diff --git a/algorithms/.gitignore b/algorithms/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b04a8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/.bundle/
+/.yardoc
+/_yardoc/
+/coverage/
+/doc/
+/pkg/
+/spec/reports/
+/tmp/
+
+# rspec failure tracking
+.rspec_status
diff --git a/algorithms/.rspec b/algorithms/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c5164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+--format documentation
+--color
+--require spec_helper
diff --git a/algorithms/.travis.yml b/algorithms/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d1d206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+sudo: false
+language: ruby
+cache: bundler
+rvm:
+  - 2.6.1
+before_install: gem install bundler -v 2.0.1
diff --git a/algorithms/Gemfile b/algorithms/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67b6dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in algorithms.gemspec
+gemspec
diff --git a/algorithms/Gemfile.lock b/algorithms/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb63d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    algorithms (0.1.0)
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    coderay (1.1.2)
+    diff-lcs (1.3)
+    method_source (0.9.2)
+    pry (0.12.2)
+      coderay (~> 1.1.0)
+      method_source (~> 0.9.0)
+    rake (10.5.0)
+    rspec (3.8.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.8.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.8.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.8.0)
+    rspec-core (3.8.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.8.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.8.2)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.8.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.8.0)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.8.0)
+    rspec-support (3.8.0)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  algorithms!
+  bundler (~> 2.0)
+  pry (~> 0.12.2)
+  rake (~> 10.0)
+  rspec (~> 3.0)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.0.1
diff --git a/algorithms/README.md b/algorithms/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000437d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Algorithms
+
+Welcome to your new gem! In this directory, you'll find the files you need to be able to package up your Ruby library into a gem. Put your Ruby code in the file `lib/algorithms`. To experiment with that code, run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt.
+
+TODO: Delete this and the text above, and describe your gem
+
+## Installation
+
+Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
+
+```ruby
+gem 'algorithms'
+```
+
+And then execute:
+
+    $ bundle
+
+Or install it yourself as:
+
+    $ gem install algorithms
+
+## Usage
+
+TODO: Write usage instructions here
+
+## Development
+
+After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
+
+To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
+
+## Contributing
+
+Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/algorithms.
diff --git a/algorithms/Rakefile b/algorithms/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e9ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require "bundler/gem_tasks"
+require "rspec/core/rake_task"
+
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
+
+task :default => :spec
diff --git a/algorithms/algorithms.gemspec b/algorithms/algorithms.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f65d740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/algorithms.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+lib = File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
+require "algorithms/version"
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
+  spec.name          = "algorithms"
+  spec.version       = Algorithms::VERSION
+  spec.authors       = ["booboy"]
+  spec.email         = ["bpmcdevitt@thelinuxspace.com"]
+
+  spec.summary       = %q{Various algorithms written in Ruby.}
+  spec.homepage      = "https://git.mcdevitt.tech/bpmcdevitt/misc_rbtools/algorithms"
+
+  # Prevent pushing this gem to RubyGems.org. To allow pushes either set the 'allowed_push_host'
+  # to allow pushing to a single host or delete this section to allow pushing to any host.
+  if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
+    spec.metadata["allowed_push_host"] = "TODO: Set to 'http://mygemserver.com'"
+
+    spec.metadata["homepage_uri"] = spec.homepage
+    spec.metadata["source_code_uri"] = "https://git.mcdevitt.tech/bpmcdevitt/misc_rbtools/algorithms"
+    spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "https://git.mcdevitt.tech/bpmcdevitt/misc_rbtools/README.md"
+  else
+    raise "RubyGems 2.0 or newer is required to protect against " \
+      "public gem pushes."
+  end
+
+  # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
+  # The `git ls-files -z` loads the files in the RubyGem that have been added into git.
+  spec.files         = Dir.chdir(File.expand_path('..', __FILE__)) do
+    `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(test|spec|features)/}) }
+  end
+  spec.bindir        = "exe"
+  spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
+  spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 2.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "pry", "~> 0.12.2" 
+end
diff --git a/algorithms/algorithms.rb b/algorithms/algorithms.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index fabece0..0000000
--- a/algorithms/algorithms.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# im going to learn algorithms by makin a giant module that covers a different algorithm. 
-# i will link the resources i am learning the algorithm from in my code. 
-
-module Algorithms
-  class Sorting
-    def selection
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/algorithms/bin/console b/algorithms/bin/console
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..644d680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/bin/console
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "bundler/setup"
+require "algorithms"
+
+# You can add fixtures and/or initialization code here to make experimenting
+# with your gem easier. You can also use a different console, if you like.
+
+# (If you use this, don't forget to add pry to your Gemfile!)
+ require "pry"
+ Pry.start
diff --git a/algorithms/bin/setup b/algorithms/bin/setup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dce67d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/bin/setup
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+set -vx
+
+bundle install
+
+# Do any other automated setup that you need to do here
diff --git a/algorithms/lib/algorithms.rb b/algorithms/lib/algorithms.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ac1a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/lib/algorithms.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require "algorithms/version"
+require "algorithms/sorting"
+
+module Algorithms
+  class Error < StandardError; end
+  # Your code goes here...
+end
diff --git a/algorithms/lib/algorithms/sorting.rb b/algorithms/lib/algorithms/sorting.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72cffac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/lib/algorithms/sorting.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module Algorithms
+  class Sorting
+    def selection(a, n)
+      puts 'insert code for selection sort here'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/algorithms/lib/algorithms/version.rb b/algorithms/lib/algorithms/version.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d2363c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/lib/algorithms/version.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module Algorithms
+  VERSION = "0.1.0"
+end
diff --git a/algorithms/spec/algorithms_spec.rb b/algorithms/spec/algorithms_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c656a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/spec/algorithms_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+RSpec.describe Algorithms do
+  it "has a version number" do
+    expect(Algorithms::VERSION).not_to be nil
+  end
+
+  it "does something useful" do
+    expect(false).to eq(true)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/algorithms/spec/spec_helper.rb b/algorithms/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bf3851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require "bundler/setup"
+require "algorithms"
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  # Enable flags like --only-failures and --next-failure
+  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = ".rspec_status"
+
+  # Disable RSpec exposing methods globally on `Module` and `main`
+  config.disable_monkey_patching!
+
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |c|
+    c.syntax = :expect
+  end
+end