The document discusses rules for multiplying and dividing polynomials including multiplying terms with the same bases by adding exponents and dividing terms with the same bases by subtracting exponents. It defines polynomials as monomials or sums of monomials and provides examples of binomials and trinomials. The degree of a polynomial is defined as the degree of the term with the greatest degree. Examples of determining if expressions are polynomials and finding their degrees are given.