diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b4c8576..87fb83f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ libcwSRC =
 libcwHDR += src/libcw/cwCommon.h src/libcw/cwCommonImpl.h   src/libcw/cwMem.h   src/libcw/cwLog.h    src/libcw/cwUtility.h
 libcwSRC +=                      src/libcw/cwCommonImpl.cpp src/libcw/cwMem.cpp src/libcw/cwLog.cpp  src/libcw/cwUtility.cpp
 
-libcwHDR += src/libcw/cwString.h   src/libcw/cwVectOps.h src/libcw/cwMtx.h    src/libcw/cwVariant.h
-libcwSRC += src/libcw/cwString.cpp                       src/libcw/cwMtx.cpp  src/libcw/cwVariant.cpp
+libcwHDR += src/libcw/cwString.h   src/libcw/cwMath.h   src/libcw/cwVectOps.h src/libcw/cwMtx.h    src/libcw/cwVariant.h
+libcwSRC += src/libcw/cwString.cpp src/libcw/cwMath.cpp                       src/libcw/cwMtx.cpp  src/libcw/cwVariant.cpp
 
 libcwHDR += src/libcw/cwFileSys.h   src/libcw/cwText.h   src/libcw/cwFile.h    src/libcw/cwTime.h   src/libcw/cwLex.h   src/libcw/cwNumericConvert.h 
 libcwSRC += src/libcw/cwFileSys.cpp src/libcw/cwText.cpp src/libcw/cwFile.cpp  src/libcw/cwTime.cpp src/libcw/cwLex.cpp
diff --git a/cwMath.cpp b/cwMath.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ddfae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cwMath.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "cwCommon.h"
+#include "cwLog.h"
+#include "cwCommonImpl.h"
+#include "cwMath.h"
+
+unsigned cw::math::randUInt( unsigned minVal, unsigned maxVal )
+{
+  return std::max(minVal,std::min(maxVal,minVal + (unsigned)round(((maxVal - minVal) * rand())/RAND_MAX)));
+}
diff --git a/cwMath.h b/cwMath.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de9220a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cwMath.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef cwMath_h
+#define cwMath_h
+
+namespace cw
+{
+  namespace math
+  {
+    unsigned randUInt(unsigned minVal, unsigned maxVal );
+    
+  }    
+}
+
+
+#endif