diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/facade.dart b/modules/change_detection/src/facade.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 25d71bc945..0000000000
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/facade.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-library change_detection.facade;
-
-@MirrorsUsed(targets: const [FieldGetterFactory], metaTargets: const [] )
-import 'dart:mirrors';
-
-typedef SetterFn(Object obj, value);
-
-class FieldGetterFactory {
-  getter(Object object, String name) {
-    Symbol symbol = new Symbol(name);
-    InstanceMirror instanceMirror = reflect(object);
-    return (Object object) => instanceMirror.getField(symbol).reflectee;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/facade.es6 b/modules/change_detection/src/facade.es6
deleted file mode 100644
index 30add7e745..0000000000
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/facade.es6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export var SetterFn = Function;
-
-export class FieldGetterFactory {
-  getter(object, name:string) {
-    return new Function('o', 'return o["' + name + '"]');
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js
index eaa3428683..cad3fee265 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import {FIELD, toBool, autoConvertAdd} from "facade/lang";
+
 export class AST {
-  eval(context) {
+  eval(context, formatters) {
   }
 
   visit(visitor) {
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ export class AST {
 }
 
 export class ImplicitReceiver extends AST {
-  eval(context) {
+  eval(context, formatters) {
     return context;
   }
 
@@ -16,15 +18,22 @@ export class ImplicitReceiver extends AST {
   }
 }
 
-export class FieldRead extends AST {
+export class Expression extends AST {
+  constructor() {
+    this.isAssignable = false;
+    this.isChain = false;
+  }
+}
+
+export class FieldRead extends Expression {
   constructor(receiver:AST, name:string, getter:Function) {
     this.receiver = receiver;
     this.name = name;
     this.getter = getter;
   }
 
-  eval(context) {
-    return this.getter(this.receiver.eval(context));
+  eval(context, formatters) {
+    return this.getter(this.receiver.eval(context, formatters));
   }
 
   visit(visitor) {
@@ -32,8 +41,94 @@ export class FieldRead extends AST {
   }
 }
 
+export class LiteralPrimitive extends Expression {
+  @FIELD('final value')
+  constructor(value) {
+    this.value = value;
+  }
+  eval(context, formatters) {
+    return this.value;
+  }
+  visit(visitor) {
+    visitor.visitLiteralPrimitive(this);
+  }
+}
+
+export class Binary extends Expression {
+  @FIELD('final operation:string')
+  @FIELD('final left:Expression')
+  @FIELD('final right:Expression')
+  constructor(operation:string, left:Expression, right:Expression) {
+    this.operation = operation;
+    this.left = left;
+    this.right = right;
+  }
+
+  visit(visitor) {
+    visitor.visitBinary(this);
+  }
+
+  eval(context, formatters) {
+    var left = this.left.eval(context, formatters);
+    switch (this.operation) {
+      case '&&': return toBool(left) && toBool(this.right.eval(context, formatters));
+      case '||': return toBool(left) || toBool(this.right.eval(context, formatters));
+    }
+    var right = this.right.eval(context, formatters);
+
+    // Null check for the operations.
+    if (left == null || right == null) {
+      switch (this.operation) {
+        case '+':
+          if (left != null) return left;
+          if (right != null) return right;
+          return 0;
+        case '-':
+          if (left != null) return left;
+          if (right != null) return 0 - right;
+          return 0;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    switch (this.operation) {
+      case '+'  : return autoConvertAdd(left, right);
+      case '-'  : return left - right;
+      case '*'  : return left * right;
+      case '/'  : return left / right;
+      // This exists only in Dart, TODO(rado) figure out whether to support it.
+      // case '~/' : return left ~/ right;
+      case '%'  : return left % right;
+      case '==' : return left == right;
+      case '!=' : return left != right;
+      case '<'  : return left < right;
+      case '>'  : return left > right;
+      case '<=' : return left <= right;
+      case '>=' : return left >= right;
+      case '^'  : return left ^ right;
+      case '&'  : return left & right;
+    }
+    throw 'Internal error [$operation] not handled';
+  }
+}
+
+export class PrefixNot extends Expression {
+  @FIELD('final operation:string')
+  @FIELD('final expression:Expression')
+  constructor(expression:Expression) {
+    this.expression = expression;
+  }
+  visit(visitor) { visitor.visitPrefixNot(this); }
+  eval(context, formatters) {
+    return !toBool(this.expression.eval(context, formatters));
+  }
+}
+
 //INTERFACE
 export class AstVisitor {
   visitImplicitReceiver(ast:ImplicitReceiver) {}
   visitFieldRead(ast:FieldRead) {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  visitBinary(ast:Binary) {}
+  visitPrefixNot(ast:PrefixNot) {}
+  visitLiteralPrimitive(ast:LiteralPrimitive) {}
+}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart
index 8dc5b50179..c38921b5be 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import 'dart:mirrors';
 
+typedef SetterFn(Object obj, value);
+
 class ClosureMap {
   Function getter(String name) {
     var symbol = new Symbol(name);
     return (receiver) => reflect(receiver).getField(symbol).reflectee;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6 b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6
index a7635f06e1..fe93aa5254 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+export var SetterFn = Function;
+
 export class ClosureMap {
   getter(name:string) {
     return new Function('o', 'return o.' + name + ';');
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js
index 8ae97bc21c..e225c839fd 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import {FIELD, int} from 'facade/lang';
 import {ListWrapper, List} from 'facade/collection';
 import {Lexer, EOF, Token, $PERIOD} from './lexer';
 import {ClosureMap} from './closure_map';
-import {AST, ImplicitReceiver, FieldRead} from './ast';
+import {AST, ImplicitReceiver, FieldRead, LiteralPrimitive, Expression,
+   Binary, PrefixNot } from './ast';
 
 var _implicitReceiver = new ImplicitReceiver();
 
@@ -52,10 +53,115 @@ class _ParseAST {
     }
   }
 
+  optionalOperator(op:string):boolean {
+    if (this.next.isOperator(op)) {
+      this.advance();
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  parseLogicalOr() {
+    // '||'
+    var result = this.parseLogicalAnd();
+    while (this.optionalOperator('||')) {
+      result = new Binary('||', result, this.parseLogicalAnd());
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  parseLogicalAnd() {
+    // '&&'
+    var result = this.parseEquality();
+    while (this.optionalOperator('&&')) {
+      result = new Binary('&&', result, this.parseEquality());
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  parseEquality() {
+    // '==','!='
+    var result = this.parseRelational();
+    while (true) {
+      if (this.optionalOperator('==')) {
+        result = new Binary('==', result, this.parseRelational());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('!=')) {
+        result = new Binary('!=', result, this.parseRelational());
+      } else {
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  parseRelational() {
+    // '<', '>', '<=', '>='
+    var result = this.parseAdditive();
+    while (true) {
+      if (this.optionalOperator('<')) {
+        result = new Binary('<', result, this.parseAdditive());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('>')) {
+        result = new Binary('>', result, this.parseAdditive());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('<=')) {
+        result = new Binary('<=', result, this.parseAdditive());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('>=')) {
+        result = new Binary('>=', result, this.parseAdditive());
+      } else {
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  parseAdditive() {
+    // '+', '-'
+    var result = this.parseMultiplicative();
+    while (true) {
+      if (this.optionalOperator('+')) {
+        result = new Binary('+', result, this.parseMultiplicative());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('-')) {
+        result = new Binary('-', result, this.parseMultiplicative());
+      } else {
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  parseMultiplicative() {
+    // '*', '%', '/', '~/'
+    var result = this.parsePrefix();
+    while (true) {
+      if (this.optionalOperator('*')) {
+        result = new Binary('*', result, this.parsePrefix());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('%')) {
+        result = new Binary('%', result, this.parsePrefix());
+      } else if (this.optionalOperator('/')) {
+        result = new Binary('/', result, this.parsePrefix());
+      // TODO(rado): This exists only in Dart, figure out whether to support it.
+      // } else if (this.optionalOperator('~/')) {
+      //   result = new BinaryTruncatingDivide(result, this.parsePrefix());
+      } else {
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  parsePrefix() {
+    if (this.optionalOperator('+')) {
+      return this.parsePrefix();
+    } else if (this.optionalOperator('-')) {
+      return new Binary('-', new LiteralPrimitive(0), this.parsePrefix());
+    } else if (this.optionalOperator('!')) {
+      return new PrefixNot(this.parsePrefix());
+    } else {
+      return this.parseAccessOrCallMember();
+    }
+  }
+
+
   parseChain():AST {
     var exprs = [];
     while (this.index < this.tokens.length) {
-      ListWrapper.push(exprs, this.parseAccess());
+      ListWrapper.push(exprs, this.parseLogicalOr());
     }
     return ListWrapper.first(exprs);
   }
@@ -68,6 +174,42 @@ class _ParseAST {
     return result;
   }
 
+  parseAccessOrCallMember() {
+    var result = this.parsePrimary();
+    // TODO: add missing cases.
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  parsePrimary() {
+    var value;
+    // TODO: add missing cases.
+
+    if (this.next.isKeywordNull() || this.next.isKeywordUndefined()) {
+      this.advance();
+      return new LiteralPrimitive(null);
+    } else if (this.next.isKeywordTrue()) {
+      this.advance();
+      return new LiteralPrimitive(true);
+    } else if (this.next.isKeywordFalse()) {
+      this.advance();
+      return new LiteralPrimitive(false);
+    } else if (this.next.isIdentifier()) {
+      return this.parseAccess();
+    } else if (this.next.isNumber()) {
+      value = this.next.toNumber();
+      this.advance();
+      return new LiteralPrimitive(value);
+    } else if (this.next.isString()) {
+      value = this.next.toString();
+      this.advance();
+      return new LiteralPrimitive(value);
+    } else if (this.index >= this.tokens.length) {
+      throw `Unexpected end of expression: ${this.input}`;
+    } else {
+      throw `Unexpected token ${this.next}`;
+    }
+  }
+
   parseFieldRead(receiver):AST {
     var id = this.parseIdentifier();
     return new FieldRead(receiver, id, this.closureMap.getter(id));
@@ -78,4 +220,4 @@ class _ParseAST {
     this.advance();
     return n.toString();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/record.js b/modules/change_detection/src/record.js
index e490cd7d57..28c827c501 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/record.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/record.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {ProtoWatchGroup, WatchGroup} from './watch_group';
 import {FIELD} from 'facade/lang';
-import {FieldGetterFactory} from './facade';
+import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 /**
  * For now we are dropping expression coalescence. We can always add it later, but
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ export class Record {
   setContext(context) {
     this.mode = MODE_STATE_PROPERTY;
     this.context = context;
-    var factory = new FieldGetterFactory();
-    this.getter = factory.getter(context, this.protoRecord.fieldName);
+    var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
+    this.getter = closureMap.getter(this.protoRecord.fieldName);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js b/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js
index 9e0dbe85d9..466632f192 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
-import {ddescribe, describe, it, expect, beforeEach} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
+import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 class TestData {
-  constructor(a) {
+  constructor(a, b) {
     this.a = a;
+    this.b = b;
   }
 }
 
 export function main() {
-  function td({a}) {
-    return new TestData(a);
+  function td(a = 0, b = 0) {
+    return new TestData(a, b);
+  }
+
+  var context = td();
+  var formatters;
+
+  function _eval(text) {
+    return new Parser(new Lexer(), new ClosureMap()).parse(text)
+        .eval(context, formatters);
   }
 
   describe("parser", () => {
@@ -24,15 +33,79 @@ export function main() {
 
       it("should parse field access",() => {
         var exp = parser.parse("a");
-        var context = td({a: 999});
-        expect(exp.eval(context)).toEqual(999);
+        var context = td(999);
+        expect(exp.eval(context, null)).toEqual(999);
       });
 
       it("should parse nested field access",() => {
         var exp = parser.parse("a.a");
-        var context = td({a: td({a: 999})});
-        expect(exp.eval(context)).toEqual(999);
+        var context = td(td(999));
+        expect(exp.eval(context, null)).toEqual(999);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('expressions', () => {
+
+      it('should parse numerical expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("1")).toEqual(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse unary - expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("-1")).toEqual(-1);
+        expect(_eval("+1")).toEqual(1);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse unary ! expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("!true")).toEqual(!true);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse multiplicative expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("3*4/2%5")).toEqual(3*4/2%5);
+        // TODO(rado): This exists only in Dart, figure out whether to support it.
+        // expect(_eval("3*4~/2%5")).toEqual(3*4~/2%5);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse additive expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("3+6-2")).toEqual(3+6-2);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse relational expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("2<3")).toEqual(2<3);
+        expect(_eval("2>3")).toEqual(2>3);
+        expect(_eval("2<=2")).toEqual(2<=2);
+        expect(_eval("2>=2")).toEqual(2>=2);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse equality expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("2==3")).toEqual(2==3);
+        expect(_eval("2!=3")).toEqual(2!=3);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse logicalAND expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("true&&true")).toEqual(true&&true);
+        expect(_eval("true&&false")).toEqual(true&&false);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should parse logicalOR expressions', () => {
+        expect(_eval("false||true")).toEqual(false||true);
+        expect(_eval("false||false")).toEqual(false||false);
+      });
+
+      it('should auto convert ints to strings', () => {
+        expect(_eval("'str ' + 4")).toEqual("str 4");
+        expect(_eval("4 + ' str'")).toEqual("4 str");
+        expect(_eval("4 + 4")).toEqual(8);
+        expect(_eval("4 + 4 + ' str'")).toEqual("8 str");
+        expect(_eval("'str ' + 4 + 4")).toEqual("str 44");
       });
     });
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
index 4db5327e63..362457bb87 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {ProtoWatchGroup, WatchGroup, WatchGroupDispatcher} from 'change_detectio
 import {Record} from 'change_detection/record';
 import {ProtoElementInjector, ElementInjector} from './element_injector';
 import {ElementBinder} from './element_binder';
-import {SetterFn} from 'change_detection/facade';
+import {SetterFn} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {FIELD, IMPLEMENTS, int, isPresent, isBlank} from 'facade/lang';
 import {List} from 'facade/collection';
 import {Injector} from 'di/di';
diff --git a/modules/facade/src/lang.dart b/modules/facade/src/lang.dart
index 1e5e83383e..a14abaf655 100644
--- a/modules/facade/src/lang.dart
+++ b/modules/facade/src/lang.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ class IMPLEMENTS {
 
 bool isPresent(obj) => obj != null;
 bool isBlank(obj) => obj == null;
+bool toBool(x) {
+  if (x is bool) return x;
+  if (x is num) return x != 0;
+  return false;
+}
+
+autoConvertAdd(a, b) {
+  if (a != null && b != null) {
+    if (a is String && b is! String) {
+      return a + b.toString();
+    }
+    if (a is! String && b is String) {
+      return a.toString() + b;
+    }
+    return a + b;
+  }
+  if (a != null) return a;
+  if (b != null) return b;
+  return 0;
+}
 
 String stringify(obj) => obj.toString();
 
diff --git a/modules/facade/src/lang.es6 b/modules/facade/src/lang.es6
index f7a6b43803..baca880c8b 100644
--- a/modules/facade/src/lang.es6
+++ b/modules/facade/src/lang.es6
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ export function isBlank(obj):boolean {
   return obj === undefined || obj === null;
 }
 
+export function toBool(obj) {
+  return !!obj;
+}
+
+export function autoConvertAdd(a, b) {
+  return a + b;
+}
+
 export function stringify(token):string {
   if (typeof token === 'string') {
     return token;