Volume 8, Issue 3

Hamilton's algebra of quaternions is introduced and implemented using Mathematica Version 4. The polar form of a quaternion is developed and is applied to the problem of computing the effect of a sequence of rotations on an object in three-dimensional space. Quaternion equivalents for rotations via Euler angles are illustrated.

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