A viral video showing students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology clapping for a math professor during his last lecture has social media in a stir, for good reasons, of course. Gilbert ...

Strang’s linear algebra lectures have more than 4.7 million views on YouTube. READ MORE: WWII vet, 101, 'finally' walks at graduation 80 years after having to miss ceremony amid global war ...

Gilbert Strang, 88, was one of the first professors to post his lectures to OpenCourseWare, which gave millions of people free access to MIT classes.

88-year-old professor gets standing ovation Professor Gilbert Strang, a beloved professor at MIT, gave his final lecture on May 15.

Gilbert Strang’s linear algebra lectures, from M.I.T., are among the most watched courses on the Web.

Strang's Math 18.06 course is among the most popular, with visitors downloading his lectures more than 1.3 million times since June alone. Strang's classroom is the world.