Make sure you go to his review sessions before exams. You can not go to his lectures but definitely go to his review sessions. He reviews everything in the lecture in a concise and clear way. Repeat, go to review sessions if you want an A.

Prof. Conley was the best teacher I had among the three classes during first quarter. His explanations are extremely easy to follow and his weekly quizzes are a piece of cake as long as you can do the homework. The lectures get boring though since its all review of the first half of AB Calculus, which is why I started ditching lectures halfway through the quarter. His grading scheme consists of two midterms, a final, and the weekly quizzes. Midterms were a joke but the final was alright. The only bad thing about this class is that its so easy that making a mistake on a midterm or a final could easily set you way behind others in terms of the overall curve. Otherwise, I highly recommend taking this professor!

His notes and lectures are clear and very in depth! You don't need to read the textbook at all because his lectures teach the concepts very well. Do the homework because the weekly quizzes are almost identical to the homework problems. He definitely cares for his students because before every exam he has a review session and it lasts for as long as students need. We would ask a bunch of questions and he didn't even mind that the review session went to three hours. Calculus will never be completely easy, but his exams were fair and really tested your understanding of the material. If I could have him as a professor every quarter, I would! Definitely one of the best professors here on campus!

I took math 3A with professor Conley!
HE IS DEFINITELY THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is a new professor so i was scared to take him at first.
But his classes turn out to be really interesting, and his midterms are not tricky at all.
Some of the harder proof he talks about are fun and will not be tested on.
He does not have homework grade and gives out a quiz in section every week.
You don't have to study for the quizzes at all. They are very easy and your TA will go through very similar questions as well.
He cares about his students VERY MUCH! and accepts unscheduled visits besides his office hours!
SO TAKE HIM!!!!!

Will teaches very clearly and he gave us programming assignments from which we can actually experience the beauty of cryptography.

Tests:
1 Midterm, 1 Final.
The tests can be a little bit long, but they are easy if you understand the material.

Homework:
Homework can be a headache for someone who knows nothing about Math 110A, like me, but if you are willing to spend more time, you are totally fine.

Project:
Will asked us to dive into a cryptographic field that is not covered in class, and this project basically gave us a taste of researches.

However, this course should have Math 110A as a prerequisite since we spent so much time on number theory and finite fields. We could totally spend such time on actual cryptographic applications, like elliptic curves, pseudorandom generators, etc.. I hope the department can change the prereq and make this course better.

By far the best Math professor I've had. If you have the opportunity to take Conley for a math course, do it. He is really good at teaching and explains thing well. On top of that, his office hours are extremely helpful. Usually he takes all the students who show up to a vacant classroom next to his office and answers question individually in a very clear way. If I had to criticize anything about his teaching, it would be that he can sometimes move to slow or be a little repetitive, but that is MUCH better than moving to quickly or being vague. I knew he was a great teacher while I was in his course, but it wasn't until the next quarter when I had a professor who didn't explain things very much at all that I really came to appreciate Conley's teaching.

As far as the difficulty of the course goes, I would not say that it is an easy A. The homework and subject can be a bit challenging, however the exams are not terribly difficult. You are expected to have a thorough understanding of the course material, however this is easily possible because Conley prepares students well. In general, great professor, great lecturer, great guy.

Conley is one of the best or probably the best professor on campus. A lot of people say he is easy, but honestly he's not all that easy. He's just a great professor, but if you have a hard time with math in general, the class will still be a challenge. HW is adequately challenging, but the midterms are tricky. If you forgot one concept or don't know one question, your grade on the midterm could drop to like a C. All in all though a great professor, I got a B in his class, but I'm pretty sure if I took some other math professor I would have gotten a C-.

Oh my goodness. Best. Professor. EVER.

I was really scared to take calculus since I had only taken a semester of it in high school. But Professor Conley was honestly the best professor/teacher I've EVER had, and he made my Math 3A experience one that was nothing but positive.

I was scared of having an 8am class, but this was so worth it. So, so, so worth it. First of all, Conley is an AMAZING lecturer. His notes are so clear and so thorough, and if you miss a lecture for any reason, he BruinCasts the lecture, which basically means he puts up a video of the lecture that is essentially the same as being in class.

He gives a fair amount of homework every lecture, and if you do it, you're in GREAT shape. If you do the homework the day of every lecture, and then go to his office hours that same day, you will do very well. I went into almost every single office hours, and let me tell you, it makes a difference. If you email Conley to set up a 1-on-1 office hours appointment, no matter how busy he is, he ALWAYS makes time to see you.

Also, even though I understood everything and worked really hard, I didn't do well on the first midterm. However, I talked to Conley, and he continued to support me, see me in his regular office hours and one-on-one office hours, and with the alternate grading scheme, since I rocked the second midterm, I ended up doing very well. The two grading schemes are as follows (your final grade is based off of whichever gives you the higher grade):

Grading Scheme 1:
10% Quizzes
25% Midterm 1
25% Midterm 2
40% Final

(Alternate) Grading Scheme 2:
10% Quizzes
40% Highest Midterm Score
50% Final

The quizzes are given once a week in discussion section, and they are usually just one or two simple questions off of/similar to the homework, just to make sure you're on track. Nothing to stress about, no tricks, 10 points each, and he even drops your lowest one!

Midterm 1 was pretty easy even though I didn't do well, and though Midterm 2 was harder, I did very well because Conley really prepares you if you take advantage of all of the help he offers. The final was also long and pretty challenging, but fair. You will do well if you prepare, I promise! Even if calc isn't your thing- it's definitely not mine and I'm pretty sure I got my A!

Conley is such a nice guy, and he cares SO MUCH. He really does. These are probably the best reviews you have ever read on BruinWalk, and it's no mistake. I feel bad for my friends that took Murfet (or anyone else) this quarter, because they generally had bad experiences and they really missed out.

If this hasn't convinced you you have a problem yo. Just believe me when I say TAKE MATH 3A OR ANY OTHER CLASS WITH WILL CONLEY!!!!!

Wow. Professor Conley was the best teacher I ever had to date at UCLA. He spoke through his lectures with complete thought and always was prepared to teach each topic. He taught each particular section with clarity. He is so patient always explaining each step to all his students who are unclear about anything. He cares so much about his students by extending his office hours and having his review sessions for midterms and finals to unlimited amounts of time. He genuinely cares for students to understand the material. Overall, I would take his class in a heartbeat. He is such an authentic professor that loves his job, which is so rare to see nowadays.

Prof. Conley is seriously the best. I was one of the few students who had never taken calculus in high school and felt really overwhelmed surrounded by all these kids who got 4 on the AP Calc test and couldn't pass out of 3A. He is the best teacher though and such a good lecturer and actually really does care about his students. :) Hands down best math prof. and really bummed he's not teaching 3b next quarter.