diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
index bee48d5a0..5d09ab26b 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment_1.ipynb
@@ -56,13 +56,35 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 26,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 26,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "# For testing purposes, we will write our code in the function\n",
+    "# For testing purposes, we will write our code in the function, Ignoring case for now, so make everything upper or lower case!\n",
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b):\n",
-    "  # Your code here\n",
+    "  #convert all to lower, in order to ignore case sensitivity\n",
+    "  word_a = word_a.lower()\n",
+    "  word_b = word_b.lower()\n",
+    "  #checking lengths of the individual strings first using the len() function!\n",
+    "  if len(word_a) != len(word_b):\n",
+    "    return False #if the lenghts are not equal, they cannot be anagrams\n",
+    "  #sort the words and compare their letters, this time using the sorted() function\n",
+    "  elif sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b):\n",
+    "    return True #if the sorted letters are equal, they are anagrams\n",
+    "  #all other conditions\n",
+    "  else:\n",
+    "    return False\n",
     "\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\")"
@@ -70,20 +92,42 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 27,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 27,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Night\")"
+    "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Night\") #different string lengths!"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 28,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
-    "anagram_checker(\"night\", \"Thing\")"
+    "anagram_checker(\"night\", \"Thing\") # True"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -97,12 +141,35 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 38,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "True"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 38,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "def anagram_checker(word_a, word_b, is_case_sensitive):\n",
-    "  # Modify your existing code here\n",
+    "  #checking lengths first again\n",
+    "  if len(word_a) != len(word_b):\n",
+    "    return False\n",
+    "  #if case sensitivity is not required\n",
+    "  elif is_case_sensitive == False:\n",
+    "    return sorted(word_a.lower()) == sorted(word_b.lower())\n",
+    "  #if case sensitivity is required\n",
+    "  elif is_case_sensitive == True:\n",
+    "    return sorted(word_a) == sorted(word_b)\n",
+    "  #other conditions\n",
+    "  else:\n",
+    "    return False\n",
+    "  \n",
     "\n",
     "# Run your code to check using the words below:\n",
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"listen\", False) # True"
@@ -110,9 +177,20 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 37,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "False"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 37,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "anagram_checker(\"Silent\", \"Listen\", True) # False"
    ]
@@ -130,7 +208,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "new-learner",
+   "display_name": "python-env",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -144,7 +222,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.8"
+   "version": "3.11.13"
   }
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diff --git a/02_activities/homework/01_data_types.ipynb b/02_activities/homework/01_data_types.ipynb
index f60123d4b..83abef795 100644
--- a/02_activities/homework/01_data_types.ipynb
+++ b/02_activities/homework/01_data_types.ipynb
@@ -1 +1,215 @@
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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "id": "jNAI57ELh-I8"
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "# Getting Started: Python Fundamentals\n",
+    "## Practice Problems"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "id": "5xeRB_0jiT5n"
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "### 1. What types are involved in the following expressions? What data type will each expression evaluate to?\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`8 * 2.5`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
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+     "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/"
+    },
+    "executionInfo": {
+     "elapsed": 158,
+     "status": "ok",
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+    "outputId": "3628ffce-faf6-4d23-daff-5e09edf76541"
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Your code here\n",
+    "#integer with float "
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "id": "4eICUfHi_Z-K"
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "`9 / 2`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
+    "colab": {
+     "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/"
+    },
+    "executionInfo": {
+     "elapsed": 43,
+     "status": "ok",
+     "timestamp": 1667929891449,
+     "user": {
+      "displayName": "Kaylie Lau",
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+     },
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+    },
+    "id": "QVdbNoA2OiQ_",
+    "outputId": "ab9f4fac-b1cc-4afc-cc54-10592b92abb1"
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Your code here\n",
+    "#integer with integer"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "id": "DhrJoWbj_cNe"
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "`9 // -2`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
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+     "status": "ok",
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+    "outputId": "13df11ef-d136-4a42-884e-be1e369aae52"
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Your code here\n",
+    "#integer with integer "
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "id": "lW4UnVfw_eYy"
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "`1.5 * 2 >= 7 - 3`"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
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+    "outputId": "938208fc-c4c3-4e58-dd18-b50d3acc84d8"
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Your code here\n",
+    "#integer with float, will return a boolean "
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {
+    "id": "5T-ytiTw-KvJ"
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "### 2. In which order will the expressions be evaluated.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`6 * 3 + 7 * 4`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "<details>\n",
+    "  <summary>Answer</summary>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "  `*` > `*` > `+` \n",
+    "</details>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`5 - 2 * 3 ** 4`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "<details>\n",
+    "  <summary>Answer</summary>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "  `**` > `*` > `-`\n",
+    "</details>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`(5 - 2) * 3 ** 4`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "<details>\n",
+    "  <summary>Answer</summary>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "  `(-)` > `**` > `*` \n",
+    "</details>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`5 + 2 >= 3 * 4`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "<details>\n",
+    "  <summary>Answer</summary>\n",
+    "\n",
+    "  `*` > `+` > `>=`\n",
+    "</details>"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
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