For our project, we are interested in exploring realistic projectile motion as it pertains to the human body.  While air resistance and spin often produce negligible effects for the objects in introductory mechanics, normally modeled as point particles, they can produce significant effects on objects with larger surface area and mass, such as the human body.

In addition to this, with athletic competitions often being decided by seconds in races or mere inches in jumping events, minimizing adverse effects can ensure victory.  We are interested in modeling the human body in motion in MatLAB in Olympic jumping events, contorting limbs in obscure positions and seeing how it affects the ultimate outcome of the event.