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Re: Equation or Formula

How about, it is neither, since we really don't know what a force is,
and don't independently know what mass is, the best we can do is say
that it is an organizing principle for seeing the relation among these
interdependent quantities.

comments?

joe

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Tim O'Donnell wrote:

F = ma
Is this an equation of Formula?
I get the most interesting discussions in class.
It probably doesn't matter, but is there a difference?


Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. 219-284-4662
Associate Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556