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So I was late again today... my bad. Since I was absent yesterday, class for me began by figuring out both what I missed and what needed to be done in order to make up that work (I haven't yet decided whether or not that's actually going to happen). The next order of business was the discussion of today's DQ....

Daily Question: Does a dieting person lose mass or weight? Answer: Both. Considering that our hypothetical fatso is dieting successfully, pounds (weight) are being lost in the form of body fat (mass). We discussed the only instances in which someone could lose weight while maintaining the same mass which all involve a change in the forces (namely gravity) acting on that body.

From there we went on to discuss yesterday's lab which explored both the differences and relationships between the properties of mass and weight.

Following the over(re)view of the lab, we were requested to list at least four differences between these properties. Thanks to my new friends at http://www.hitxp.com/phy/cph/020902.htm, I was able to include this wonderful chart that I "borrowed" to illustrate these differences. 1. Mass of the object which is attracting it 2. Force with which it is being attracted (which in turn depends on the distance between the two) || We concluded class by beginning our homework assignment titled "Newton's 2nd Law, Mass & Weight".
 * || ** Mass ** || ** Weight ** ||
 * 1. || Is always a constant at any place and time || Depends on gravity at the place ||
 * 2. || Is measured in kilograms in SI unit || Is measured in Newtons (not in kilograms as one might think) ||
 * 3. || Is measured using balance || Is measured using scales ||
 * 4. || Can never be zero || Can also be zero ||
 * 5. || Is an intrinsic property of a body and is independent of any external factor. || Depends on