Abstract The article contains sections titled: Introduction The Fourier Transform Continuous versus Discrete Transforms Some Common Transforms The Laplace Transform Convergence Conditions Why Transforms are Useful Fields of Application The H artley Transform The Fast Fourier Transform The Fast H artley Algorithm The M ellin Transform The H ilbert Transform Multidimensional Transforms The H ankel Transform The A bel Transform Tomography and the Radon Transform The W alsh Transform The Z Transform Convolution Summary