Newton's Second Law of Motion

This topic covers Newton's Second Law of Motion.

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History

Who:Isaac Newton working off of Kepler's "Law of Constant Area" and the principle of Galilean Relativity (http://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node47.html).

What:Newton established a direct relationship between force and the second derivative of position (acceleration).

Where:Cambridge within his work titled: "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica"

When:1687

Why:Because SCIENCE.

See also

Sir Isaac Newton: http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/Sir_Isaac_Newton

Newton's First Law: http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/Newton%27s_First_Law_of_Motion

Mass: http://www.physicsbook.gatech.edu/Mass

Further reading

NASA's Explanation: https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/K-12/airplane/newton2.html

Study.com's lesson: http://study.com/academy/lesson/newtons-second-law-of-motion-the-relationship-between-force-and-acceleration.html

External links

Mandatory Khan Academy link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-newtons-laws/newtons-laws-of-motion/v/newton-s-second-law-of-motion

References

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-3/Newton-s-Second-Law

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