009 - Inertial Mass

In this video Paul Andersen explains how inertial mass is defined and measured. When a force is applied to an object or a system it will accelerate. Using Newton's Second Law of Motion (F=ma) you can calculate the inertial mass.

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Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly
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