Strang did a 2019 interview with the university and said it’s important not to rush through math. Not everyone learns the same way, he said. “You have to sort of see the idea a few times ...

Professor Strang gave his last Linear Algebra lecture today after 66 years at MIT. Strang was among the first to upload his classes to MIT OpenCourseWare when it first came online in the early 2000s.

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 ...