diff --git a/resources/gensql/query/base.bnf b/resources/gensql/query/base.bnf
index aac1a3a2..b5d61964 100644
--- a/resources/gensql/query/base.bnf
+++ b/resources/gensql/query/base.bnf
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ scalar-expr ::= scalar-expr-0
 <scalar-expr-3> ::= scalar-expr-4 | expr-binop
 <scalar-expr-4> ::= scalar-expr-5 | expr-addition | expr-subtraction
 <scalar-expr-5> ::= scalar-expr-6 | expr-multiplication | expr-division
-<scalar-expr-6> ::= scalar-expr-7 | expr-function-call
+<scalar-expr-6> ::= scalar-expr-7 | expr-exponentiation
+<scalar-expr-7> ::= scalar-expr-8 | expr-function-call
 
 expr-disjunction ::= scalar-expr-0 ws #'(?i)OR'  ws scalar-expr-1
 expr-conjunction ::= scalar-expr-1 ws #'(?i)AND' ws scalar-expr-2
@@ -140,9 +141,15 @@ expr-subtraction ::= scalar-expr-4 ws? '-' ws? scalar-expr-5
 expr-multiplication ::= scalar-expr-5 ws? '*' ws? scalar-expr-6
 expr-division       ::= scalar-expr-5 ws? '/' ws? scalar-expr-6
 
+expr-exponentiation ::= scalar-expr-6 ws? '^' ws? scalar-expr-7
+
 (* currently only log - will likely add more later *)
-<expr-function-call> ::=  expr-function-call-log
+<expr-function-call> ::=  expr-function-call-log | expr-function-call-sqrt | expr-function-call-sin | expr-function-call-cos | expr-function-call-tan
 expr-function-call-log ::= 'log(' ws? scalar-expr-6 ws? ')'
+expr-function-call-sqrt ::= 'sqrt(' ws? scalar-expr-6 ws? ')'
+expr-function-call-sin ::= 'sin(' ws? scalar-expr-6 ws? ')'
+expr-function-call-cos ::= 'cos(' ws? scalar-expr-6 ws? ')'
+expr-function-call-tan ::= 'tan(' ws? scalar-expr-6 ws? ')'
 
 scalar-expr-group ::= '(' ws? scalar-expr ws? ')'
 
diff --git a/resources/gensql/query/permissive.bnf b/resources/gensql/query/permissive.bnf
index e0b074fa..f4cc3774 100644
--- a/resources/gensql/query/permissive.bnf
+++ b/resources/gensql/query/permissive.bnf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <scalar-expr-0> ::= scalar-expr-1 | expr-disjunction | probability-expr | mutual-info-expr
-<scalar-expr-7> ::= scalar-expr-group | identifier | value
+<scalar-expr-8> ::= scalar-expr-group | identifier | value
 
 (* model-expr *)
 
diff --git a/resources/gensql/query/strict.bnf b/resources/gensql/query/strict.bnf
index 4673f718..bd3c0105 100644
--- a/resources/gensql/query/strict.bnf
+++ b/resources/gensql/query/strict.bnf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<scalar-expr-7> ::= scalar-expr-group
+<scalar-expr-8> ::= scalar-expr-group
                   | identifier
                   | value
                   | probability-expr
diff --git a/src/gensql/query/scalar.cljc b/src/gensql/query/scalar.cljc
index 8192fbb0..5454e5b2 100644
--- a/src/gensql/query/scalar.cljc
+++ b/src/gensql/query/scalar.cljc
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@
       [:expr-subtraction left _ right] `(~'- ~(plan left) ~(plan right))
       [:expr-multiplication left _ right] `(~'* ~(plan left) ~(plan right))
       [:expr-division left _ right] `(~'/ ~(plan left) ~(plan right))
+      [:expr-exponentiation left _ right] `(~'pow ~(plan left) ~(plan right))
 
       [:expr-function-call-log _log child _] `(~'log ~(plan child))
+      [:expr-function-call-sqrt _sqrt child _] `(~'sqrt ~(plan child))
 
       [:expr-binop left [:binop [:is _]] right] `(~'= ~(plan left) ~(plan right))
       [:expr-binop left [:binop [:is-not & _]] right] `(~'not= ~(plan left) ~(plan right))
@@ -299,7 +301,9 @@
                   '- (nil-safe (auto-unbox -))
                   '* (nil-safe (auto-unbox *))
                   '/ (nil-safe (auto-unbox /))
-                  'log (nil-safe (auto-unbox math/log))}
+                  'pow (nil-safe (auto-unbox math/pow))
+                  'log (nil-safe (auto-unbox math/log))
+                  'sqrt (nil-safe (auto-unbox math/sqrt))}
    'gensql {'safe-get safe-get
          'prob prob
          'pdf pdf