The document discusses calculating the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) using a matrix method. It involves representing the DFT as a matrix multiplication of an N×N twiddle factor matrix and an N×1 input vector. The twiddle factor matrix contains elements that are powers of the Nth root of unity. An example calculates the 4-point DFT of the vector [1, 2, 0, 1] by multiplying it by the twiddle factor matrix.