I always enjoyed going to Andrews' lectures. He kept lectures entertaining with his hilarious sense of humor, and really made sure that his students understood the material before he moved on. He explained problems step by step, but I will admit that the problems we did in class were much easier than those on hw and tests. As long as you know how to do the hw problems and go to his test review sessions, you will do fine on the test. The class is curved relatively well (I got a 79% and 83% on the two midterms and still got an A).

Class is composed of weekly homework assignments, two midterms, and a final. Midterms are difficult as there are only four problems on each, but there are many points for each problem. Definitely recommend taking Andrews for Math 31A.

Professor Andrews is among the best math instructors at UCLA. He has a genuine enthusiasm for the material he teaches and attempts to build an intuitive understanding of calculus beyond computation and formulas. Very fair grading, you get points for reasoning and don't lose too much for silly calculation errors. Both midterms are about as difficult as the harder homework problems, the final is definitely much harder than everything else but that's to be expected so make sure to study well for it. Office hours and discussion sections are actually worth your time, I learned a lot! Math 31B with him was definitely memorable. Lesson- Ace the midterms, get 100s on them cause the final will probably be difficult.

TAKE THIS PROFESSOR WHATEVER YOU DO. i will provide details but if your just skimming this page, then just know whatever you do, take him at all costs. Ive had the pleasure of taking andrews for both 31a and 31 b and i wouldn't be sitting here writing this if i truly didn't feel like this is one of the best professors at ucla. The fact that he is still fairly young makes it a lot easier to get a real relationship with the professor. He is an insanely smart man who will push you to truly understand math rather than just plug in and chug out some numbers. He makes you want to do mathematics which is hard to find in a math professor these days.

Andrews is the best!!! If you ever get over the fact that he is super british (but really why should you because it just makes class way more fun), he's also crazy smart and a nice guy. I didn't go for a lot of his lectures because I already learnt the material, but sometimes I just went because he lends a lot of perspective on what he's teaching. It's a breath of fresh air if you're the type that just memorizes the formulas and steps and hopes to scrape by, He's also really hardworking (which is such an underrated trait for professors to have) and he provides practice exams and handwritten notes for us to study. Not to mention he seems to be on piazza 24/7. His tests aren't easy but they don't mess around with you either. They really test your understanding and there are no cheap tricks (in the final he literally added a question telling us to check our previous solution for an error that he suspected we would make). TAKE ANDREWS.

TAKE ANDREWS HE IS AWESOME!!! He is one of the best prof I have ever had in ucla if not the best. He really cares about students, giving a lot of office hours. You can find HW TYPE problems in both midterms and finals so honestly if you put work on it you will be fine. TAKE HIM!!! I took Sudesh for Math 31A and honestly, he is great as well, but he really loves conceptual questions, which is way different from HW. Compared to Sudesh, Andrews is a very standard math professor and if you look for learning something as well as an easy B, take him! (Sorry I just got B cause his final is easy and I lose point on a question exactly come from the HW)

Andrews' lectures are funny & engaging. His tests can be challenging, but only because he wants to ensure that we've mastered the material (rather than just memorizing some formulae). TAs are usually great, HW is time-consuming but it helps a lot when you're prepping for the final. Also, he has notes uploaded for most topics, which are helpful (especially if you haven't been to class).

Andrews is a great professor. I liked him much better than Conley, and I had Conley for 31A.

His midterms aren't that bad (He will tell you which topics to study, usually 4 separate topics). Just do alot of practice from the textbook, and when you feel comfortable with the topic of interest, use his past midterms (which he will give) to measure how ready you actually are. Doing this, I pulled a 97.5 on the first midterm, and a 91 on the second midterm.

His final though... He mixes a bunch of concepts in one problem, and that final was genuinely the hardest test I've EVER taken in my life. Only 1 person got an A (91), and the average was a 57. I pulled a 64 and walked away with an A in the class, so, I guess the lesson here is to just be better than the average. Grades are assigned based on the percentile you are in the class. (Top 2 students get an A+)

Oh, and his grading scheme.
1. 25% Midterm 1, 25% Midterm 2, 10% Homework, 40% Final.
2. 20% Better Midterm, 10% Homework, 70% Final.

WARNING: DO NOT COUNT ON USING THE FINAL TO SAVE YOU, THAT WILL NOT WORK. STUDY HARD FOR BOTH MIDTERMS, AND LET THE FINAL WEIGH 40%. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Top notch professor though, I wish he was teaching the 32 series.

Final is so hard!!! Both midterms were easy but i barely passed finals with a 60. But, he curved the grade so i got a b instead of a c. Do not expect to use the second marking scheme using one midterm and finals. Focus on infinite series.

Michael is the most amazing professor I've ever had. His lectures are great. He breaks up every concept into steps and instead of using jargon he actually words stuff in basic terms. He even described a component of the infinite series (31B) as "a drunk friend" or for the Squeeze Theorem he'll see "use it when stuff looks ugly." I definitely recommend this class. Perks of Michael specifically involve how accurate his practice midterms are. Please take his class.

Hands down one of the best professors in UCLA! Definitely recommend to take class with him if you can! Here are the several reasons why I like him so much:
1. His lectures are really funny, concise and clear. He does not try to scare you with those horrible, but somewhat useless mathematical proofs, like a lot of other professors do. Honestly speaking, there has not been a single time that I felt confused or bored during Andrew's lectures.
2. I also like how he coordinates with the TAs. Apparently the TAs for his class knows what's going on during lectures. Also I think the professor will discuss with the TAs what questions should appear in the final. I think this is a very good way to prevent the tests from being too deviated from what we learned.
3.He is hardworking. I think he has comparably more office hours than many other professors. Also I remember before the final he would hold review sessions 2-3 hours a day and 3 days in a row? He would post questions and answers for practice and actual midterms and finals on his website(which is pretty amazing since a lot of teachers just forget about us after the final...) Finally he is really fast in answering piazza question lol
4. A lot of people said his final is hard. But I actually like it because it requires a little bit of thinking but is totally doable as long as you know ur stuff.