The document discusses different types of matrices including: 1) Row matrices which have 1 row and multiple columns. 2) Column matrices which have 1 column and multiple rows. 3) Rectangular matrices which have a different number of rows and columns. 4) Square matrices which have the same number of rows and columns. It also describes how to add and subtract matrices provided they are the same order, and how to find the transpose of a matrix by switching the rows and columns.