diff --git a/CoinChange.java b/CoinChange.java
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+public class CoinChange<T> {
+    
+    public int coinChange(int[] coins, int amount) {
+        int col = amount;
+        int[] dp = new int[col+1];
+        for (int i=1; i<col+1; i++){
+            dp[i] = amount+1;
+        }
+        for (int i=1; i<coins.length+1; i++){
+            for (int j=1; j<col+1; j++){
+                // if denomination > amount -> num from above
+                if (coins[i-1] > j){
+                    dp[j] = dp[j];
+                } 
+                // get min of above and i-denomnination +1
+                else{
+                    dp[j] = Math.min(dp[j],1+ dp[j-coins[i-1]]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        int ans = dp[col];
+        if (ans > amount) return -1;
+        return ans;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/HoseRobber2.java b/HoseRobber2.java
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+public class HoseRobber2 {
+    
+    public int robber(int[] nums) {
+        int[][] dp = new int[nums.length + 1][2];
+        dp[0][1] = 0;
+        dp[1][0] = 0;
+        int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+
+        for (int row = 1; row <= nums.length; row++) {
+            int notTaken = Math.max(dp[row - 1][0], dp[row - 1][1]);
+            int taken = dp[row - 1][0] + nums[row - 1];
+            max = Math.max(max, Math.max(notTaken, taken));
+
+            dp[row][0] = notTaken;
+            dp[row][1] = taken;
+        }
+
+        return max;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/HouseRobber.java b/HouseRobber.java
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+class HouseRobber {
+    //T = O(n)
+    
+    //space = O(1)
+    public int rob(int[] nums) {
+        if (nums.length ==1) return nums[0];
+        int n = nums.length;
+        // int[] dp = new int[n];
+        int prev = nums[0];
+        int curr = Math.max(nums[0],nums[1]);
+        for (int i=2; i<n; i++){
+            int temp = curr;
+            curr= Math.max(curr,prev+nums[i]);
+            prev = temp;
+        }
+        return curr;
+
+    }
+}
+
+// class Solution {
+//     //T = O(n)
+//     //space = O(n)
+//     public int rob(int[] nums) {
+//         if (nums.length ==1) return nums[0];
+//         int n = nums.length;
+//         int[] dp = new int[n];
+//         dp[0] = nums[0];
+//         dp[1] = Math.max(nums[0],nums[1]);
+//         for (int i=2; i<n; i++){
+//             dp[i] = Math.max(dp[i-1],dp[i-2]+nums[i]);
+//         }
+//         return dp[n-1];
+
+//     }
+// }
+
+
+//O(2^n)
+// class Solution {
+//     public int rob(int[] nums) {
+//         if (nums.length ==1) return nums[0];
+//         return helper(nums, 0);
+//     }
+//     private int helper(int[] nums, int idx) {
+//         //base
+//         if (idx >= nums.length) return 0;
+        
+//         //logic
+//         int case0 = helper(nums, idx+1);
+//         int case1 = nums[idx] + helper(nums,idx+2);
+    
+//         return Math.max(case0, case1);
+//     }
+// }
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