The document discusses Newton's second law of motion, which states that the net force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration (F=ma). It provides an example calculation of using the formula to find the net force required to accelerate a 1400 kg car. It also defines that one newton is the force needed to accelerate 1 kg of mass by 1 m/s2. Gravity and its relationship to the second law is discussed, where gravitational force Fg equals mass times gravitational acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. Several example problems are provided to check understanding of applying the second law.