diff --git a/src/euler.rs b/src/euler.rs
index 9c05fc0..264271a 100644
--- a/src/euler.rs
+++ b/src/euler.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<A> Euler<A> {
     /// * `y` - The angle to apply around the _y_ axis. Also known at the _yaw_.
     /// * `z` - The angle to apply around the _z_ axis. Also known at the _roll_.
     pub const fn new(x: A, y: A, z: A) -> Euler<A> {
-        Euler { x: x, y: y, z: z }
+        Euler { x, y, z }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/matrix.rs b/src/matrix.rs
index 65e9f48..e61eac3 100644
--- a/src/matrix.rs
+++ b/src/matrix.rs
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ impl<S: BaseFloat> Matrix4<S> {
 
         #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
         Matrix4::new(
-            s.x.clone(), u.x.clone(), -f.x.clone(), S::zero(),
-            s.y.clone(), u.y.clone(), -f.y.clone(), S::zero(),
-            s.z.clone(), u.z.clone(), -f.z.clone(), S::zero(),
+            s.x, u.x, -f.x, S::zero(),
+            s.y, u.y, -f.y, S::zero(),
+            s.z, u.z, -f.z, S::zero(),
             -eye.dot(s), -eye.dot(u), eye.dot(f), S::one(),
         )
     }
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ impl<S: BaseFloat> Matrix4<S> {
 
         #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
         Matrix4::new(
-            s.x.clone(), u.x.clone(), -f.x.clone(), S::zero(),
-            s.y.clone(), u.y.clone(), -f.y.clone(), S::zero(),
-            s.z.clone(), u.z.clone(), -f.z.clone(), S::zero(),
+            s.x, u.x, -f.x, S::zero(),
+            s.y, u.y, -f.y, S::zero(),
+            s.z, u.z, -f.z, S::zero(),
             -eye.dot(s), -eye.dot(u), eye.dot(f), S::one(),
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/projection.rs b/src/projection.rs
index 8ba3dc0..a11c439 100644
--- a/src/projection.rs
+++ b/src/projection.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ pub fn perspective<S: BaseFloat, A: Into<Rad<S>>>(
 ) -> Matrix4<S> {
     PerspectiveFov {
         fovy: fovy.into(),
-        aspect: aspect,
-        near: near,
-        far: far,
+        aspect,
+        near,
+        far,
     }
     .into()
 }
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ pub fn perspective<S: BaseFloat, A: Into<Rad<S>>>(
 /// [`glFrustum`]: http://www.opengl.org/sdk/docs/man2/xhtml/glFrustum.xml
 pub fn frustum<S: BaseFloat>(left: S, right: S, bottom: S, top: S, near: S, far: S) -> Matrix4<S> {
     Perspective {
-        left: left,
-        right: right,
-        bottom: bottom,
-        top: top,
-        near: near,
-        far: far,
+        left,
+        right,
+        bottom,
+        top,
+        near,
+        far,
     }
     .into()
 }
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ pub fn frustum<S: BaseFloat>(left: S, right: S, bottom: S, top: S, near: S, far:
 /// [`glOrtho`]: http://www.opengl.org/sdk/docs/man2/xhtml/glOrtho.xml
 pub fn ortho<S: BaseFloat>(left: S, right: S, bottom: S, top: S, near: S, far: S) -> Matrix4<S> {
     Ortho {
-        left: left,
-        right: right,
-        bottom: bottom,
-        top: top,
-        near: near,
-        far: far,
+        left,
+        right,
+        bottom,
+        top,
+        near,
+        far,
     }
     .into()
 }
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ impl<S: BaseFloat> PerspectiveFov<S> {
             right: xmax,
             bottom: -ymax,
             top: ymax,
-            near: self.near.clone(),
-            far: self.far.clone(),
+            near: self.near,
+            far: self.far,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/quaternion.rs b/src/quaternion.rs
index 210c755..059e5d8 100644
--- a/src/quaternion.rs
+++ b/src/quaternion.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use std::iter;
-use std::mem;
 use std::ops::*;
 
 use num_traits::{cast, NumCast};
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ use num::BaseFloat;
 use point::Point3;
 use rotation::{Basis3, Rotation, Rotation3};
 use vector::Vector3;
+use quaternion;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 use mint;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<S> Quaternion<S> {
     /// Construct a new quaternion from a scalar and a vector.
     #[inline]
     pub const fn from_sv(s: S, v: Vector3<S>) -> Quaternion<S> {
-        Quaternion { s: s, v: v }
+        Quaternion { v, s }
     }
 }
 
@@ -541,23 +541,22 @@ impl<S: BaseFloat> Rotation3 for Quaternion<S> {
 impl<S: BaseFloat> From<Quaternion<S>> for [S; 4] {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: Quaternion<S>) -> Self {
-        match v.into() {
-            (xi, yj, zk, w) => [xi, yj, zk, w],
-        }
+        let (xi, yj, zk, w) = v.into();
+            [xi, yj, zk, w]
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: BaseFloat> AsRef<[S; 4]> for Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &[S; 4] {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
+        unsafe { &*(self as *const quaternion::Quaternion<S> as *const [S; 4]) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: BaseFloat> AsMut<[S; 4]> for Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [S; 4] {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
+        unsafe { &mut *(self as *mut quaternion::Quaternion<S> as *mut [S; 4]) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -571,63 +570,61 @@ impl<S: BaseFloat> From<[S; 4]> for Quaternion<S> {
 impl<'a, S: BaseFloat> From<&'a [S; 4]> for &'a Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: &'a [S; 4]) -> &'a Quaternion<S> {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(v) }
+        unsafe { &*(v as *const [S; 4] as *const quaternion::Quaternion<S>) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a, S: BaseFloat> From<&'a mut [S; 4]> for &'a mut Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: &'a mut [S; 4]) -> &'a mut Quaternion<S> {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(v) }
+        unsafe { &mut *(v as *mut [S; 4] as *mut quaternion::Quaternion<S>) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: BaseFloat> From<Quaternion<S>> for (S, S, S, S) {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: Quaternion<S>) -> Self {
-        match v {
-            Quaternion {
+            let Quaternion {
                 s,
                 v: Vector3 { x, y, z },
-            } => (x, y, z, s),
-        }
+            } = v;
+        (x, y, z, s)
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: BaseFloat> AsRef<(S, S, S, S)> for Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &(S, S, S, S) {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
+        unsafe { &*(self as *const quaternion::Quaternion<S> as *const (S, S, S, S)) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: BaseFloat> AsMut<(S, S, S, S)> for Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut (S, S, S, S) {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
+        unsafe { &mut *(self as *mut quaternion::Quaternion<S> as *mut (S, S, S, S)) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: BaseFloat> From<(S, S, S, S)> for Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: (S, S, S, S)) -> Quaternion<S> {
-        match v {
-            (xi, yj, zk, w) => Quaternion::new(w, xi, yj, zk),
-        }
+        let (xi, yj, zk, w) = v;
+        Quaternion::new(w, xi, yj, zk)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a, S: BaseFloat> From<&'a (S, S, S, S)> for &'a Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: &'a (S, S, S, S)) -> &'a Quaternion<S> {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(v) }
+        unsafe { &*(v as *const (S, S, S, S) as *const quaternion::Quaternion<S>) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a, S: BaseFloat> From<&'a mut (S, S, S, S)> for &'a mut Quaternion<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn from(v: &'a mut (S, S, S, S)) -> &'a mut Quaternion<S> {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(v) }
+        unsafe { &mut *(v as *mut (S, S, S, S) as *mut quaternion::Quaternion<S>) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transform.rs b/src/transform.rs
index 151bf3d..f6bdd15 100644
--- a/src/transform.rs
+++ b/src/transform.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ pub trait Transform<P: EuclideanSpace>: Sized + One {
 
     /// Inverse transform a vector using this transform
     fn inverse_transform_vector(&self, vec: P::Diff) -> Option<P::Diff> {
-        self.inverse_transform()
-            .and_then(|inverse| Some(inverse.transform_vector(vec)))
+        self.inverse_transform().map(|inverse| inverse.transform_vector(vec))
     }
 
     /// Transform a point using this transform.
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ where
         let disp = rot.rotate_vector(P::origin() - eye);
         Decomposed {
             scale: P::Scalar::one(),
-            rot: rot,
-            disp: disp,
+            rot,
+            disp,
         }
     }
 
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ where
         let disp = rot.rotate_vector(P::origin() - eye);
         Decomposed {
             scale: P::Scalar::one(),
-            rot: rot,
-            disp: disp,
+            rot,
+            disp,
         }
     }
 
@@ -139,8 +138,8 @@ where
         let disp = rot.rotate_vector(P::origin() - eye);
         Decomposed {
             scale: P::Scalar::one(),
-            rot: rot,
-            disp: disp,
+            rot,
+            disp,
         }
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ pub trait Transform3:
 impl<S: BaseFloat, R: Rotation2<Scalar = S>> From<Decomposed<Vector2<S>, R>> for Matrix3<S> {
     fn from(dec: Decomposed<Vector2<S>, R>) -> Matrix3<S> {
         let m: Matrix2<_> = dec.rot.into();
-        let mut m: Matrix3<_> = (&m * dec.scale).into();
+        let mut m: Matrix3<_> = (m * dec.scale).into();
         m.z = dec.disp.extend(S::one());
         m
     }
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ impl<S: BaseFloat, R: Rotation2<Scalar = S>> From<Decomposed<Vector2<S>, R>> for
 impl<S: BaseFloat, R: Rotation3<Scalar = S>> From<Decomposed<Vector3<S>, R>> for Matrix4<S> {
     fn from(dec: Decomposed<Vector3<S>, R>) -> Matrix4<S> {
         let m: Matrix3<_> = dec.rot.into();
-        let mut m: Matrix4<_> = (&m * dec.scale).into();
+        let mut m: Matrix4<_> = (m * dec.scale).into();
         m.w = dec.disp.extend(S::one());
         m
     }