Japanese Math Chalk

Hagoromo fulltouch chalk is highly coveted around the world by mathematicians who say it s superior.

Japanese math chalk. Once upon a time not long ago the math world fell in love. When the 80 year old japanese company that produces hagoromo fulltouch chalk went out of business this past spring mathematicians took to social media to pay their respects and their wallets to. Why the demise of a japanese company is a blow to mathematics. We talked to wei ho one of the mathematicians featured in great big story s mini film on hagoromo fulltouch chalk the legendary japanese chalk that became a cult favorite among mathematicians.

And it s free for everyone. But not just any chalk. This spring an 80 year old japanese chalk company went out of business. Follow us twitter facebook rss.

Here s the latest from great big story. The hagoromo fulltouch chalk was known as the rolls royce. The legend around this chalk is that it s impossible to write a false theorem using the chalk but i think i ve disproved that many times says david eisenbud a mathematics professor at the university of california at berkeley. Why this japanese chalk is being hoarded by mathematicians.

I chalk this up to the well known principle of japan just being better at things. Tksst is an unprecedented collection of 4 500 kid friendly videos curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter more meaningful media in the classroom and at home. Chalk commercial ish made in japan math professor teacher writing. The tale of fulltouch chalk manufactured by hagoromo stationery in nagoya japan and thought by many to be the finest chalk in the world was recently featured in a short video shared on.

See more ideas about samurai art samurai artwork japanese art. Nobody perhaps was as sad to see the company go as mathematicians who had become obsessed with hagoromo fulltouch chalk.