+  
+  e = 1  #external counter
+  
+  # bubble sort :)
+  until e == array_of_sentence.length - 1
+    
+    until i == array_of_sentence.length - 1
+      
+      if array_of_sentence[i].length > array_of_sentence[i + 1].length
+        array_of_sentence[i], array_of_sentence[i + 1] = array_of_sentence[i + 1], array_of_sentence[i]
+        i += 1
+      else
+        i += 1
+      end
+      
+    end
+    
+    e += 1
+    
+  end
+
+  #returns transformed, digested, sorted array
+  return_statement = array_of_sentence
+  
+  return return_statement
+  
 end
diff --git a/test/sort_by_length.rb b/test/sort_by_length_test.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sort_by_length.rb
rename to test/sort_by_length_test.rb
index c38d976..1eb292f 100644
--- a/test/sort_by_length.rb
+++ b/test/sort_by_length_test.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
   it "will return an array of words, by length" do
     expect(sort_by_length("I love Ada")).must_equal ["I", "Ada", "love"]
   end
-
+  
   it "will return an array of words by length, words that are of equal length will appear in the order they appear" do
     expect(sort_by_length("words of equal length")).must_equal ["of", "words", "equal", "length"]
   end
-
+  
   it "will return an array of words by length, words that are of equal length will appear in the order they appear" do
     expect(sort_by_length("I love great awesome words")).must_equal ["I", "love", "great", "words", "awesome"]
   end