diff --git a/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss b/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss
index 0340b75292..1d81a3ace1 100644
--- a/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss
+++ b/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
       (sqr (number -> number)
 	"to compute the square of a number")
       (sqrt (number -> number)
-	"to compute the square root of a number")    
+	"to compute the square root of a number")
+      (integer-sqrt (number -> integer)
+	"to compute the integer (exact or inexact) square root of a number")      
       (expt (number number -> number)
 	"to compute the power of the first to the second number")
       (abs (real -> real)