diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 language: ruby
 rvm:
-  - "1.8.7"
-  - "1.9.2"
-  - "1.9.3"
-  - jruby-18mode # JRuby in 1.8 mode
-  - jruby-19mode # JRuby in 1.9 mode
-  - rbx
-# uncomment this line if your project needs to run something other than `rake`:
-# script: bundle exec rspec spec
+    - rbx-2
+gem: 
+    - minitest
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diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afa0863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env rake
+require 'minitest'
+
+task :default => 'test'
+
+task :test do
+    puts "Starting the test now"
+    # Dir.glob('./tests/test_*.rb').each{ |file| require file}
+    
+    Rake::Task[:lint].execute
+    Rake::Task[:math].execute
+end
+
+task :lint do
+    puts "Starting the linting test"
+    # Save this for later once there is a lint test
+    # how do we run a test suite here
+end
+
+task :math do
+    puts "Starting the math test"
+    # how do we run the math test here?
+    require_relative "tests/test_simple_numbers"
+    
+end
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diff --git a/assignments/hello-world.md b/assignments/hello-world.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b30edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hello-world.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# File: simple-numbers.rb
+
+# Tests: 
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diff --git a/assignments/simple_numbers.rb b/assignments/simple_numbers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..788c51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/simple_numbers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# File: simple_numbers.rb
+
+class SimpleNumbers
+    def initialize(num)
+        raise unless num.is_a?(Numeric)
+        @x = num
+    end
+    
+    def add(y)
+        @x + y
+    end
+    
+    def subtract(y)
+        @x - y 
+    end
+    
+    def multiply(y)
+        @x * y 
+    end
+    
+    def divide(y)
+        # check that divisor is not zero
+        raise unless y != 0
+        @x / y 
+    end
+end
diff --git a/stories/documentation.md b/stories/documentation.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9ce67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stories/documentation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#Documentation
+
+Documentation is an important part of writing software. Learning how to properly read and write documentation is almost as important as being able to write the actual programming language. 
+
+### RDOC tests
+
+1 As a student I know how to create a comment so that I can make explain my code properly
+
+2 As a beginner programmer I know how to read RDOC comments to identify the return value of a method so I can understand what a method will return.
+
+3 As a beginner programmer I know how to read RDOC comments to identify the input value of a method so I can understand what parameters a method expects.
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diff --git a/stories/how-to-write-homework-stories.md b/stories/how-to-write-homework-stories.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c0e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stories/how-to-write-homework-stories.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+### Stories are ideas. 
+
+When you're writing a story remember that it will need to be understandable by both the students, the teacher and the developer writing the test.
+
+We use an adoptation of traditional [Agile user stories][1] that stories should be short, from your own perspective, easy to read and understand. Most importantly to learning coding, stories should explain the value of learning a particular concept.
+
+Commonly, user stories follow the format below:
+
+```As a <type of user>, I want <some goal> so that <some reason>.```
+
+A realistic example:
+
+```As a beginner ruby programmer I want to write syntaxtually correct Ruby code so that I can learn how be a good developer.```
+
+### External Resources
+[1]: http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/user-stories "Agile user stories"
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diff --git a/stories/math.md b/stories/math.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a64f33b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stories/math.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# These are the math stories
+
+
+### Basic math
+MATH1 As a beginner programmer I should be able to add numbers together so that I understand how ruby can be used to add numbers.
+
+MATH2 As a beginner programmer I should be able to subtract numbers so that I understand how ruby can be used to subtract numbers.
+
+MATH3 As a beginner programmer I should be able to multiply numbers so that I understand how ruby can be used to multiply numbers.
+
+MATH4 As a beginner programmer I should be able to divide numbers so that I understand how ruby can be used to multiply numbers.
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diff --git a/tests/how-to-write-homework-tests.md b/tests/how-to-write-homework-tests.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba16386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/how-to-write-homework-tests.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+### Tests shouldn't be hard
+
+Tests should be written to determine if a particular set of stories have been satisfied. Tests are used to prove if a student has correctly coded an element of an assignment. As students progress, their assignments will be exposed to more tests.
+
+### Assigning tests to stories
+
+Test documentation should be correctly associated with a test. Remember that the tests can be run locally by students and by teachers to grade assignments.
+
diff --git a/tests/test_simple_numbers.rb b/tests/test_simple_numbers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a595ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_simple_numbers.rb
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+# File: tc_simple_numbers.rb
+
+# The tests for simple_numbers
+
+require_relative "../assignments/simple_numbers"
+require "minitest/autorun"
+
+class TestSimpleNumbers < Minitest::Test
+    
+    # Tests the add method of the SimpleNumbers class
+    # related to story MATH1
+    def test_add
+        assert_equal( 4, SimpleNumbers.new(2).add(2) )
+        assert_equal( 10, SimpleNumbers.new(5).add(5) )
+        assert_equal( 0, SimpleNumbers.new(0).add(0) )
+    end
+    
+    # Tests the subtract method of the SimpleNumbers class
+    # related to story MATH2
+    def test_subtract
+        assert_equal( 4, SimpleNumbers.new(10).subtract(6) )
+        assert_equal( 0, SimpleNumbers.new(5).subtract(5) )
+    end
+    
+    # Tests the multiply method of the SimpleNumbers class
+    # related to story MATH3
+    def test_multiply
+        assert_equal( 25, SimpleNumbers.new(5).multiply(5) )
+        assert_equal( 10, SimpleNumbers.new(2).multiply(5) )
+        assert_equal( 0, SimpleNumbers.new(10).multiply(0) )
+    end
+    
+    # Tests the divide method of the SimpleNumbers class
+    # related to story MATH4
+    def test_divide
+        assert_equal( 5, SimpleNumbers.new(25).divide(5) )
+        assert_equal( 2, SimpleNumbers.new(6).divide(3) )
+    end
+end