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Applied Maths: Projectiles Applets

Interesting image of human projectile jumping off a cliff Apparently it's known as 'tombstoning', for obvious reasons. 4 Star
Another image of same   4 Star
       
Excellent applet for comparing horizontal initial velocity to dropping a ball 4 Star
Excellent applet for introducing Projecile Motion.
Click on the velocity vector
5 Star
Similar to above except you can't pause the motion 4 Star
Use projectile equations to determine if a Hollywood movie stunt is possible From YouTube 4 Star
Monkey and Hunter This is a famous problem in this area, highly counter-intuitive 5 Star