diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c2819e..cc0db73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Examples include (and will expand to):
     * [integer-factorization](./integer-factorization/)
     * Encoding
         * [rot47](./rot47/)
+    * [prefix-sum](./prefix-sum/)
 * Data Structures
     * [map-with-unknown-key](./map-with-unknown-key/)
 * OOP
diff --git a/prefix-sum/Makefile b/prefix-sum/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab8b3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prefix-sum/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# pull in shared compiler settings
+include ../common.mk
+
+# per-example flags
+# CXXFLAGS += -pthread
+
+## get it from the folder name
+TARGET := $(notdir $(CURDIR))
+## all *.cpp files in this folder
+SRCS   := $(wildcard *.cpp)
+OBJS   := $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJS)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+
+%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+run: $(TARGET)
+	./$(TARGET) $(ARGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJS) $(TARGET)
+
+# Delegates to top-level Makefile
+check-format:
+	$(MAKE) -f ../Makefile check-format DIR=$(CURDIR)
+
+.PHONY: all clean run check-format
diff --git a/prefix-sum/main.cpp b/prefix-sum/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..873904a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prefix-sum/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/**
+Different ways to compute the prefix sum of a list of numbers.
+*/
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+using std::vector;
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum1(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+    vector<int> prefix_sum(nums.size());
+    prefix_sum[0] = nums[0];
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < nums.size(); ++i) {
+        prefix_sum[i] = prefix_sum[i - 1] + nums[i];
+    }
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum2(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+    vector<int> prefix_sum(nums.size());
+    inclusive_scan(nums.begin(), nums.end(), prefix_sum.begin(), std::plus<int>());
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum3(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+    vector<int> prefix_sum(nums.size());
+    partial_sum(nums.begin(), nums.end(), prefix_sum.begin());
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum4(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    vector<int> prefix_sum;
+    prefix_sum.reserve(nums.size());
+    int sum = 0;
+    for (const auto& num : nums) {
+        sum += num;
+        prefix_sum.push_back(sum);
+    }
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum5(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    vector<int> prefix_sum(nums.size());
+    std::transform(
+        std::begin(nums), std::end(nums), std::begin(prefix_sum), [n = 0](int num) mutable { return n += num; });
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum6(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    vector<int> prefix_sum;
+    prefix_sum.reserve(nums.size());
+    std::accumulate(nums.begin(), nums.end(), 0, [&prefix_sum](int acc, int num) {
+        int new_sum = acc + num;
+        prefix_sum.push_back(new_sum);
+        return new_sum;
+    });
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+compute_prefix_sum7(const vector<int>& nums)
+{
+    if (nums.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    vector<int> prefix_sum;
+    prefix_sum.reserve(nums.size());
+    int sum = 0;
+    std::for_each(nums.begin(), nums.end(), [&prefix_sum, &sum](int num) {
+        sum += num;
+        prefix_sum.push_back(sum);
+    });
+    return prefix_sum;
+}
+
+vector<int>
+assert_equal(const vector<int>& a, const vector<int>& b)
+{
+    if (a.size() != b.size()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Vectors have different sizes");
+    }
+    if (std::equal(a.begin(), a.end(), b.begin())) {
+        return a;
+    }
+    // if (std::any_of(a.begin(), a.end(), [&, i = 0](int val) mutable {
+    //         return val != b[i++];
+    //     })) {
+    //         throw std::runtime_error("Vectors differ");
+    // }
+    // if (std::all_of(a.begin(), a.end(), [&, i = 0](int val) mutable {
+    //         return val == b[i++];
+    //     })) {
+    //     return a;
+    // }
+    throw std::runtime_error("Vectors differ");
+}
+
+int
+main()
+{
+    vector<int> nums = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+    vector<int> prefix_sum_expected = {1, 3, 6, 10, 15};
+
+    // Method 1: simple loop implementation
+    auto prefix_sum1 = compute_prefix_sum1(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum1, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    // Method 2: using inclusive_scan
+    auto prefix_sum2 = compute_prefix_sum2(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum2, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    // Method 3: using partial_sum
+    auto prefix_sum3 = compute_prefix_sum3(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum3, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    // Method 4: using push_back in a loop
+    auto prefix_sum4 = compute_prefix_sum4(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum4, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    // Method 5: using transform with a mutable lambda
+    auto prefix_sum5 = compute_prefix_sum5(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum5, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    // Method 6: using accumulate with a lambda that updates a vector
+    auto prefix_sum6 = compute_prefix_sum6(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum6, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    // Method 7: using for_each with a lambda that updates a vector
+    auto prefix_sum7 = compute_prefix_sum7(nums);
+    assert_equal(prefix_sum7, prefix_sum_expected);
+
+    std::cout << "All tests passed!" << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/prefix-sum/tests.sh b/prefix-sum/tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..16e6ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prefix-sum/tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+./prefix-sum