diff --git a/library/bootstrap/boot-stage1.factor b/library/bootstrap/boot-stage1.factor
index 930d1a21c4..b56c1c105f 100644
--- a/library/bootstrap/boot-stage1.factor
+++ b/library/bootstrap/boot-stage1.factor
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ vectors words ;
         "/library/math/integer.facts"
         "/library/math/math.facts"
         "/library/math/parse-numbers.facts"
+        "/library/math/pow.facts"
         "/library/math/random.facts"
         "/library/math/ratio.facts"
         "/library/math/trig-hyp.facts"
diff --git a/library/math/pow.facts b/library/math/pow.facts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a64e43b0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/math/pow.facts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+USING: help math ;
+
+HELP: exp "( x -- y )"
+{ $values { "x" "a complex number" } { "y" "a complex number" } }
+{ $description "Computes the exponential function." } ;
+
+HELP: log "( x -- y )"
+{ $values { "x" "a complex number" } { "y" "a complex number" } }
+{ $description "Computes the natural logarithm function. Outputs negative infinity if " { $snippet "x" } " is 0." } ;
+
+HELP: sqrt "( x -- y )"
+{ $values { "x" "a complex number" } { "y" "a complex number" } }
+{ $description "Computes the square root function." } ;
+
+HELP: ^ "( x y -- z )"
+{ $values { "x" "a complex number" } { "y" "a complex number" } { "z" "a complex number" } }
+{ $description "Raises " { $snippet "x" } " to the power of " { $snippet "y" } ". If \texttt{y}" { $snippet "y" } " is an integer the answer is computed exactly, otherwise a floating point approximation is used." }
+{ $errors "Throws an error if " { $snippet "x" } " and " { $snippet "y" } " are both integer 0." } ;
+
+HELP: each-bit "( n quot -- )"
+{ $values { "n" "an integer" } { "quot" "a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( 0/1 -- )" } } }
+{ $description "Applies the quotation to each bit of the input, ranging from least significant to most significant." } ;
+
+HELP: power-of-2? "( n -- ? )"
+{ $values { "n" "an integer" } { "?" "a boolean" } }
+{ $description "Tests if " { $snippet "n" } " is a power of 2." } ;
+
+HELP: log2 "( n -- b )"
+{ $values { "n" "a positive integer" } { "b" "an integer" } }
+{ $description "Computes the largest integer " { $snippet "b" } " such that " { $snippet "2^b" } " is less than " { $snippet "n" } "." }
+{ $errors "Throws an error if " { $snippet "n" } " is zero or negative." } ;