  A classical theorem of Adams, Harris, and Switzer states that the 0th grading
of complex $K$-theory cooperations, $KU_0ku$ is isomorphic to the space of
numerical polynomials. The space of numerical polynomials has a basis provided
by the binomial coefficient polynomials, which gives a basis of $KU_0ku$. In
this paper, we produce a new $p$-local basis for $KU_0ku_{(p)}$ using the Adams
splitting. This basis is established by using well known formulas for the
Hazewinkel generators. For $p=2$, we show that this new basis coincides with
the classical basis modulo higher Adams filtration.
