The document discusses integration in mathematics. Integration is the inverse process of differentiation and is used to find quantities such as areas, volumes, and displacement. There are two main types of integration - indefinite integration to find antiderivatives, and definite integration which involves adding up small quantities to find a total value. Key methods for performing integration include decomposition, substitution, and using partial fractions. The document also provides examples of how integration is applied in many fields including physics, engineering, economics, statistics, and more.