The document discusses quadratic functions, including how to recognize a quadratic function based on its standard form, how to plot graphs of quadratic functions based on either tabulated values or a given function, and examples of determining if a function is quadratic and plotting quadratic graphs. Key aspects covered are the standard form of a quadratic function as f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c where a ≠ 0, recognizing quadratic functions, tabulating x and f(x) values for a given quadratic function, and using Geometer's Sketchpad software to plot the graphs.