This document provides an introduction to object-oriented programming concepts including objects, classes, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. It defines objects as entities with state and behavior, and classes as templates for objects that define data and methods. Encapsulation binds code and data together within a class and controls access through public and private members. Inheritance allows classes to inherit attributes from parent classes in a hierarchy. Polymorphism allows methods to behave differently based on the object type.