Maths IA - Squash (sport)

[puttze]

Hi!

I was wondering how to approach my Math IA in regards to squash, a sport where a player hits a ball against a wall. 

I was thinking of calculating the serve of a player (me) in a 2D plane, using coordinates. Possibly contrasting two different serve types, overhand and underhand, and seeing how the ball travels in both scenarios. However, I am concerned about the physics involved in this, as I am not very comfortable diving very far into that. I am also looking for other ways I could investigate math in squash, 

If anyone has done an IA graphing the path of a ball/ or any object along a parabola, or If you have any tips, I would be grateful for any help

For reference, I made this simple diagram to show what I am actually talking about 

Thanks in advance!

 

Edited July 6, 2022 by puttze
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[sivop15]

On 7/7/2022 at 1:24 AM, puttze said:

Hi!

I was wondering how to approach my Math IA in regards to squash, a sport where a player hits a ball against a wall. 

I was thinking of calculating the serve of a player (me) in a 2D plane, using coordinates. Possibly contrasting two different serve types, overhand and underhand, and seeing how the ball travels in both scenarios. However, I am concerned about the physics involved in this, as I am not very comfortable diving very far into that. I am also looking for other ways I could investigate math in squash, 

If anyone has done an IA graphing the path of a ball/ or any object along a parabola, or If you have any tips, I would be grateful for any help

For reference, I made this simple diagram to show what I am actually talking about 

Thanks in advance!

 

Hi ! I am also doing this for my math IA, and can I ask you how it went? I also have a couple of questions to ask you regarding this