32B is considered one of the hardest lower div math classes here at UCLA. I would even say it's the hardest computational lower div math class. It really has nothing to do with the professor. The class content was just hard.

The class is consisted of 2 midterms, weekly discussion quizzes, and 2 challenge reports. The weekly discussion quizzes are group quizzes, so you collaborate with other students to do it. Getting a good group with collaborative people was really important to get full score on the quizzes (or just pray one of the group mates knows everything and can carry everyone else lol). The challenge reports are usually longer problems where you have to do textbook style write-ups. Just explain your answers with detailed words and say why you did so and so. Usually, getting full score on challenge reports are pretty easy. You are also encouraged to use resources including the textbook, lecture notes, other students, the TA and the prof (just cite where you got your information at the end).

Overall, I think this class is alright. I definitely spent a LOT of time studying for the final and I didn't particularly like how homework was not required. You are still encouraged to do it but you just don't have to turn it in. There was just no motivation for all of us to do them so we missed a lot of practice opportunities.

32B is definitely the hardest lower div Math class, but Professor Wong made it a much more enjoyable experience for me. He is the best lower div Math professor I've had so far - his lectures are recorded, delivery of content is clear and concise, and he makes use of visualizations and analogies to explain many of the abstract concepts. Though he claims that homework assignments are optional, I would highly recommend to do them as that is the best way to consolidate your learning and train your speed and accuracy for his exams, which can be pretty tough. Challenge reports are time-consuming but worthwhile as you get to investigate the applications of concepts learnt, while becoming more proficient in LATEX, a useful skill to add to your arsenal. Overall, I would highly recommend Professor Wong for 32B.

Math 32B has been notoriously known as the hardist lower div math class, especially for students who do not have math instincts like me. I'm not gonna lie - this class is very challenging, can be stressful at times and I really put in every effort I could to get an A. However, I do believe Prof. Wong makes this class a lot less painful and in retrospect, I felt like my math skills improved a lot from this class. Prof. Wong is very clear in his slides and lectures , and even if we skipped over some 32A ideas, you can catch up relatively easily once you reviewed relevant 32A materials. He is also very thoughtful: he gives you some extra credit throughout the quarter by writting reflection assignments on what you've learnt so far and how did you feel about yourself, which I think is actually a good way to reflect on your learning.

There's no mandatory homework, but there are 6 weekly quizzes and 2 challenging reports. All of them are not easy, and actually some of them are quite hard. But you are encouraged to seek help from your peers, TAs, and professor himself. My advice is to really catch up with the lectures so you at least know what is going on on the quizzes and reports, where the latter could take you several days to finish. Exams are hard, but there's a lot of partial credits given out so you don't have to ace every single problem perfectly to get a good score. Also I think there's a curve at last to boost your grade a little bit.

Overall, hard class but great professor. Take him! Go to office hours, actually study and try to understand the materials, and you'll do more than fine.

I would highly recommend taking 32B with Professor Wong.

In general, 32B is known to be the most difficult lower div math class because the material is difficult, and the class is fast-paced because there is so much material to cover. If you had any confusion about concepts in 32A like parametrization, conic sections, traces, and partial derivatives, I'd highly recommend reviewing those concepts before taking 32B. These are the building blocks to 32B and won't be reviewed in class (there just isn't enough time).

That being said, I really liked Professor Wong's class because he really emphasized understanding and learning material over performing well on a 50-minute midterm or any single exam. There are two grading schemes: 24% group quizzes, 24% challenge reports, and then either best midterm 16% & final 36%, or each midterm 16% and 28% final. There is no collected homework in this class, lectures are recorded, and slides are posted.

You are allowed (and encouraged!) to use the internet, your peers, TA's, and the Student Math Center on 24 hour group quizzes and the challenge reports which you have about a week to do. It is definitely feasible to get 100's/high grades overall on these assignments since you have a lot of resources to turn to. Close to 50% of your grade is determined by how much effort you put in outside of class, and these definitely can help boost your grade if you're not the best test taker.

I won't lie -- the midterms & finals were difficult. But there is lots of partial credit that is given and Professor Wong & TA's are accessible outside of class for help. I scored in the 70's for both midterms and still came out of the class with an A, so don't freak out too much if you're an anxious/bad test taker. You will definitely have to put a lot of time and effort into this class, so maybe keep that in mind as you plan your class schedule. I think most students spent ~2 hours reviewing material from class per week and completing the optional homework for review.

Average Calc class, very hard, but doable if you put in the work. No hw, but i found that the hw wasn't that helpful for exam preperation. Best way to study is to understand the content more conceptually. Also study the quizes. Most quizes were doable, maybe 1 or 2 had me staying for office hourse after discussion. My quiz groups were also random each week. Challenge reports were pretty tough, if you put in the work a 80% is doable, but they are graded pretty tough.

Math 32B is supposedly known to be one of the hardest math classes of the 30 series, but taking it with Wong, it did not feel that way at all! Wong teaches the material extremely well and is VERY ORGANIZED. From his Bruinlearn website down to his slides, he made all his resources and slides accessible, with an aesthetic interface (which I appreciate lol). His midterms were always more difficult than what he went over in lecture/in the homework (averages hovered around 70%) but there's honestly so much partial credit on his exams that you WILL get points for writing something down. Do the homework!! Even though it is optional, it is the closest you can get to problems on his midterms, other than the practice midterms he puts out. His tests are not ones that you can breeze through computationally, he includes concept questions that you should understand well (so you should strive to understand the material instead of just noting equations down and writing them). He offers a bunch of resources to help you succeed, from individual office hours with him (utilize these!!) to zoom reviews, he truly wants his students to succeed. His challenge reports can be tedious and long but make sure to start these early, collaborate, and barrage TA office hours to make sure your explanations make sense lol. His grading scheme is very generous and he offers two that will drop the lower midterm and weigh your two challenge reports heavier (which is why it is important to do well on them!) and he curves grades at the end if you write a thoughtful reflection. Overall, great class, and I truly learned a lot, he made learning math fun and I highly recommend Wong!! Tips that worked for me:
- Scheduling one-on-one office hour appointments with him to clarify your understanding
- Starting the Challenge Report Sets EARLY, collaborating with friends, and going to TA office hours to check your explanations
- Make sure you conceptually understand what you're learning on top of being able to computationally work it out (ex. knowing the geometric interpretation)
- Do the homework!

Richard Wong is a very good professor, and I would definitely recommend his class.

When I took it, there was a dual grading system that kept the better of two possibilities (allowing one midterm to be dropped, like many math classes here). Both grading schemes had four components: either one or two midterms, the final, six quizzes, and two 'challenge problem sets', which were somewhat akin to guided research papers.

The quizzes were designed to be more of a review of the previous week than an examination, so the questions were both reasonably straightforward and graded leniently. The challenge problem sets were a bit nebulous in terms of expectations, but I personally found them interesting and the class averages were high. Both of these assignments allowed students to collaborate, as long as the work they turned in was their own.

The midterms and final were very well written, including content that had been covered in class (no curveballs), but requiring some thinking - more than just memorized problem types. During my quarter, they were 24-hour exams, but could potentially have been a bit tricky under a time crunch. Homework was not collected.

Wong himself is friendly and approachable, and he was willing to slow down if students had questions. While his lectures could be a bit boring, they were both clear and useful. Attendance was optional.

Wong was great! Very clear lectures and slides, with some examples. I'd heard that 32B was very hard, but Wong's class was totally manageable. HW was optional. Just had to do 2 challenge problem sets that were basically apply your knowledge to a slightly more complex problem and type up a solution that looks like a textbook page. A little tedious to get it properly done, but not difficult. Quizzes in discussion were with a group, easy 100s. Exams were a little tricky at times (I assume because they were 24 hour online, to make cheating harder). Nothing too unreasonable though. Definitely recommend taking him if possible!