diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Math/Box2.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Math/Box2.cs
index 4c54b622..a3dbf254 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Math/Box2.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Math/Box2.cs
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 namespace OpenTK
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Defines a 2d box (rectangle).
-    /// </summary>
-    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Defines a 2d box (rectangle).
+	/// </summary>
+	[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
     public struct Box2
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ namespace OpenTK
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructs a new Box2 with the specified dimensions.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="topLeft">AnOpenTK.Vector2 describing the top-left corner of the Box2.</param>
+        /// <param name="topLeft">An OpenTK.Vector2 describing the top-left corner of the Box2.</param>
         /// <param name="bottomRight">An OpenTK.Vector2 describing the bottom-right corner of the Box2.</param>
         public Box2(Vector2 topLeft, Vector2 bottomRight)
         {
@@ -77,6 +75,64 @@ namespace OpenTK
             return new Box2(left, top, right, bottom);
         }
 
+		/// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new Box2 with the specified dimensions.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="top">The position of the top boundary.</param>
+        /// <param name="left">The position of the left boundary.</param>
+		/// <param name="width">The width of the box.</param>
+		/// <param name="height">The height of the box.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new OpenTK.Box2 with the specfied dimensions.</returns>
+		public static Box2 FromDimensions(float left, float top, float width, float height)
+		{
+			return new Box2(left, top, left + width, top + height);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new Box2 with the specified dimensions.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="position">The position of the top left corner.</param>
+        /// <param name="size">The size of the box.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new OpenTK.Box2 with the specfied dimensions.</returns>
+		public static Box2 FromDimensions(Vector2 position, Vector2 size)
+		{
+			return FromDimensions(position.X, position.Y, size.X, size.Y);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new Box2 from the specified corners.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="corner1">One of the corners of the box.</param>
+		/// <param name="corner2">The opposite corner of the box.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+        public static Box2 FromCorners(Vector2 corner1, Vector2 corner2)
+        {
+			Box2 box;
+			if (corner1.X < corner2.X)
+			{
+				box.Left = corner1.X;
+				box.Right = corner2.X;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				box.Left = corner2.X;
+				box.Right = corner1.X;
+			}
+
+			if (corner1.Y < corner2.Y)
+			{
+				box.Top = corner1.Y;
+				box.Bottom = corner2.Y;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				box.Top = corner2.Y;
+				box.Bottom = corner1.Y;
+			}
+
+			return box;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a float describing the width of the Box2 structure.
         /// </summary>
@@ -87,13 +143,76 @@ namespace OpenTK
         /// </summary>
         public float Height { get { return (float)System.Math.Abs(Bottom - Top); } }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns whether the box contains the specified point.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="point">The point to query.</param>
+		/// <returns>Whether this box contains the point.</returns>
+		public bool Contains(Vector2 point)
+		{
+			return (point.X >= Left != point.X > Right) && (point.Y >= Top != point.Y > Bottom);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns a Box2 translated by the given amount.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="point"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public Box2 Translate(Vector2 point)
+		{
+			return new Box2(Left + point.X, Top + point.Y, Right + point.X, Bottom + point.Y);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Equality comparator.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static bool operator ==(Box2 left, Box2 right)
+		{
+			return left.Bottom == right.Bottom && left.Top == right.Top &&
+				left.Left == right.Left && left.Right == right.Right;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inequality comparator.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static bool operator !=(Box2 left, Box2 right)
+		{
+			return !(left == right);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Functional equality comparator.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool Equals(Box2 other)
+		{
+			return this == other;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Implements Object.Equals.
+		/// </summary>
+		public override bool Equals(object obj)
+		{
+			return obj is Box2 && Equals((Box2) obj);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the hash code for this Box2.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public override int GetHashCode()
+		{
+			return Left.GetHashCode() ^ Right.GetHashCode() ^ Top.GetHashCode() ^ Bottom.GetHashCode();
+		}
+
+        private static string listSeparator = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ListSeparator;
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> describing the current instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public override string ToString()
         {
-            return String.Format("({0},{1})-({2},{3})", Left, Top, Right, Bottom);
+            return String.Format("({0}{4} {1}) - ({2}{4} {3})", Left, Top, Right, Bottom, listSeparator);
         }
     }
 }