Watch: MIT students give longtime professor a standing ovation after his last lecture

Abstraction: Gilbert Strang retires from MIT after 63 years teaching linear algebra

Key points:

• Gilbert Strang taught at MIT for 63 years (graduated MIT 1955), earning a standing ovation at his final linear algebra lecture in May 2023
• Over 10 million views on MIT OpenCourseWare and over 3 million views on YouTube for his lectures
• Was among the first professors to publish lectures on MIT OpenCourseWare when it launched in 2002
• Published 12 textbooks in several languages on linear algebra and differential equations
• Consistently ranked in MIT OCW's top 10 most-viewed lecturers

Connections: Gilbert Strang · Mit · Open Courseware · Mathematics Education · Linear Algebra

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/05/17/mit-professor-gilbert-strang-retiring-standing-ovation-video/