double calculation(int base, int exponent)
{
    if(exponent == 0)
    {
        return 1;
    }
    else
    {
        double temp = base;
        //If the exponent is greater than 0, run this for loop
        if(exponent>0)
        {
            for(int i=1; i<exponent; i++)
            {
                temp *= base;
            }
        }
        //if exponent is less than 0, run this second for loop instead
        else
        {
            for(int i=1; i>exponent; i--)
            {
                temp /= base;
            }
        }

        return temp;
    }
}