This document provides an overview of 3D transformations, including translation, rotation, scaling, reflection, and shearing. It explains that 3D transformations generalize 2D transformations by including a z-coordinate and using homogeneous coordinates and 4x4 transformation matrices. Each type of 3D transformation is defined using matrix representations and equations. Rotation is described for each coordinate axis, and reflection is explained for each axis plane. Shearing is introduced as a way to modify object shapes, especially for perspective projections.