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Newtons second Law: Force applied on a body is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum of the body or mass times acceleration (when proper units are chosen, (F = ma). If you change the mass of an object on a (frictionless) surface and apply a constant force the body will acellerate differently. The Mass: a bunch of identiacl items that you can count (metal nuts) in a container with a flat (plastic bottom) Frictionless surface: Flat (wet) glass Force: a spring or rubberband you pull out to a given length befor letting the mass go. Acelleration (stroboscopic photograph, "ticker tape" with constant period marking dots on a paper ribbon... the experiment: Measure the acelleration with mass#1. Repart with twice, three times, four times the mass. Result: Plot the results on log graph paper.

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