The time for one complete cycle, a left swing and a right swing, is called the period. The period depends on the length of the pendulum, and also to a slight degree on the amplitude, the width of the pendulum's swing.he period of swing of a simple gravity pendulum depends on its length, the local strength of gravity, and to a small extent on the maximum angle that the pendulum swings away from vertical, Î¸0, called the amplitude.
Compulsory elementary schooling was formally introduced in Sweden in 1842. A process of reform, destined to take many years, began in the 1940's with the aim of expanding compulsory schooling.
In recent years, Japan has planned to take it up a notch. In October 2013, the Japanese government attempted to introduce compulsory English-language education at the third grade in the elementary school â two years earlier than the current fifth grade.