So, this is a physics / math / mechanical engineering question:

Suppose I have a mass attached to a compression spring.

I want to compare/contrast the effects of increasing the mass vs increasing the
strength of the spring on the motion of the mass as it is acted upon by a sudden
force pushing it against the spring.

Intuitively, there will be a greater "delay" in moving the heavier object
against a lighter spring vs the opposite arrangement, but I wanted to eventually
code it up into an animation.

I was wondering if anyone had a working knowledge of this, or a decent reference
that has reasonably clear equations & graphs.  I'm sure it's the simplest
equations of motion - I'm just trying to overcome the fatigue of RL and get the
ball rolling...

Thanks   :)

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