Mathematical concepts on Classical Mechanics using computational methods

This paper presents a computer aid to conceive fundamental mathematical concepts involved in Classical Mechanics. Such aid is a set of applets that show the use of mathematical tools in the initial stages of the Dynamics of a rigid body. These applets could allow understanding the subject in an interactive graphical way. The general application program includes: i) theoretical information on some beginning topics in Classical mechanics, ii) the use of the interactive applets, iii) the graphical support and iv) different examples to strengthen the involved concepts. The treated topics are: Generalized Coordinates, Quaternions, Reference System Transformation, trajectory determination, the Lagrange Method and the moments of inertia tensor.