diff --git a/collects/plot/plot3d/isosurface.rkt b/collects/plot/plot3d/isosurface.rkt
index 1c4c33492f..c0a016a79c 100644
--- a/collects/plot/plot3d/isosurface.rkt
+++ b/collects/plot/plot3d/isosurface.rkt
@@ -178,13 +178,16 @@
 
 (define 2pi (* 2 pi))
 
+(define (flmodulo x y)
+  (fl- x (fl* y (flfloor (fl/ x y)))))
+
 (define ((2d-polar->3d-function f) x y z)
   (let ([x  (exact->inexact x)]
         [y  (exact->inexact y)]
         [z  (exact->inexact z)])
     (define-values (θ ρ)
       (cond [(and (fl= x 0.0) (fl= y 0.0))  (values 0.0 0.0)]
-            [else  (values (flmodulo (flatan2 y x) 2pi)
+            [else  (values (flmodulo (atan y x) 2pi)
                            (flatan (fl/ z (fldistance x y))))]))
     (fl- (exact->inexact (f θ ρ)) (fldistance x y z))))
 
diff --git a/collects/plot/plot3d/plot-area.rkt b/collects/plot/plot3d/plot-area.rkt
index 3660b1d395..91262e5da2 100644
--- a/collects/plot/plot3d/plot-area.rkt
+++ b/collects/plot/plot3d/plot-area.rkt
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@
                    [else  1.0]))
            ;; Specular highlighting: Blinn-Phong model
            (define spec
-             (cond [specular-light?  (fl* 32.0 (flexpt (flabs (vdot normal half-dir)) 20.0))]
+             (cond [specular-light?  (fl* 32.0 (expt (flabs (vdot normal half-dir)) 20.0))]
                    [else  0.0]))
            ;; Blend ambient light with diffuse light, return specular as it is
            ;; As ambient-light -> 1.0, contribution of diffuse -> 0.0
diff --git a/collects/unstable/flonum.rkt b/collects/unstable/flonum.rkt
index 2359dbfdd9..0c91f95dcb 100644
--- a/collects/unstable/flonum.rkt
+++ b/collects/unstable/flonum.rkt
@@ -2,26 +2,11 @@
 
 (require racket/unsafe/ops)
 
-(provide flatan2 flmodulo flexpt
-         flonum->bit-field bit-field->flonum
+(provide flonum->bit-field bit-field->flonum
          flonum->ordinal ordinal->flonum
          flstep flnext flprev
-         -max.0 -min.0 +min.0 +max.0)
-
-(define (flatan2 y x)
-  (cond [(not (flonum? y))  (raise-type-error 'flatan2 "flonum" 0 y x)]
-        [(not (flonum? x))  (raise-type-error 'flatan2 "flonum" 1 y x)]
-        [else  (exact->inexact (atan y x))]))
-
-(define (flmodulo x y)
-  (cond [(not (flonum? x))  (raise-type-error 'flmodulo "flonum" 0 x y)]
-        [(not (flonum? y))  (raise-type-error 'flmodulo "flonum" 1 x y)]
-        [else  (unsafe-fl- x (unsafe-fl* y (unsafe-flfloor (unsafe-fl/ x y))))]))
-
-(define (flexpt b x)
-  (cond [(not (flonum? b))  (raise-type-error 'flexpt "flonum" 0 b x)]
-        [(not (flonum? x))  (raise-type-error 'flexpt "flonum" 1 b x)]
-        [else  (unsafe-flexp (unsafe-fl* x (unsafe-fllog b)))]))
+         -max.0 -min.0 +min.0 +max.0
+         flonums-between)
 
 (define (flonum->bit-field x)
   (cond [(flonum? x)  (integer-bytes->integer (real->floating-point-bytes x 8) #f)]
@@ -67,3 +52,8 @@
 (define -min.0 (flprev 0.0))
 (define +min.0 (flnext 0.0))
 (define +max.0 (flprev +inf.0))
+
+(define (flonums-between x y)
+  (cond [(not (flonum? x))  (raise-type-error 'flonums-between "flonum" 0 x y)]
+        [(not (flonum? y))  (raise-type-error 'flonums-between "flonum" 1 x y)]
+        [else  (- (flonum->ordinal y) (flonum->ordinal x))]))
diff --git a/collects/unstable/scribblings/flonum.scrbl b/collects/unstable/scribblings/flonum.scrbl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..700fe6e995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/unstable/scribblings/flonum.scrbl
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#lang scribble/manual
+
+@(require scribble/eval
+          "utils.rkt"
+          (for-label racket unstable/flonum racket/flonum))
+
+@(define the-eval (make-base-eval))
+@(the-eval '(require unstable/flonum
+                     (rename-in (except-in plot plot plot3d)
+                                [plot-bitmap  plot]
+                                [plot3d-bitmap  plot3d])))
+
+@title[#:tag "flonum"]{Flonums}
+@unstable[@author+email["Neil Toronto" "ntoronto@racket-lang.org"]]
+
+@defmodule[unstable/flonum]
+
+
+
+@defproc[(flonum->bit-field [x flonum?]) (integer-in 0 (- (expt 2 64) 1))]{
+Returns the bits comprising @racket[x] as an integer.
+A convenient shortcut for composing @racket[integer-bytes->integer] with @racket[real->floating-point-bytes].
+@examples[#:eval the-eval
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field -inf.0) 16)
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field +inf.0) 16)
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field -0.0) 16)
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field 0.0) 16)
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field -1.0) 16)
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field 1.0) 16)
+                 (number->string (flonum->bit-field +nan.0) 16)]
+}
+
+@defproc[(bit-field->flonum [i (integer-in 0 (- (expt 2 64) 1))]) flonum?]{
+The inverse of @racket[flonum->bit-field].
+}
+
+@defproc[(flonum->ordinal [x flonum?]) (integer-in (- (- (expt 2 63) 1)) (- (expt 2 63) 1))]{
+Returns the signed ordinal index of @racket[x] in a total order over flonums.
+
+When inputs are not @racket[+nan.0], this function is monotone and symmetric;
+i.e. if @racket[(fl<= x y)] then @racket[(<= (flonum->ordinal x) (flonum->ordinal y))],
+and @racket[(= (flonum->ordinal (- x)) (- (flonum->ordinal x)))].
+@examples[#:eval the-eval
+                 (flonum->ordinal -inf.0)
+                 (flonum->ordinal +inf.0)
+                 (flonum->ordinal -0.0)
+                 (flonum->ordinal 0.0)
+                 (flonum->ordinal -1.0)
+                 (flonum->ordinal 1.0)
+                 (flonum->ordinal +nan.0)]
+These properties mean that @racket[flonum->ordinal] does not distinguish @racket[-0.0] and @racket[0.0].
+
+The following plot demonstrates how the density of floating-point numbers decreases with magnitude:
+@examples[#:eval the-eval
+                 (parameterize ([y-axis-ticks? #f])
+                   (plot (list (function (compose flonum->ordinal exact->inexact) 1/4 8)
+                               (y-axis 1/2) (y-axis 1) (y-axis 2) (y-axis 4))))]
+}
+
+@defproc[(ordinal->flonum [i (integer-in (- (- (expt 2 63) 1)) (- (expt 2 63) 1))]) flonum?]{
+The inverse of @racket[flonum->ordinal].
+}
+
+@defproc[(flonums-between [x flonum?] [y flonum?]) exact-integer?]{
+Returns the number of flonums between @racket[x] and @racket[y], excluding one endpoint.
+Equivalent to @racket[(- (flonum->ordinal y) (flonum->ordinal x))].
+@examples[#:eval the-eval
+                 (flonums-between 0.0 1.0)
+                 (flonums-between 1.0 2.0)
+                 (flonums-between 2.0 3.0)
+                 (flonums-between 1.0 +inf.0)]
+}
+
+@defproc[(flstep [x flonum?] [n exact-integer?]) flonum?]{
+Returns the flonum @racket[n] flonums away from @racket[x], according to @racket[flonum->ordinal]. If @racket[x] is @racket[+nan.0], returns @racket[+nan.0].
+@examples[#:eval the-eval
+                 (flstep 0.0 1)
+                 (flstep (flstep 0.0 1) -1)
+                 (flstep 0.0 -1)
+                 (flstep +inf.0 1)
+                 (flstep +inf.0 -1)
+                 (flstep -inf.0 -1)
+                 (flstep -inf.0 1)
+                 (flstep +nan.0 1000)]
+}
+
+@defproc[(flnext [x flonum?]) flonum?]{
+Equivalent to @racket[(flstep x 1)].
+}
+
+@defproc[(flprev [x flonum?]) flonum?]{
+Equivalent to @racket[(flstep x -1)].
+}
+
+@deftogether[(@defthing[-max.0 flonum?]
+              @defthing[-min.0 flonum?]
+              @defthing[+min.0 flonum?]
+              @defthing[+max.0 flonum?])]{
+The rational flonums with maximum and minimum magnitude.
+@examples[#:eval the-eval
+                 (list -max.0 +max.0 -min.0 +min.0)
+                 (plot (function sqrt 0 (* 20 +min.0)))]
+}
+
+@(close-eval the-eval)
diff --git a/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl b/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl
index f0b1da2385..76b87e07c8 100644
--- a/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl
+++ b/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Keep documentation and tests up to date.
 @include-section["define.scrbl"]
 @include-section["file.scrbl"]
 @include-section["find.scrbl"]
+@include-section["flonum.scrbl"]
 @include-section["future.scrbl"]
 @include-section["function.scrbl"]
 @include-section["generics.scrbl"]