In this thesis, we consider the role of computer simulations as a supplement or an alternative to performing experiments in teaching physics. The computer simulation process is illustrated by the example of the spinning top. The spinning top equations of motion are derived in the moving system attached to the top (Euler’s equations) leading to a system of coupled ordinary differential equations that one usually solves numerically. For simplicity, we restrict the problem to rotation around the fixed point thus eliminating the translational degrees of freedom. In order to solve the Euler’s equations, we used the Python 3 programming language together with numpy and scipy packages. Spinning top visualization is performed with VPython. Simulations include free symmetric and asymmetric top, as well as the heavy symmetric, asymmetric and Kovaleskaya top. We illustrate the influence of the shape of the spinning top, the external force and the initial conditions on the motion of the top. These and similar simulations could be useful in teaching physics when we cannot perform the experiment or when the teacher wants to use the simulation as the supplement to the experiment in order to further explain the theoretical background of a particular physical problem.