infinityplusone
| infinityplusone | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Subash Chandar K 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Subscribers | 59,900[1] |
| Views | 7.3 million[1] |
Last updated: 21 March 2025 | |
Subash Chandar K (born 1981 or 1982[2]) is an Indian-New Zealand mathematics teacher in Auckland. He runs a YouTube channel named infinityplusone, where he teaches secondary school students and prepares them for NCEA exams. In 2025 Chandar K was awarded the Local Hero of the Year award at the New Zealander of the Year Awards.
Biography
[edit]Chandar K moved from Chennai, India, to New Zealand aged 12. His mother was a maths professor in Chennai.[2] As of 2025, Chandar K lives in Auckland and teaches at Ormiston Junior College in Flat Bush.[3]
His YouTube channel infinityplusone has 60,000 subscribers as of March 2025, and was named after the amount he loves his wife.[3] On the channel he helps students prepare for NCEA exams by running live streams the nights before the exams are run,[4] and makes videos which explain how to use equations and calculators.[5] The channel was started in 2013[2] because Chander K noticed a lack of maths videos designed for children.[6] His first live stream was in 2018.[2]
In 2018 Chandar K won the National Excellence in Education Awards top honour. In January 2025 Chandar K became one of the 10 finalists of the Global Teacher Prize. Chandar K said that after he discovered the award in 2017, he began working towards it.[5] In March 2025 Chandar K was awarded the Local Hero of the Year award at the New Zealander of the Year Awards.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About infinityplusone". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d "From New Zealand to India, a maths teacher helps students crack entrance exams — using YouTube". The Indian Express. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Maths teacher, Local Hero of the Year winner's message to students and parents". RNZ. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "New Zealand internet sensation Subash Chandar helps 33,000 students with NCEA maths". Newshub. Stuff. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Kiwi teacher finalist in million dollar teaching prize". Stuff. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Auckland mathematics teacher using technology to inspire students wins national teaching award in Wellington". Stuff. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2025.