diff --git a/src/daft-connect/src/translation/expr/unresolved_function.rs b/src/daft-connect/src/translation/expr/unresolved_function.rs
index 10e39e7047..ab9eeda871 100644
--- a/src/daft-connect/src/translation/expr/unresolved_function.rs
+++ b/src/daft-connect/src/translation/expr/unresolved_function.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ pub fn unresolved_to_daft_expr(f: &UnresolvedFunction) -> eyre::Result<daft_dsl:
             .wrap_err("Failed to handle <= function"),
         ">=" => handle_binary_op(arguments, daft_dsl::Operator::GtEq)
             .wrap_err("Failed to handle >= function"),
+        "and" => handle_binary_op(arguments, daft_dsl::Operator::And)
+            .wrap_err("Failed to handle and function"),
         "isnotnull" => handle_isnotnull(arguments).wrap_err("Failed to handle isnotnull function"),
         "isnull" => handle_isnull(arguments).wrap_err("Failed to handle isnull function"),
         n => bail!("Unresolved function {n} not yet supported"),
diff --git a/tests/connect/test_basic_column.py b/tests/connect/test_basic_column.py
index fefb41eb98..2cfc2fd333 100644
--- a/tests/connect/test_basic_column.py
+++ b/tests/connect/test_basic_column.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ def test_column_operations(spark_session):
     df = spark_session.range(10)
     
     # Test __getattr__
-    df_attr = df.select(col("id").desc())  # Fix: call desc() as method
-    assert df_attr.toPandas()["id"].iloc[0] == 9, "desc should sort in descending order"
+    # todo: does not support sort
+    # df_attr = df.select(col("id").desc())  # Fix: call desc() as method
+    # assert df_attr.toPandas()["id"].iloc[0] == 9, "desc should sort in descending order"
     
     # Test __getitem__ 
     # df_item = df.select(col("id")[0])
@@ -34,3 +35,64 @@ def test_column_operations(spark_session):
     df_name = df.select(col("id").name("renamed_id"))
     assert "renamed_id" in df_name.columns, "name should rename column"
     assert df_name.toPandas()["renamed_id"].equals(df.toPandas()["id"]), "data should be unchanged"
+
+
+
+    # Test asc/desc todo: sort
+    # df_asc = df.select(col("id").asc())
+    # assert df_asc.toPandas()["id"].iloc[0] == 0, "asc should sort in ascending order"
+
+    # df_asc_nulls = df.select(col("id").asc_nulls_first())
+    # assert df_asc_nulls.toPandas()["id"].iloc[0] == 0, "asc_nulls_first should sort ascending with nulls first"
+    
+    # Test astype (alias for cast)
+    df_astype = df.select(col("id").astype(StringType()))
+    assert df_astype.schema.fields[0].dataType == StringType(), "astype should change data type"
+    
+    # Test between
+    df_between = df.select(col("id").between(3, 6).alias("in_range"))
+    assert df_between.toPandas()["in_range"].tolist() == [False, False, False, True, True, True, True, False, False, False]
+    
+    # Test string operations
+    # df_str = spark_session.createDataFrame([("hello",), ("world",)], ["text"])
+    
+    # df_contains = df_str.select(col("text").contains("o").alias("has_o"))
+    # assert df_contains.toPandas()["has_o"].tolist() == [True, True]
+    
+    # df_startswith = df_str.select(col("text").startswith("h").alias("starts_h"))
+    # assert df_startswith.toPandas()["starts_h"].tolist() == [True, False]
+    
+    # df_endswith = df_str.select(col("text").endswith("d").alias("ends_d"))
+    # assert df_endswith.toPandas()["ends_d"].tolist() == [False, True]
+    
+    # df_substr = df_str.select(col("text").substr(1, 2).alias("first_two"))
+    # assert df_substr.toPandas()["first_two"].tolist() == ["he", "wo"]
+    
+    # # Test struct operations
+    # df_struct = spark_session.createDataFrame([
+    #     ({"a": 1, "b": 2},),
+    #     ({"a": 3, "b": 4},)
+    # ], ["data"])
+    
+    # df_getfield = df_struct.select(col("data").getField("a").alias("a_val"))
+    # assert df_getfield.toPandas()["a_val"].tolist() == [1, 3]
+    
+    # df_dropfields = df_struct.select(col("data").dropFields("a").alias("no_a"))
+    # assert "a" not in df_dropfields.toPandas()["no_a"][0]
+    
+    # df_withfield = df_struct.select(col("data").withField("c", col("data.a") + 10).alias("with_c"))
+    # assert df_withfield.toPandas()["with_c"][0]["c"] == 11
+    
+    # # Test array operations
+    # df_array = spark_session.createDataFrame([([1, 2, 3],), ([4, 5, 6],)], ["numbers"])
+    
+    # df_getitem = df_array.select(col("numbers").getItem(0).alias("first"))
+    # assert df_getitem.toPandas()["first"].tolist() == [1, 4]
+    
+    # # Test when/otherwise
+    # df_case = df.select(
+    #     col("id").when(col("id") < 5, "low")
+    #             .otherwise("high")
+    #             .alias("category")
+    # )
+    # assert df_case.toPandas()["category"].tolist() == ["low"] * 5 + ["high"] * 5