diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 64ed31d..9e96a87 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -547,9 +547,21 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- *
+ * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
-Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
+    DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
+
+    if(destroyChildren)
+    {
+        for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
+        {
+            this.children[i].destroy();
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.removeChildren();
+
     this.children = null;
 };

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 64ed31d..9e96a87 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -547,9 +547,21 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- *
+ * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
-Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
+    DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
+
+    if(destroyChildren)
+    {
+        for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
+        {
+            this.children[i].destroy();
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.removeChildren();
+
     this.children = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js b/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
index 07a9e31..a31a031 100644
--- a/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
+++ b/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 /**
  * @class
  * @memberof PIXI
- * @param points* {Point[]|number[]|...Point|...number} This can be an array of Points that form the polygon,
+ * @param points {Point[]|number[]|...Point|...number} This can be an array of Points that form the polygon,
  *      a flat array of numbers that will be interpreted as [x,y, x,y, ...], or the arguments passed can be
- *      all the points of the polygon e.g. `new Polygon(new Point(), new Point(), ...)`, or the
+ *      all the points of the polygon e.g. `new PIXI.Polygon(new PIXI.Point(), new PIXI.Point(), ...)`, or the
  *      arguments passed can be flat x,y values e.g. `new Polygon(x,y, x,y, x,y, ...)` where `x` and `y` are
  *      Numbers.
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         points = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
     }
 
-    //if this is a flat array of numbers, convert it to points
+    //if this is an array of points, convert it to a flat array of numbers
     if (points[0] instanceof Point)
     {
         var p = [];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     /**
      * An array of the points of this polygon
      *
-     * @member {Point[]}
+     * @member {Array}
      */
     this.points = points;
 

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 64ed31d..9e96a87 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -547,9 +547,21 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- *
+ * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
-Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
+    DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
+
+    if(destroyChildren)
+    {
+        for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
+        {
+            this.children[i].destroy();
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.removeChildren();
+
     this.children = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js b/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
index 07a9e31..a31a031 100644
--- a/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
+++ b/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 /**
  * @class
  * @memberof PIXI
- * @param points* {Point[]|number[]|...Point|...number} This can be an array of Points that form the polygon,
+ * @param points {Point[]|number[]|...Point|...number} This can be an array of Points that form the polygon,
  *      a flat array of numbers that will be interpreted as [x,y, x,y, ...], or the arguments passed can be
- *      all the points of the polygon e.g. `new Polygon(new Point(), new Point(), ...)`, or the
+ *      all the points of the polygon e.g. `new PIXI.Polygon(new PIXI.Point(), new PIXI.Point(), ...)`, or the
  *      arguments passed can be flat x,y values e.g. `new Polygon(x,y, x,y, x,y, ...)` where `x` and `y` are
  *      Numbers.
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         points = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
     }
 
-    //if this is a flat array of numbers, convert it to points
+    //if this is an array of points, convert it to a flat array of numbers
     if (points[0] instanceof Point)
     {
         var p = [];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     /**
      * An array of the points of this polygon
      *
-     * @member {Point[]}
+     * @member {Array}
      */
     this.points = points;
 
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index ec346af..0543d0b 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         get: function ()
         {
             window.console.warn('You do not need to use a PIXI Stage any more, you can simply render any container.');
-            return new core.Container();
+            return core.Container;
         }
     },
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         get: function ()
         {
             window.console.warn('DisplayObjectContainer has been shortened to Container, please use Container from now on');
-            return new core.Container();
+            return core.Container;
         }
     },
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         get: function ()
         {
             window.console.warn('The Strip class has been renamed to Mesh, please use Mesh from now on');
-            return new mesh.Mesh(texture);
+            return mesh.Mesh;
         }
     }
 

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 64ed31d..9e96a87 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -547,9 +547,21 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- *
+ * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
-Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
+    DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
+
+    if(destroyChildren)
+    {
+        for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
+        {
+            this.children[i].destroy();
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.removeChildren();
+
     this.children = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js b/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
index 07a9e31..a31a031 100644
--- a/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
+++ b/src/core/math/shapes/Polygon.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 /**
  * @class
  * @memberof PIXI
- * @param points* {Point[]|number[]|...Point|...number} This can be an array of Points that form the polygon,
+ * @param points {Point[]|number[]|...Point|...number} This can be an array of Points that form the polygon,
  *      a flat array of numbers that will be interpreted as [x,y, x,y, ...], or the arguments passed can be
- *      all the points of the polygon e.g. `new Polygon(new Point(), new Point(), ...)`, or the
+ *      all the points of the polygon e.g. `new PIXI.Polygon(new PIXI.Point(), new PIXI.Point(), ...)`, or the
  *      arguments passed can be flat x,y values e.g. `new Polygon(x,y, x,y, x,y, ...)` where `x` and `y` are
  *      Numbers.
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         points = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
     }
 
-    //if this is a flat array of numbers, convert it to points
+    //if this is an array of points, convert it to a flat array of numbers
     if (points[0] instanceof Point)
     {
         var p = [];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     /**
      * An array of the points of this polygon
      *
-     * @member {Point[]}
+     * @member {Array}
      */
     this.points = points;
 
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index ec346af..0543d0b 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         get: function ()
         {
             window.console.warn('You do not need to use a PIXI Stage any more, you can simply render any container.');
-            return new core.Container();
+            return core.Container;
         }
     },
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         get: function ()
         {
             window.console.warn('DisplayObjectContainer has been shortened to Container, please use Container from now on');
-            return new core.Container();
+            return core.Container;
         }
     },
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         get: function ()
         {
             window.console.warn('The Strip class has been renamed to Mesh, please use Mesh from now on');
-            return new mesh.Mesh(texture);
+            return mesh.Mesh;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index da8c001..1ba15c8 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var core = require('./core');
 
+extendCore(require('./core/math'));
 extendCore(require('./extras'));
 extendCore(require('./mesh'));
 extendCore(require('./filters'));