I met Dr. Strang when he visited UT. His lecture on applied mathematics was great. After the talk he signed my copy of his textbook. When I teach Linear Algebra, I mimic his approach to the subject. He can make difficult mathematics easy to understand. You are correct, he is a great teacher.
I agree. I watched Strang's first lecture. It was very easy to follow and usually anticipate where he was going. He reminds me of my favorite professor in college (an MIT grad) who made advanced calculus and differential equations a breeze.