Will Conley
Department of Mathematics
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4.7
Overall Rating
Based on 34 Users
Easiness 3.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.7 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Engaging Lectures
  • Would Take Again
  • Needs Textbook
  • Often Funny
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36.8%
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26.5%
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34.8%
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38.2%
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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: NR
March 27, 2020

Professor Conley is one of the best teachers in the Math department. He explains very clearly the topics and really cares about his students. Every lecture he would start by doing a quick review on the last one, before continuing to new topics. He makes this class really simple and helps you understand wat better than other professors. There is weekly homework, two midterms and a final. You can drop your lowest midterm. There is also Sapling. What was really great about him were his review sessions, He would spend 4 hours in a classroom reviewing all the topics for a test, without getting tired!
Professor Conley is one of the only lectures I have had that actually enjoys teaching. If your knowledge in Calculus is not strong, you should definitely take this class.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
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March 10, 2020

Will Conley is a G. His class is insanely easy because it's basically AP AB Calc. honestly, my high school calc class was harder than this class. And even if you are confused on something, Conley will help you bc he's literally the nicest guy on earth. Also, you probably don't need to go to any lectures if you took AB calc in high school and got a 4 or 5 because it's all a repeat of that stuff. Just go to the review session before the midterms and final because he basically reteaches everything from the past lectures in a matter of three hours. So if you go to the review sessions and never go to lecture you probably could still get an A lol. The discussions are also nice because you just do practice problems and they don't take attendance. Take this class with Conley... it's the easiest math you'll take at UCLA I guarantee it.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: C
Dec. 28, 2019

Conley was a decent professor in this class. I found his tests to be quite difficult, and much of the homework assignments we were assigned out of the textbook (10% of your grade) were completely different from the types of questions he would ask on the exams. My TA (B. Stone) wasn't all that helpful either, and we simply just did a series of worksheets for the first 30 minutes and then he would attempt to explain them. I found the discussion sections to be quite useless, to be honest. I wish I had known about the Student Math Center at the beginning of my first quarter. It was by far the most helpful resource I found in getting through this class. Overall, I don't think this class was easy, but I think Conley was fair, especially when compared to other instructors.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Oct. 16, 2019

Will Conley is one of the best math professors at UCLA. If you can get him in any Math class, you should take him. He is incredibly nice, engaging, and helpful. He made himself available to his students and no one was ever uncomfortable when approaching him for help. If you put in effort it is very easy to do well in this class. Just do the homework and pay attention and the tests won't be super difficult. I wish I could take math from Conley again.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A+
April 5, 2019

He explains the concepts very carefully so that every students in the class could understand his lecture. This class is not difficult: if you could do all of his practice midterms and finals, you could get an A.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B+
Feb. 6, 2019

Conley is amazing!! I am currently taking him for 31B and honestly he is so clear and insanely helpful. He will literally stay hours during midterm reviews and over time in office hours to help any student with the subject. Even if it means you have to take math another day since this was a lab you will not regret. He's the best professor you will have!

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 27, 2018

Will Conley is the most beautiful soul I have ever met and we do not deserve him. He is probably the best math professor I will ever have in my entire life and there are so many great things to say about him. He teaches calculus in a way that even though I took BC in high school, I still was engaged in lectures. His midterms were pretty easy, his final was a little tougher but definitely still manageable. Honestly I missed more points on homework than I ever missed on tests. The class covers derivatives and integration of basic functions (no ln or e), related rates, position/velocity/acceleration, linear approximation, Riemann sums, limits, and optimization-- which you probably did not cover in high school and most people struggled to understand. Overall I really enjoyed this class and Conley. He makes lecture fun from his obsession with Michelle Obama to his Teva sandals to him making little math jokes only he gets. Take him if you get the chance.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 27, 2018

Professor Conley is AWESOME. He's probably the best math professor that I've ever had. He really cares about his students and will devote as much time as needed to help his students understand the material. He once stayed after office hours until like 6:30pm with me to make sure I understood a difficult topic. His lectures are super thorough and very easy to follow. Even though many in the class have done calculus before, Conley starts from the beginning to make sure that everyone has a solid foundation. Having said that though, his tests were pretty hard- especially his final.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 26, 2018

Professor Conley is the best math professor that I've ever had in my entire life. He assures that all of his students understand what is going on during lectures, and he always makes additional efforts to provide office hours/external help for the ones who may be a little behind. His review sessions before the exams are super helpful, and the exams are fair (although the final requires a bit of extra thinking). Please sign up to take this class with him. You will be thankful to have such a dedicated and caring teacher by your side.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 22, 2018

Professor Conley is THE BEST professor ever! He is very helpful and provides many sources for his students to get help. It does not surprise me that he has won teacher of the year many times! Every lecture begins with a brief review of the last lecture and always asks the students if they understand it. He holds review sessions for midterms and final that last from 3 - 5 hours, which would conceivably go on for longer if students had questions. Besides his amazing teaching abilities, Conley actually makes calculus fun! He would use visual representations to show what was going on and explained everything thoroughly. I highly recommend this class!! With that being said, his tests are pretty tough. Make sure to do all study guides! I would recommend watching Youtube videos for help, especially once you get to related rates.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: NR
March 27, 2020

Professor Conley is one of the best teachers in the Math department. He explains very clearly the topics and really cares about his students. Every lecture he would start by doing a quick review on the last one, before continuing to new topics. He makes this class really simple and helps you understand wat better than other professors. There is weekly homework, two midterms and a final. You can drop your lowest midterm. There is also Sapling. What was really great about him were his review sessions, He would spend 4 hours in a classroom reviewing all the topics for a test, without getting tired!
Professor Conley is one of the only lectures I have had that actually enjoys teaching. If your knowledge in Calculus is not strong, you should definitely take this class.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
March 10, 2020

Will Conley is a G. His class is insanely easy because it's basically AP AB Calc. honestly, my high school calc class was harder than this class. And even if you are confused on something, Conley will help you bc he's literally the nicest guy on earth. Also, you probably don't need to go to any lectures if you took AB calc in high school and got a 4 or 5 because it's all a repeat of that stuff. Just go to the review session before the midterms and final because he basically reteaches everything from the past lectures in a matter of three hours. So if you go to the review sessions and never go to lecture you probably could still get an A lol. The discussions are also nice because you just do practice problems and they don't take attendance. Take this class with Conley... it's the easiest math you'll take at UCLA I guarantee it.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: C
Dec. 28, 2019

Conley was a decent professor in this class. I found his tests to be quite difficult, and much of the homework assignments we were assigned out of the textbook (10% of your grade) were completely different from the types of questions he would ask on the exams. My TA (B. Stone) wasn't all that helpful either, and we simply just did a series of worksheets for the first 30 minutes and then he would attempt to explain them. I found the discussion sections to be quite useless, to be honest. I wish I had known about the Student Math Center at the beginning of my first quarter. It was by far the most helpful resource I found in getting through this class. Overall, I don't think this class was easy, but I think Conley was fair, especially when compared to other instructors.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Oct. 16, 2019

Will Conley is one of the best math professors at UCLA. If you can get him in any Math class, you should take him. He is incredibly nice, engaging, and helpful. He made himself available to his students and no one was ever uncomfortable when approaching him for help. If you put in effort it is very easy to do well in this class. Just do the homework and pay attention and the tests won't be super difficult. I wish I could take math from Conley again.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A+
April 5, 2019

He explains the concepts very carefully so that every students in the class could understand his lecture. This class is not difficult: if you could do all of his practice midterms and finals, you could get an A.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B+
Feb. 6, 2019

Conley is amazing!! I am currently taking him for 31B and honestly he is so clear and insanely helpful. He will literally stay hours during midterm reviews and over time in office hours to help any student with the subject. Even if it means you have to take math another day since this was a lab you will not regret. He's the best professor you will have!

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 27, 2018

Will Conley is the most beautiful soul I have ever met and we do not deserve him. He is probably the best math professor I will ever have in my entire life and there are so many great things to say about him. He teaches calculus in a way that even though I took BC in high school, I still was engaged in lectures. His midterms were pretty easy, his final was a little tougher but definitely still manageable. Honestly I missed more points on homework than I ever missed on tests. The class covers derivatives and integration of basic functions (no ln or e), related rates, position/velocity/acceleration, linear approximation, Riemann sums, limits, and optimization-- which you probably did not cover in high school and most people struggled to understand. Overall I really enjoyed this class and Conley. He makes lecture fun from his obsession with Michelle Obama to his Teva sandals to him making little math jokes only he gets. Take him if you get the chance.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 27, 2018

Professor Conley is AWESOME. He's probably the best math professor that I've ever had. He really cares about his students and will devote as much time as needed to help his students understand the material. He once stayed after office hours until like 6:30pm with me to make sure I understood a difficult topic. His lectures are super thorough and very easy to follow. Even though many in the class have done calculus before, Conley starts from the beginning to make sure that everyone has a solid foundation. Having said that though, his tests were pretty hard- especially his final.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 26, 2018

Professor Conley is the best math professor that I've ever had in my entire life. He assures that all of his students understand what is going on during lectures, and he always makes additional efforts to provide office hours/external help for the ones who may be a little behind. His review sessions before the exams are super helpful, and the exams are fair (although the final requires a bit of extra thinking). Please sign up to take this class with him. You will be thankful to have such a dedicated and caring teacher by your side.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 22, 2018

Professor Conley is THE BEST professor ever! He is very helpful and provides many sources for his students to get help. It does not surprise me that he has won teacher of the year many times! Every lecture begins with a brief review of the last lecture and always asks the students if they understand it. He holds review sessions for midterms and final that last from 3 - 5 hours, which would conceivably go on for longer if students had questions. Besides his amazing teaching abilities, Conley actually makes calculus fun! He would use visual representations to show what was going on and explained everything thoroughly. I highly recommend this class!! With that being said, his tests are pretty tough. Make sure to do all study guides! I would recommend watching Youtube videos for help, especially once you get to related rates.

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4.7
Overall Rating
Based on 34 Users
Easiness 3.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.7 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

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  • Needs Textbook
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  • Often Funny
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