diff --git a/lib/array_equals.rb b/lib/array_equals.rb
index 58e8369..37905c6 100644
--- a/lib/array_equals.rb
+++ b/lib/array_equals.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,42 @@
 # and the same integer values in the same exact order
 def array_equals(array1, array2)
   raise NotImplementedError
+    if array1 == [] && array2 == [] || array1 == nil && array2 == nil
+      return true
+    elsif array1 == nil || array2 == nil || array1.length != array2.length
+      return false
+    else
+      array1.length.times do |i|
+        if array2[i] != array1[i]
+          return false
+        end
+      end
+      return true
+    end
 end
+
+# NOTES WHILE WORKING THROUGH
+
+# if
+# array1.length =! array2.length
+# returns false
+# break
+
+# index = 0
+# while index < array.length
+#   element = array[index]
+#   #do operation
+#   index += 1
+# end
+
+# array_equals
+
+# false?
+# arrays are not exactly the same
+# element values different
+# elements not in the same order
+
+# true?
+# arrays have some # of elements
+# element values are the same
+# order is the same