Why I went for Guinness World Record with 150 hours mathematics lesson – MC Calculus

Mr Uduak Nanga, aka Mc Calculus, who conscionable concluded a caller Guinness World Record 150 hr non-stop mathematics acquisition by an individual, has said helium embarked connected the task due to the fact that helium needed a level to fto people, particularly the youths, cognize that mathematics is casual and fun.

Nanga, a autochthonal of Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State who concluded the situation astatine Kings Kid Christian International High School, Uyo, earlier successful the week, successful a chat with our analogous connected Thursday, said helium desires to reawaken passionateness for mathematics among young people.

The Electrical/Electronic Engineering postgraduate of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, who had earlier the Guinness World Record effort partnered planetary bodies including UNESCO to cultivate involvement successful mathematics among young students successful the state, said his passionateness for mathematics was initiated by his mother, Mrs Rose Edet Nanga, who maintained a regular daily of checking his maths notes from his superior acquisition level.

The marathoner who mislaid his archetypal 10 hours connected the satellite grounds effort to method challenges, said helium was not deterred by the setback due to the fact that mathematics arsenic a people is designed to supply solution to analyzable issues of life.

“To me, it is simply a imagination travel true. Mathematics is passionateness to maine and erstwhile I spot radical astir the satellite dreading mathematics, sometimes consciousness atrocious and would inquire myself however tin I amusement to the satellite that mathematics is fun? So I thought of a level to bash that globally.

“That was wherefore I went into the Guinness World Record attempt, truthful what I did is beyond the record. Just the level that I needed to amusement the full satellite that they should person passionateness for mathematics.

“Doing truthful would alteration the young ones, students and everyone, to recognize that mathematics is bully for mundane life. Because beyond utilizing it successful academics, mathematics tin beryllium utilized successful clip management, readying and solving analyzable problems successful life.

“When we speech astir mathematics, thing successful beingness that you person a solution to is mathematics due to the fact that successful mathematics you indispensable person solution nary substance however analyzable it is.

“So successful mundane life, you request perseverance, a follow-up, measurement by step. In the people of doing this marathon, I saw a batch of radical having a rethink astir mathematics.

Nanga, who teaches mathematics successful 1 of the backstage secondary schools successful Akwa Ibom State, said helium desires to promote students crossed schools successful the authorities and Nigeria astatine ample done programmes to promote coaching successful mathematics.

He disclosed plans to motorboat a programme called Ultimate Brain Search which volition gully students from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.

The programme, according to Nanga, volition impact organizing quiz competitions, debates and symposiums connected mathematics.