diff --git a/longest-consecutive-sequence/kimyoung.js b/longest-consecutive-sequence/kimyoung.js
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+var longestConsecutive = function (nums) { // sorting approach
+    if (!nums.length) return 0;
+    let set = new Set(nums);
+    let sorted = [...set].sort((a, b) => a - b);
+    let longestSeq = 0;
+    let currSeq = 1;
+
+    for (let i = 1; i < sorted.length; i++) { // loop through sorted list to find sequence
+        if (sorted[i - 1] + 1 === sorted[i]) {
+            currSeq++;
+        } else {
+            longestSeq = Math.max(longestSeq, currSeq); // compare sequence to figure out the longest
+            currSeq = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return Math.max(longestSeq, currSeq);
+};
+
+// time - O(nlong) using sort
+// space - O(n) store nums in set
+
+
+// TODO - try O(n) TC approach
diff --git a/maximum-product-subarray/kimyoung.js b/maximum-product-subarray/kimyoung.js
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+var maxProduct = function (nums) { // brute force approach - doesn't pass leetcode (Time Limit Exceeded)
+    let maxProduct = -Infinity;
+    for (let i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) { // get subarrays
+        for (let j = i; j < nums.length; j++) {
+            let prod = nums.slice(i, j + 1).reduce((acc, el) => acc *= el, 1);
+            maxProduct = Math.max(prod, maxProduct);
+        }
+    }
+    return maxProduct;
+};
+
+// time - O(n^3) double for loop * reduce()
+// space - O(1) 
+
+var maxProduct = function (nums) { // DP approach
+    let result = nums[0];
+    let [min, max] = [1, 1];
+
+    for (const num of nums) {
+        [min, max] = [Math.min(num * min, num * max, num), Math.max(num * min, num * max, num)];
+        result = Math.max(max, result);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+};
+
+// time - O(n) looping through nums once
+// space - O(1) extra memory irrelevant to input
diff --git a/missing-number/kimyoung.js b/missing-number/kimyoung.js
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+var missingNumber = function (nums) { // brute force approach
+    let missingNumber;
+    for (let i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
+        if (nums.indexOf(i) === -1) missingNumber = i;
+    }
+    return missingNumber === undefined ? nums.length : missingNumber;
+};
+
+// time - O(n^2) finding the index of i while iterating through nums
+// splace - O(1) no extra space needed other than missingNumber which just stores the result
+
+var missingNumber = function (nums) { // set approach 
+    let set = new Set(nums);
+    for (let i = 0; i < nums.length + 1; i++) {
+        if (!set.has(i)) return i;
+    }
+};
+
+// time - O(n) looping through nums to find the missing number
+// splace - O(n) creating a set of nums
+
+var missingNumber = function (nums) { // mathematical approach
+    const len = nums.length
+    const expectedSum = len * (len + 1) / 2;
+    const actualSum = nums.reduce((acc, el) => acc += el, 0);
+    return expectedSum - actualSum;
+};
+
+// time - O(n) reduce method on actualSum
+// space - O(1) extra space irrelevant to input
diff --git a/valid-palindrome/kimyoung.js b/valid-palindrome/kimyoung.js
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+var isPalindrome = function (s) {
+    let left = 0, right = s.length - 1;
+    while (left < right) {
+        while (left < right && !isAlphaNumeric(s[left])) { // increment the left index until it's an alphanumeric character
+            left++;
+        }
+        while (left < right && !isAlphaNumeric(s[right])) { // decrement the right index until it's an alphanumeric character
+            right--;
+        }
+        if (s[left++].toLowerCase() !== s[right--].toLowerCase()) return false; // compare the two string values, if different return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+};
+
+function isAlphaNumeric(char) { // use ASCII code to findout if char is alphanumeric or not
+    const asciiCode = char.charCodeAt(0);
+    return (asciiCode >= 65 && asciiCode <= 90) ||
+        (asciiCode >= 97 && asciiCode <= 122) ||
+        (asciiCode >= 48 && asciiCode <= 57)
+}
+
+// time - O(n) iterate through the string once
+// space - O(1) no extra space created
diff --git a/word-search/kimyoung.js b/word-search/kimyoung.js
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+// Space Complexity O(m * n  + w) approach
+var exist = function (board, word) {
+    const rowLen = board.length, colLen = board[0].length;
+    let visited = new Set(); // keep track of visited coordinates
+
+    function dfs(row, col, idx) {
+        if (idx === word.length) return true; // if idx equals word.length, it means the word exists
+        if (row < 0 || col < 0 ||
+            row >= rowLen || col >= colLen ||
+            board[row][col] !== word[idx] ||
+            visited.has(`${row}|${col}`)) return false; // possible cases that would return false
+
+
+        // backtracking
+        visited.add(`${row}|${col}`); 
+        let result = dfs(row + 1, col, idx + 1) || // dfs on all 4 directions
+            dfs(row - 1, col, idx + 1) ||
+            dfs(row, col + 1, idx + 1) ||
+            dfs(row, col - 1, idx + 1);
+        visited.delete(`${row}|${col}`);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    for (let row = 0; row < rowLen; row++) {
+        for (let col = 0; col < colLen; col++) {
+            if(dfs(row, col, 0)) return true; // dfs for all coordinates
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+};
+
+// time - O(m * n * 4^w) traverse through the matrix (m * n) and run dfs on each of the possible paths (4^w) 4 being 4 directions 
+// space - O(m * n  + w)
+
+// Space Complexity O(1) approach
+var exist = function (board, word) {
+    const rowLen = board.length, colLen = board[0].length;
+
+    function dfs(row, col, idx) {
+        if (idx === word.length) return true;
+        if (row < 0 || col < 0 ||
+            row >= rowLen || col >= colLen ||
+            board[row][col] !== word[idx]) return false;
+
+        const letter = board[row][col];
+        board[row][col] = '#'
+        let result = dfs(row + 1, col, idx + 1) ||
+            dfs(row - 1, col, idx + 1) ||
+            dfs(row, col + 1, idx + 1) ||
+            dfs(row, col - 1, idx + 1);
+        board[row][col] = letter
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    for (let row = 0; row < rowLen; row++) {
+        for (let col = 0; col < colLen; col++) {
+            if (board[row][col] === word[0] &&
+                dfs(row, col, 0)) return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+};
+
+// time - O(m * n * 4^w) traverse through the matrix (m * n) and run dfs on each of the possible paths (4^w) 4 being 4 directions 
+// space - O(1)