Rotating Laser Sword in 3D
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In linear algebra, students are introduced to rotational matrices for 
and 
. This Demonstration shows how the changes in 
, 
, and 
affect the orientation of an object.
Contributed by: Marvin Jones (March 2011)
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Published: March 7 2011
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