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Will Conley

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Easiness 3.6 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.5 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.6 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.7 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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May 11, 2017
Quarter: Winter 2014
Grade: C

I will forever regret taking this class with Conley. Maybe the math department just has super strict grading or maybe I just couldn't do 32A. But I got solid A's in Math 31 and 33 with different professors. I read the reviews thinking I would have a good time in Conley's class, but got completely wrecked. I got A's on my homework and the midterms, but got a C on the final and ended up with a C. Wtf? The damage this class had on my GPA literally took me 8 A's in other classes to recover from. I didn't want to post a review, but felt a negative review was appropriate to give a different perspective from all of the other reviews lol.

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May 19, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B

Professor Conley was helpful, but really seemed to have dropped the ball on this class. Preoccupied with his much simpler LS "math" class, Conley did a lot for this class last minute. Conley wrote his tests just hours before the actual exams and often times some of the questions were difficult in a sloppy way. He was good at lecturing but the exams were often harder than the elementary material we learned in lecture. As a lecturer, Conley was excellent and provided a lot of support in office hours and hosted fantastic review sessions.

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March 25, 2014
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

There will be no other words to describe Professor Conley other than "amazing."
He is truly a wonderful math teacher who can actually teach math at a suitable level for everyone. I have heard things, not bright things, from other professors who are also teaching 32A, and I would say that I am extremely happy to have Professor Conley as my instructor.
His lectures can be slow, yes. He usually spends like the first 10 minutes of each lecture to go over stuff from previous lecture(s)...
So here is my brief message: whenever you have a chance to take him, do so.
Also, get to know him. Come to his office hours. You are also welcome to come into the office whenever he is available there (maybe even when it is not his office hour). He is a really, really interesting guy, and you WILL like him! I have not met a person who has a bad overall feeling about him!
He might be a little bit slow in responding to email or posting things, but whenever he does, you will be amazed by how details the email is and how dedicated he is to his students (FYI, he has million of things going at the same time, so... it takes a bit of time for him to type up his usually really long and detailed response email).
P/S: His class will usually be filled up first, and he will receive requests for PTEs even though other lectures might still have spots. So that tells you how really awesome he is.
BEST PROFESSOR EVER!

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June 14, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A

Conley's a joke. you don't learn anything

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June 27, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A

Professor Conley is a great lecturer and truly cares about his students. He goes in depth to help students understand the concepts behind the math. However, he does repeat himself quite a bit and often goes over time by a couple minutes. His review sessions are fantastic. He goes over everything that will be tested on the midterms so even if you miss a couple lectures, the review sessions help keep you up to date. He does take quite a long time to post grades and give back midterms, sometimes waiting until the Friday before the next midterm to return the exams. Overall he is a great professor.

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June 27, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A

Conley's super thorough and easy to follow in lecture. He goes over the material multiple times and his review sessions cover everything in detail as well - so even if you miss a few classes, as long as you attend the review session you're good. Office hours are useful if you have doubts and he's always ready to make time for students. He is, however, slow with posting grades and giving back midterms.

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June 27, 2017
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A

Loved this class aside from the lab which was absolutely frustrating.

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June 27, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A

Conley is the GOAT. This guy makes you love math. He is well-versed in mathematics (and surprisingly, also programming) and it is obvious he is passionate about it. He's a great lecturer and actually cares for his students. What more is there to ask for? I was fortunate to have him my entire first year, taking his LIFESCI30A/B and MATH32A classes. That being said, MATH32A was the first time I took Calculus in a year (since AP Calc BC), so I was scared for this class. But Conley made the concepts clear and easy to grasp and understand. His class doesn't take participation, but for this quarter, his lectures were not BruinCasted, so you either had to go to lecture or have a friend send notes. For his lectures, write down everything he writes down on the board. To be completely honest, you don't even need to listen, just copy the board... verbatim, because what he writes on the board is everything you need to know, nothing extraneous. He practically takes your notes for you. Homework is assigned weekly and actually graded, so make sure you actually do it. If you need help, go to his office hours: he breaks down any problem you need help on and it's an opportunity to get to know him outside of class (he's a pretty interesting guy). Your grade in this class depends on your two midterms and final exam. For each midterm and the final, he hosts a review session. This is a must; he goes over EVERYTHING relevant to the exam and answers any questions. The exams themselves are not too difficult, given that you actually do the homework and go over your notes. The questions are mainly calculation-based (free response) and will have one multiple-part theory-based question (usually T/F and explain why, or multiple choice). If you do really bad on one midterm he'll drop the lower score and will weigh your final more heavily for your final grade. He will post practice exams on CCLE, but I highly recommend also going to the SAC test bank to get previous exams, as he reuses the way questions are presented and the theory questions. Discussion attendance is not mandatory nor necessary to do well in the class. Take this guy's class(es). 10/10.

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Nov. 12, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: N/A

Conley is a great professor! His explanations are clear and thorough and he really cares about students understanding the material. Going to office hours and his midterm review sessions definitely helped me a lot in this class. He also helps you develop both the geometric and algebraic understanding of the material.
His exams are written fairly and the homework definitely helps you prepare for them. I cannot recommend him enough and would definitely take him again without hesitation.

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Dec. 16, 2017
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A

Lectures were very thorough and incredibly detailed! The review sessions were super helpful and they would go on for hours until everyone's questions were answered.Sometimes they would go up to 10 P.M! It wasn't mandatory, we were free to come and go as we pleased. Midterms were super fair and he would post practice exams that were similar to the midterms / final exams. Homework was pretty light too, it would be collected once a week and the T.A's and L.A's were helpful too. They even held their own review session. Would recommend this professor 10/10 and would definitely take again!

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Winter 2014
Grade: C
May 11, 2017

I will forever regret taking this class with Conley. Maybe the math department just has super strict grading or maybe I just couldn't do 32A. But I got solid A's in Math 31 and 33 with different professors. I read the reviews thinking I would have a good time in Conley's class, but got completely wrecked. I got A's on my homework and the midterms, but got a C on the final and ended up with a C. Wtf? The damage this class had on my GPA literally took me 8 A's in other classes to recover from. I didn't want to post a review, but felt a negative review was appropriate to give a different perspective from all of the other reviews lol.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B
May 19, 2017

Professor Conley was helpful, but really seemed to have dropped the ball on this class. Preoccupied with his much simpler LS "math" class, Conley did a lot for this class last minute. Conley wrote his tests just hours before the actual exams and often times some of the questions were difficult in a sloppy way. He was good at lecturing but the exams were often harder than the elementary material we learned in lecture. As a lecturer, Conley was excellent and provided a lot of support in office hours and hosted fantastic review sessions.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
March 25, 2014

There will be no other words to describe Professor Conley other than "amazing."
He is truly a wonderful math teacher who can actually teach math at a suitable level for everyone. I have heard things, not bright things, from other professors who are also teaching 32A, and I would say that I am extremely happy to have Professor Conley as my instructor.
His lectures can be slow, yes. He usually spends like the first 10 minutes of each lecture to go over stuff from previous lecture(s)...
So here is my brief message: whenever you have a chance to take him, do so.
Also, get to know him. Come to his office hours. You are also welcome to come into the office whenever he is available there (maybe even when it is not his office hour). He is a really, really interesting guy, and you WILL like him! I have not met a person who has a bad overall feeling about him!
He might be a little bit slow in responding to email or posting things, but whenever he does, you will be amazed by how details the email is and how dedicated he is to his students (FYI, he has million of things going at the same time, so... it takes a bit of time for him to type up his usually really long and detailed response email).
P/S: His class will usually be filled up first, and he will receive requests for PTEs even though other lectures might still have spots. So that tells you how really awesome he is.
BEST PROFESSOR EVER!

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A
June 14, 2017

Conley's a joke. you don't learn anything

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A
June 27, 2017

Professor Conley is a great lecturer and truly cares about his students. He goes in depth to help students understand the concepts behind the math. However, he does repeat himself quite a bit and often goes over time by a couple minutes. His review sessions are fantastic. He goes over everything that will be tested on the midterms so even if you miss a couple lectures, the review sessions help keep you up to date. He does take quite a long time to post grades and give back midterms, sometimes waiting until the Friday before the next midterm to return the exams. Overall he is a great professor.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A
June 27, 2017

Conley's super thorough and easy to follow in lecture. He goes over the material multiple times and his review sessions cover everything in detail as well - so even if you miss a few classes, as long as you attend the review session you're good. Office hours are useful if you have doubts and he's always ready to make time for students. He is, however, slow with posting grades and giving back midterms.

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LIFESCI 30A
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A
June 27, 2017

Loved this class aside from the lab which was absolutely frustrating.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A
June 27, 2017

Conley is the GOAT. This guy makes you love math. He is well-versed in mathematics (and surprisingly, also programming) and it is obvious he is passionate about it. He's a great lecturer and actually cares for his students. What more is there to ask for? I was fortunate to have him my entire first year, taking his LIFESCI30A/B and MATH32A classes. That being said, MATH32A was the first time I took Calculus in a year (since AP Calc BC), so I was scared for this class. But Conley made the concepts clear and easy to grasp and understand. His class doesn't take participation, but for this quarter, his lectures were not BruinCasted, so you either had to go to lecture or have a friend send notes. For his lectures, write down everything he writes down on the board. To be completely honest, you don't even need to listen, just copy the board... verbatim, because what he writes on the board is everything you need to know, nothing extraneous. He practically takes your notes for you. Homework is assigned weekly and actually graded, so make sure you actually do it. If you need help, go to his office hours: he breaks down any problem you need help on and it's an opportunity to get to know him outside of class (he's a pretty interesting guy). Your grade in this class depends on your two midterms and final exam. For each midterm and the final, he hosts a review session. This is a must; he goes over EVERYTHING relevant to the exam and answers any questions. The exams themselves are not too difficult, given that you actually do the homework and go over your notes. The questions are mainly calculation-based (free response) and will have one multiple-part theory-based question (usually T/F and explain why, or multiple choice). If you do really bad on one midterm he'll drop the lower score and will weigh your final more heavily for your final grade. He will post practice exams on CCLE, but I highly recommend also going to the SAC test bank to get previous exams, as he reuses the way questions are presented and the theory questions. Discussion attendance is not mandatory nor necessary to do well in the class. Take this guy's class(es). 10/10.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: N/A
Nov. 12, 2017

Conley is a great professor! His explanations are clear and thorough and he really cares about students understanding the material. Going to office hours and his midterm review sessions definitely helped me a lot in this class. He also helps you develop both the geometric and algebraic understanding of the material.
His exams are written fairly and the homework definitely helps you prepare for them. I cannot recommend him enough and would definitely take him again without hesitation.

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MATH 31A
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A
Dec. 16, 2017

Lectures were very thorough and incredibly detailed! The review sessions were super helpful and they would go on for hours until everyone's questions were answered.Sometimes they would go up to 10 P.M! It wasn't mandatory, we were free to come and go as we pleased. Midterms were super fair and he would post practice exams that were similar to the midterms / final exams. Homework was pretty light too, it would be collected once a week and the T.A's and L.A's were helpful too. They even held their own review session. Would recommend this professor 10/10 and would definitely take again!

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