Natural Frequency

The number of times the sine wave goes through a complete cycle in the space of 1 second.
1
( 𝑜𝑟 𝑠 −1 𝑜𝑟 𝐻𝑧)
𝑠
1 𝜔𝑛
𝑓= =
𝜏 2𝜋

GENERAL EQUATION
𝑥 = 𝐶1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 + 𝐶2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡
𝑥 = 𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝜔𝑛 𝑡 + 𝜙)

Amplitude
The distance from the middle value or line running through the graph up to the highest point.

𝐴 = √𝐶1 2 + 𝐶2 2 𝑥 = 𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝜔𝑛 𝑡 + 𝜙)

Phase angle
The angular displacement of a sinusoid from a reference point or time.
𝐶
𝜙 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 1 𝑥 = 𝐶1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 + 𝐶2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡
𝐶2

Position/Distance
𝑥 = 𝐶1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 + 𝐶2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡

Velocity
𝒗 = 𝒙′ = 𝐶1 𝜔𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 − 𝐶2 𝜔𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡

Acceleration
𝒂 = 𝒙" = −𝐶1 𝜔𝑛 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 − 𝐶2 𝜔𝑛 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡

Maximum Velocity
𝒗𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝑨(𝜔𝑛 )

Maximum Acceleration
𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝑨(𝜔𝑛 )2