The document discusses notation and properties for definite integrals. It defines the definite integral from a to b of f(x) dx as the area under the curve of f(x) between the x-axis and the limits of a and b. It lists five properties of definite integrals: 1) the order of integration does not matter, 2) the integral from a to a of any function f(x) is equal to zero, 3) a constant can be pulled out of the integral, 4) integrals can be added or subtracted, and 5) a definite integral over an interval can be broken into a sum of integrals over subintervals.