Function not working properly

[Ghilliedrone]

When i was testing a piece of a larger program, i tested this function and it doesn't work as it should.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cmath>
#include "profile.h"
#include "Global.h"
using namespace std;
float calc_exp_need(int level);
int main(){
	player_level = 70;
	required_exp = calc_exp_need(player_level);//required exp is a float
	cout<<required_exp<<endl;//player level is unsigned __int8
	system("pause");

}
float calc_exp_need(int level){
	float exp;
	exp = ceil((5*(level^3))/3);
	return (exp);
}

When using the number 70, it gives me 115 as the required exp. When using a calculator, I get 571,666. If it matters at all, the variables player_level, required_exp and player_level are global.

[helios]

^ is bitwise XOR, not exponentiation.

pow((float)level, 3.f)

Or faster: level*level*level. If you use this one, you'll need to change your dividend to 3.f, or you'll use integer division instead of floating point division.

[Ghilliedrone]

Thanks, that fixed it.