diff --git a/5-go-by-example/31-closing-channels.go b/5-go-by-example/31-closing-channels.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/31-closing-channels.go
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+// closing a channel indicates that no more values will be sent on it
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	// jobs channel to communicate work to be done
+	jobs := make(chan int, 5)
+	done := make(chan bool)
+
+	// repeatedly receives from jobs
+	// more value will be false if jobs has been closed and all values in the channel have already been received
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			j, more := <-jobs
+			if more {
+				fmt.Println("received job", j)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Println("received all jobs")
+				done <- true
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// sends 3 jobs to the worker over the jobs channel, then closes it
+	for j := 1; j <= 3; j++ {
+		jobs <- j
+		fmt.Println("sent job", j)
+	}
+	close(jobs)
+	fmt.Println("sent all jobs")
+
+	// await the worker using the synchronization approach
+	<-done
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/32-range-over-channels.go b/5-go-by-example/32-range-over-channels.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/32-range-over-channels.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	// iterate over values received from a channel
+
+	// here iterate over 2 values in the queue channel
+	queue := make(chan string, 2)
+	queue <- "one"
+	queue <- "two"
+	close(queue)
+
+	// range iterates over each element as it’s received from queue
+	for elem := range queue {
+		fmt.Println(elem)
+	}
+	// also shows that it’s possible to close a non-empty channel but still have the remaining values be received
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/33-timers.go b/5-go-by-example/33-timers.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/33-timers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// built-in timer and ticker features
+func main() {
+
+	// timers represent a single event in the future
+	// tell the timer how long to wait and it provides a channel that will be notified at that time
+	timer1 := time.NewTimer(2 * time.Second)
+
+	// <-timer1.C blocks on the timer’s channel C until it sends a value indicating that the timer fired
+	<-timer1.C
+	fmt.Println("Timer 1 fired")
+
+	// to wait, you could have used time.Sleep
+	timer2 := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
+	go func() {
+		<-timer2.C
+		fmt.Println("Timer 2 fired")
+	}()
+	// one can cancel the timer before it fires
+	stop2 := timer2.Stop()
+	if stop2 {
+		fmt.Println("Timer 2 stopped")
+	}
+
+	// give the timer2 enough time to fire, if it ever was going to, to show it is in fact stopped
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/34-tickers.go b/5-go-by-example/34-tickers.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/34-tickers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// tickers are for when you want to do something repeatedly at regular intervals
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Tickers use a similar mechanism to timers: a channel that is sent values
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	done := make(chan bool)
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-done:
+				return
+			case t := <-ticker.C:
+				fmt.Println("Tick at", t)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Tickers can be stopped like timers
+	time.Sleep(1600 * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker.Stop()
+	done <- true
+	fmt.Println("Ticker stopped")
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/35-worker-pools.go b/5-go-by-example/35-worker-pools.go
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index 0000000..1c66539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/35-worker-pools.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// worker, of which will run several concurrent instances
+// those workers will receive work on the jobs channel and send the corresponding results on results
+func worker(id int, jobs <-chan int, results chan<- int) {
+	for j := range jobs {
+		fmt.Println("worker", id, "started  job", j)
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		fmt.Println("worker", id, "finished job", j)
+		results <- j * 2
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	// send workers work and collect their results
+	const numJobs = 5
+	jobs := make(chan int, numJobs)
+	results := make(chan int, numJobs)
+
+	// starts up 3 workers, initially blocked because there are no jobs
+	for w := 1; w <= 3; w++ {
+		go worker(w, jobs, results)
+	}
+
+	// send 5 jobs and then close that channel
+	for j := 1; j <= numJobs; j++ {
+		jobs <- j
+	}
+	close(jobs)
+
+	// collect all the results of the work
+	for a := 1; a <= numJobs; a++ {
+		<-results
+	}
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/36-wait-group.go b/5-go-by-example/36-wait-group.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/36-wait-group.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// wait for multiple goroutines to finish
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// function to run in every goroutine
+func worker(id int) {
+	fmt.Printf("Worker %d starting\n", id)
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	fmt.Printf("Worker %d done\n", id)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// WaitGroup is used to wait for all the goroutines launched here to finish
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// Launch several goroutines and increment the WaitGroup counter for each
+	for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		// Avoid re-use of the same i value in each goroutine closure
+		i := i
+		// Wrap the worker call in a closure that makes sure to tell the WaitGroup that this worker is done
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			worker(i)
+		}()
+	}
+	// Block until the WaitGroup counter goes back to 0
+	wg.Wait()
+
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/37-rate-limiting.go b/5-go-by-example/37-rate-limiting.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/37-rate-limiting.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// controlling resource utilization and maintaining quality of service
+func main() {
+
+	// basic rate limiting
+	// want to limit handling of incoming requests
+	requests := make(chan int, 5)
+	for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
+		requests <- i
+	}
+	close(requests)
+
+	// this limiter channel will receive a value every 200 milliseconds
+	// this is the regulator in the rate limiting scheme.
+	limiter := time.Tick(200 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// by blocking on a receive from the limiter channel before serving each request,
+	// limit to 1 request every 200 milliseconds
+	for req := range requests {
+		<-limiter
+		fmt.Println("request", req, time.Now())
+	}
+
+	// allow short bursts of requests in rate limiting scheme while preserving the overall rate limit
+	// accomplish this by buffering the limiter channel
+	burstyLimiter := make(chan time.Time, 3)
+
+	// fill up the channel to represent allowed bursting
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		burstyLimiter <- time.Now()
+	}
+
+	// every 200 milliseconds try to add a new value to burstyLimiter, up to its limit of 3
+	go func() {
+		for t := range time.Tick(200 * time.Millisecond) {
+			burstyLimiter <- t
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// simulate 5 more incoming requests
+	// the first 3 of these will benefit from the burst capability of burstyLimiter
+	burstyRequests := make(chan int, 5)
+	for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
+		burstyRequests <- i
+	}
+	close(burstyRequests)
+	for req := range burstyRequests {
+		<-burstyLimiter
+		fmt.Println("request", req, time.Now())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/38-atomic-counters.go b/5-go-by-example/38-atomic-counters.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..827c696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/38-atomic-counters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
+
+// atomic counters accessed by multiple goroutines
+func main() {
+	// unsigned integer to represent our (always-positive) counter
+	var ops uint64
+
+	// WaitGroup will help wait for all goroutines to finish their work
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// start 50 goroutines that each increment the counter exactly 1000 times
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+
+		go func() {
+			for c := 0; c < 1000; c++ {
+				// atomically increment the counter, giving it the memory address of ops counter with the & syntax
+				atomic.AddUint64(&ops, 1)
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// wait until all the goroutines are done
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// it’s safe to access ops now because it's known no other goroutine is writing to it
+	fmt.Println("ops:", ops)
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/39-mutexes.go b/5-go-by-example/39-mutexes.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/39-mutexes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// holds a map of counters
+// add a Mutex to synchronize access
+type Container struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	counters map[string]int
+}
+
+func (c *Container) inc(name string) {
+	// lock the mutex before accessing counters
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	// unlock it at the end of the function using defer
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.counters[name]++
+}
+
+// mutex to safely access data across multiple goroutines
+func main() {
+	c := Container{
+		// the zero value of a mutex is usable as-is
+		counters: map[string]int{"a": 0, "b": 0},
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// increments a named counter in a loop
+	doIncrement := func(name string, n int) {
+		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+			c.inc(name)
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}
+
+	// run several goroutines concurrently
+	wg.Add(3)
+	go doIncrement("a", 10000)
+	go doIncrement("a", 10000)
+	go doIncrement("b", 10000)
+
+	// wait a for the goroutines to finish
+	wg.Wait()
+	fmt.Println(c.counters)
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/40-stateful-goroutines.go b/5-go-by-example/40-stateful-goroutines.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/40-stateful-goroutines.go
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+// built-in synchronization features of goroutines and channels
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// state will be owned by a single goroutine
+// this will guarantee that the data is never corrupted with concurrent access
+// in order to read or write that state, other goroutines will send messages to the owning goroutine and receive corresponding replies
+// these readOp and writeOp structs encapsulate those requests and a way for the owning goroutine to respond
+type readOp struct {
+	key  int
+	resp chan int
+}
+type writeOp struct {
+	key  int
+	val  int
+	resp chan bool
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// count how many operations to perform
+	var readOps uint64
+	var writeOps uint64
+
+	// reads and writes channels will be used by other goroutines
+	reads := make(chan readOp)
+	writes := make(chan writeOp)
+
+	// goroutine that owns the state, which is a map as in the previous example but now private to the stateful goroutine
+	// this goroutine repeatedly selects on the reads and writes channels, responding to requests as they arrive
+	go func() {
+		var state = make(map[int]int)
+		for {
+			select {
+			case read := <-reads:
+				read.resp <- state[read.key]
+			case write := <-writes:
+				state[write.key] = write.val
+				write.resp <- true
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// starts 100 goroutines to issue reads to the state-owning goroutine via the reads channel
+	for r := 0; r < 100; r++ {
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				// each read requires constructing a readOp, sending it over the reads channel, and the receiving the result over the provided resp channel
+				read := readOp{
+					key:  rand.Intn(5),
+					resp: make(chan int)}
+				reads <- read
+				<-read.resp
+				atomic.AddUint64(&readOps, 1)
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// start 10 writes as well, using a similar approach
+	for w := 0; w < 10; w++ {
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				write := writeOp{
+					key:  rand.Intn(5),
+					val:  rand.Intn(100),
+					resp: make(chan bool)}
+				writes <- write
+				<-write.resp
+				atomic.AddUint64(&writeOps, 1)
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// let the goroutines work for a second
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+	// capture and report the op counts
+	readOpsFinal := atomic.LoadUint64(&readOps)
+	fmt.Println("readOps:", readOpsFinal)
+	writeOpsFinal := atomic.LoadUint64(&writeOps)
+	fmt.Println("writeOps:", writeOpsFinal)
+}