Newton's Second Law

What is Newton's Second Law?

In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his Principia, which laid the groundwork for classical mechanics. Among his three laws of motion, the Second Law is arguably the most important because it gives us a way to calculate exactly how objects move when pushed or pulled.

The law states: "The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional