This document discusses evaluating and graphing polynomial functions. It defines a polynomial as a function with only positive or zero integer exponents. It states that a polynomial's degree refers to the highest exponent in the function. The document provides examples of linear and quadratic polynomials and their degrees. It also outlines methods for evaluating polynomials using direct substitution or synthetic substitution, and describes how to graph polynomials by determining the end behavior and making a table of values to find the middle portions.