wow, GS is the man! he still looks remarkably similar to the way he did almost 10 years ago when i took his class.

EDIT (to make this post not as content-free): Prof. Strang keeps the hope alive that some distinguished faculty in top research universities still place an emphasis on great undergraduate teaching

GS is the Man! Watching his calculus and linear algebra course videos overclocked in VLC is a beautiful experience. What a great teacher.

Thanks for making him cupcakes =) He's on my list of top five favorite teachers ever, and he teaches on the other side of the country from me.

Incidentally, what makes that his favorite matrix?

No idea actually, but it was something he mentioned the first day of class. He introduced it as "K, the second difference matrix, and my favorite". That was good enough for us.