diff --git a/content/physics/Forces.md b/content/physics/Forces.md index 74265c3..d1a9bbd 100644 --- a/content/physics/Forces.md +++ b/content/physics/Forces.md @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Also important to note is that Newton's first law does not hold true in every re ## Newton's Second Law of Motion The second law makes use of the concept of mass, so that seems to be next on the agenda. -### Mass -You might have previously heard the Newtonian definition of mass, which makes it synonymous with a measure for the "quantity of matter" in an object. However, physicists have since come to a consensus that this is a definition sans precision. Mass is the *measure of the inertia of an object.^ The more mass an object has, the greater the force needed to give it a particular acceleration. In other words, get it moving. +### Mass +You might have previously heard the Newtonian definition of mass, which makes it synonymous with a measure for the "quantity of matter" in an object. However, physicists have since come to a consensus that this is a definition sans precision. Mass is the *measure of the inertia of an object.* The more mass an object has, the greater the force needed to give it a particular acceleration. In other words, get it moving. ### The Law