Conley is a great professor that makes the material he teaches absolutely clear. Tests weigh a lot, but are very straight forward. As long as you pay attention in lecture, you should be fine. :)

Professor Conley is a great professor. His tests and lectures are clear and straightforward. The material in this class is more conceptual than formulaic. Before the midterm and final, he hosted a review session that lasted 5 hours in which he basically answered questions and retaught the material. The labs in this class can be pretty confusing since they involve coding, but if you work with your classmates and TA, you'll be fine. Also, coding from the labs is not tested.

As an entering freshman struggling already in Math previously in high school, I was able to enroll into Professor Conley's Fall Quarter Math 31A class. Despite not checking bruinwalk beforehand, it was absolutely a great decision. My high school experience wasn't great and so it made me lose a lot of confidence in my ability in solving a math problem throughout the years. However, entering Professor Conley's totally changed my perspective of math. He is genuinely a great guy who truly wants people to learn and actually understand the concept he teaches. Although he may go a little slow during his lectures and such, I honestly didn't mind because it helped me to understand the concept even more, thus increasing my confidence. Furthermore, he is definitely for his students. He is willing to go beyond the allotted time (during office hours and midterms/final reviews) for students who are struggling with a particular topic. Although I did get a C, I blame it on myself for not studying hard enough and has nothing to do with Conley's teaching AT ALL.

Conley is awesome! He made math (a class I usually hate) into my favorite class! He is super nice and writes EVERYTHING down, which makes note taking really easy! He talks a lot, and repeats himself a lot, but thats honestly ok because then you understand it. The programming is a pain but the TAs help you out with it (Agraj rocks!). Definitely the teacher to take this class with.

Conley is great teacher. The workload is what it should be. The tests aren't hard but they do require you to know the material. In the future when taking math I'll always be looking to take a class with him.

By all means, take this class with Conley! He is extremely straightforward and makes every single point very clear. In addition to that, he genuinely cares about his students -- before each exam, he holds a review session where he covers every single topic we learned, often spending 4+ hours talking us through every detail we need to know.

The workload is light (one assignment per week) and the textbook is provided online. The only complaint I have about this class is that the computer labs were very difficult and tedious. However, the TAs and UAs are very helpful and walk everyone through each step of the problem.

Overall, this is a great class and I would highly recommend taking it with Conley. I didn't study that much for the exams and never really stressed about my grade. Good luck!

Conley is probably the best professor you can have for any math class. His lectures are extremely thorough (they can be a little too slow and boring sometimes if you know the material). The workload is really light- he gives out problems from the book every lecture for practice, but you don't have to turn those in for grading. He gives out quizzes every week in the discussion section (which are quite easy). His midterms and final are more challenging than the homework and quizzes, but they are extremely manageable. He posts sample exams before each midterm and final, which are very helpful for practice. I only went to office hours once throughout the quarter, and he was very helpful. Overall, Conley is a great professor- take him whenever you can.

Conley is a legend. I actually feel like I learnt a lot from the class and the tests weren't difficult. Do as many practice tests as you can and take notes in class.

this guy is literally the most amazing professor i've had in MY ENTIRE LIFE. if you get the opportunity to take this class w conley THEN DO IT!!! he is such a genuine person and even in a lecture of 400 he still tries to learn people's names. his review sessions are AMAZING and helped me out so much on the midterms and final. One of the best professors i've ever had!! live love conley

I'm pretty sure everyone's told you if you can take this professor, you should take him. If you haven't heard yet and can take his class (you need to have a good enrollment time), TAKE IT.
Pros:
LECTURE SETTING: Lectures are actually REALLY HELPFUL; YOU SHOULD GO TO THEM. If you're the type to take notes, then it's awesome because he writes out the notes for you (sometimes color-coded) on the board (really detailed too, reviewing notes later helps a lot). This forces the whole class to go at an easy pace where you're not just quickly scribbling down notes but going through them while writing.
EXAMS: The exams are pretty fair, I think, based on the material the professor provides, as well as HIS PRACTICE EXAMS THAT HE UPLOADS. USE THEM FOR PRACTICE. THEY HELP A LOT.
He drops the lowest midterm exam but the final would be worth much higher, so try to do well on both, but if you fail the first midterm (which I thought was harder), then you still have hope as long as you do well on the second midterm and final.
REVIEW SESSIONS: If you feel like you didn't learn as much in the class, or had to miss a part of the lecture, or are just confused, you should come to the review session. The professor goes through about 3-4 weeks worth of material in one review session. Expect a lot of writing, crowdedness, and SLEEP EARLY BEFORE THE REVIEW SESSION, OR THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
TEXTBOOKS: Free :) and reading them helps when answering homework questions.
LABS: For the most part, the labs could be confusing sometimes, but it shouldn't be impossible to do (I asked my TA for help a lot of the time, and he corrected me really nicely, so don't be shy to ask). Don't skip over the sage handouts online.
PROFESSOR: very engaging, very hardworking, very clear, pretty fair with the grading.
Cons:
LECTURE SETTING: There's a lot of people who actually go to lectures (because they help a lot!), so come maybe 20 minutes early if you want a good spot (you can't see the boards as well in the way back)
REVIEW SESSIONS: Review sessions are very thorough, but really time consuming (we start around at 5pm and leave at 10-11pm and the professor still isn't done with the session!). You can imagine the atmosphere in the room (it's right before finals and it's very late, and you want to go to sleep). I don't know if it was just me, but I thought that the students at the review session got really cranky halfway through the session. So, if you have any questions that could potentially take time (the professor reviews your question usually along with the material he was planning to teach, so some students might be irritated if he doesn't get to the material they were struggling with and it gets too late (you'll know what I mean once you get there)).
LABS: You might get annoyed at how Sage sometimes have problems, but be patient. If there are problems, you can tell your TA and he/she will probably just tell you to move on or reset the cell.
PROFESSOR: late sometimes with posting online and grades, but he has legitimate reasons and keeps you up to date!