diff --git a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
index 4b0f4f7b1c101..c8b3c67bfa084 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
@@ -1305,17 +1305,17 @@ fn valid_range_bounds(l1: @ast::lit, l2: @ast::lit) -> bool {
         let s2 = lit_as_float(l2);
         let f1 = std::float::from_str(s1);
         let f2 = std::float::from_str(s2);
-        ret *util::common::min(f1, f2) == f1
+        ret std::math::min(f1, f2) == f1
       }
       ast::lit_uint(_) | ast::lit_char(_) {
         let u1 = lit_as_uint(l1);
         let u2 = lit_as_uint(l2);
-        ret *util::common::min(u1, u2) == u1
+        ret std::math::min(u1, u2) == u1
       }
       _ {
         let i1 = lit_as_int(l1);
         let i2 = lit_as_int(l2);
-        ret *util::common::min(i1, i2) == i1
+        ret std::math::min(i1, i2) == i1
       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/comp/util/common.rs b/src/comp/util/common.rs
index 60f35816d9097..88ee0bc8f3294 100644
--- a/src/comp/util/common.rs
+++ b/src/comp/util/common.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import std::{str, map, uint, int, option};
+import std::math::{max, min};
 import std::map::hashmap;
 import std::option::{none, some};
 import syntax::ast;
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ fn lit_in_range(l: @ast::lit, m1: @ast::lit, m2: @ast::lit) -> bool {
       irange(i1, i2) {
         alt l.node {
           ast::lit_int(i3) | ast::lit_mach_int(_, i3) {
-            i3 >= *min(i1, i2) && i3 <= *max(i1, i2)
+            i3 >= min(i1, i2) && i3 <= max(i1, i2)
           }
           _ { fail }
         }
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ fn lit_in_range(l: @ast::lit, m1: @ast::lit, m2: @ast::lit) -> bool {
       urange(u1, u2) {
         alt l.node {
           ast::lit_uint(u3) {
-            u3 >= *min(u1, u2) && u3 <= *max(u1, u2)
+            u3 >= min(u1, u2) && u3 <= max(u1, u2)
           }
           _ { fail }
         }
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ fn lit_in_range(l: @ast::lit, m1: @ast::lit, m2: @ast::lit) -> bool {
       crange(c1, c2) {
         alt l.node {
           ast::lit_char(c3) {
-            (c3 as uint) >= *min(c1 as uint, c2 as uint) &&
-            (c3 as uint) <= *max(c1 as uint, c2 as uint)
+            (c3 as uint) >= min(c1 as uint, c2 as uint) &&
+            (c3 as uint) <= max(c1 as uint, c2 as uint)
           }
           _ { fail }
         }
@@ -156,8 +157,8 @@ fn lit_in_range(l: @ast::lit, m1: @ast::lit, m2: @ast::lit) -> bool {
       frange(f1, f2) {
         alt l.node {
           ast::lit_float(f3) | ast::lit_mach_float(_, f3) {
-            std::float::from_str(f3) >= *min(f1, f2) &&
-            std::float::from_str(f3) <= *max(f1, f2)
+            std::float::from_str(f3) >= min(f1, f2) &&
+            std::float::from_str(f3) <= max(f1, f2)
           }
           _ { fail }
         }
@@ -165,19 +166,11 @@ fn lit_in_range(l: @ast::lit, m1: @ast::lit, m2: @ast::lit) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-fn min<@T>(x: T, y: T) -> @T {
-    ret @(if x > y { y } else { x });
-}
-
-fn max<@T>(x: T, y: T) -> @T {
-    ret @(if x > y { x } else { y });
-}
-
 fn ranges_overlap<@T>(a1: T, a2: T, b1: T, b2: T) -> bool {
-    let min1 = *min(a1, a2);
-    let max1 = *max(a1, a2);
-    let min2 = *min(b1, b2);
-    let max2 = *max(b1, b2);
+    let min1 = min(a1, a2);
+    let max1 = max(a1, a2);
+    let min2 = min(b1, b2);
+    let max2 = max(b1, b2);
     ret (min1 >= min2 && max1 <= max2) || (min1 <= min2 && max1 >= min2) ||
         (min1 >= min2 && min1 <= max2) || (max1 >= min2 && max1 <= max2);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/math.rs b/src/lib/math.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1d95e1d26072c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/math.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+native "llvm" mod llvm {
+    fn sqrt(n: float) -> float = "sqrt.f64";
+    fn sin(n: float) -> float = "sin.f64";
+    fn asin(n: float) -> float = "asin.f64";
+    fn cos(n: float) -> float = "cos.f64";
+    fn acos(n: float) -> float = "acos.f64";
+    fn tan(n: float) -> float = "tan.f64";
+    fn atan(n: float) -> float = "atan.f64";
+}
+
+fn sqrt(x: float) -> float { llvm::sqrt(x) }
+fn sin(x: float) -> float { llvm::sin(x) }
+fn cos(x: float) -> float { llvm::cos(x) }
+fn tan(x: float) -> float { llvm::tan(x) }
+fn asin(x: float) -> float { llvm::asin(x) }
+fn acos(x: float) -> float { llvm::acos(x) }
+fn atan(x: float) -> float { llvm::atan(x) }
+
+const pi: float = 3.141592653589793;
+
+fn min<@T>(x: T, y: T) -> T { x < y ? x : y }
+fn max<@T>(x: T, y: T) -> T { x < y ? y : x }
diff --git a/src/lib/std.rc b/src/lib/std.rc
index 2e65c7503a958..89b47685d8a35 100644
--- a/src/lib/std.rc
+++ b/src/lib/std.rc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ mod ptr;
 mod test;
 mod unsafe;
 mod term;
+mod math;
 
 #[cfg(unicode)]
 mod unicode;
diff --git a/src/test/stdtest/math.rs b/src/test/stdtest/math.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..413f3377653b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/stdtest/math.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use std;
+import std::math::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_sqrt() {
+    assert sqrt(9.0) == 3.0;
+    assert sqrt(4.0) == 2.0;
+    assert sqrt(1.0) == 1.0;
+    assert sqrt(0.0) == 0.0;
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_max_min() {
+    assert max(0, 1) == 1;
+    assert min(0, 1) == 0;
+    assert max(0, -1) == 0;
+    assert min(0, -1) == -1;
+    assert max(0.0, 1.0) == 1.0;
+    assert min(0.0, 1.0) == 0.0;
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_angle() {
+    fn angle(vec: (float, float)) -> float {
+        alt vec {
+          (0f, y) when y < 0f { 1.5 * std::math::pi }
+          (0f, y) { 0.5 * std::math::pi }
+          (x, y) { std::math::atan(y / x) }
+        }
+    }
+    assert angle((1f, 0f)) == 0f;
+    assert angle((1f, 1f)) == 0.25 * pi;
+    assert angle((0f, 1f)) == 0.5 * pi;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/stdtest/stdtest.rc b/src/test/stdtest/stdtest.rc
index 46292756a47e7..b2b7522c2e199 100644
--- a/src/test/stdtest/stdtest.rc
+++ b/src/test/stdtest/stdtest.rc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ mod task;
 mod test;
 mod uint;
 mod float;
+mod math;
 
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust