The points on the graph of the motion of the mass on a spring can be described by the mathematical function \(y(t)=A\cos (-2\pi ft+\phi )\) where \(\cos\) is the cosine function, \(f\) is the frequenc...The points on the graph of the motion of the mass on a spring can be described by the mathematical function \(y(t)=A\cos (-2\pi ft+\phi )\) where \(\cos\) is the cosine function, \(f\) is the frequency, \(A\) is the amplitude (maximum displacement) and \(\phi\) is the phase in radians.