The document discusses exponents and rules for exponents. It defines exponents as representing the quantity A multiplied by itself N times, written as AN. It provides examples of evaluating exponents like 43. It then presents rules for exponents, including the multiplication rule ANAK = AN+K, division rule AN/AK = AN-K, power rule (AN)K = ANK, 0-power rule A0 = 1, and negative power rule A-K = 1/AK.