Its not every day that nearly 1 million people around the world get a glimpse into a 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 classroom. But after professor Matthew Weathers posted a video from his Oct. 28 math class to YouTube, thats exactly what happened.

As a Halloween-themed treat for his Nature of Math class, Weathers an assistant professor in the math and computer science department started off class with a performance that is now a widely circulated Internet sensation.

In the clip, the real Weathers transforms into a videotaped version of himself and interacts with his class from a projected screen that blends in with the chalkboard.

Within two weeks of going online, of the had collectively racked up close to 1 million views on YouTube. During the first week of November, it was the sites 7th most-viewed comedy video and the 32nd most-viewed overall.

Common sentiments among the 1,000-plus comments on the YouTube video were things like I never had a teacher that cool! or I wish every teacher had this much passion for teaching!

But why was the video such a huge hit? Weathers thinks that randomness has a lot to do with it.

Next week, someone will happen to have a camcorder running when their cat falls into the bathtub, and that will be the hot new thing for a couple days, he said.

But anyone who has had a class with Weathers knows that this video was more than just a lucky fluke.

Every lecture, professor Weathers does something creative and different, said Chase Wagner, who was in class that day. His humor and creative approach is making learning math bearable.