1) This document discusses different techniques for factoring polynomials completely into their prime factors. 2) It provides examples of factoring polynomials using the greatest common factor, recognizing special cases like the difference of squares, and factoring trinomials that are perfect squares or can be written as the product of two binomials. 3) The reader is given examples of completely factoring various polynomials and is instructed to complete additional practice problems at the end.