A general form of a sinusoidal wave is y(x,t)=Asin(kx−ωt+ϕ) y ( x , t ) = A sin ( kx − ω t + ϕ ) , where A is the amplitude of the wave, ω is the wave’s angular frequency, k is the wavenumber, and ϕ is the phase of the sine wave given in radians.
A general form of a sinusoidal wave is y(x,t)=Asin(kx−ωt+ϕ) y ( x , t ) = A sin ( kx − ω t + ϕ ) , where A is the amplitude of the wave, ω is the wave’s angular frequency, k is the wavenumber, and ϕ is the phase of the sine wave given in radians.