The interesting thing about Newton's Second Law is that the aceceleration is proportional to the

force divided by the mass.

Newton was the first to discover the relationship among three basic physical concepts-
acceleration, force, and mass. He proposed one of the most important rules of nature, his second
law of motion. Newton's second law states the acceleration of an object is directly proportional
to the net force acting on the object, is in the direction of the net force, and is inversely
proportional to the mass of the object. In summarized form, this is Accelerati.on ~ -n-e-t- force
Mass We use the wiggly line ~ as a symbol meaning "is proportional to." We say that
acceleration a is directly proportional to the overall net force F and inversely proportional to the
mass m. By this we mean that, if F increases, a increases by the same factor (if F doubles, a
doubles); but if m increases, a decreases by the same factor (if m doubles, a is cut in half). By
using consistent units, such as newtons (N) for force, kilograms( (kg) for mass, and meters per
second squared (m/s2 ) for acceleration, the proportionality may be expressed as an exact
equation