This class along with LS30a have been, so far, the most interesting classes I've ever taken at UCLA since I, like many if my LS peers, despise calc. If you're not a math person, take the LS30 series rather than the math series (why suffer?) If you want the get the best grade possible, do your very best to get Conley as your professor because his lectures are engaging, you can see his passion for mathematics, and his care for our success is evident. If you get him as your professor or not for either LS30A or B,, make sure to attend Conley's review session because he answers literally every question the students have, goes over nearly all of the new material we covered, and shows us numerous examples by hand or on sage. Furthermore, the concepts of this class, especially feedback loops, give you a headstart on concepts you'll learn in other life science classes.

Basically, I highly recommend Conley and encourage you all to take his class.

HE IS AWESOME. I'd say choose him over any other professor.
Here are reasons why:
-He is very clear
-He teaches at an appropriate pace
-He answers question well
-He is not monotone or boring
-Although there is always a curve ball question, he prepares you for it.
-His review session is literally him reteaching everything and does not care if you have a million question he will stay until 12 am just to help
-He's just super nice in general

Reasons to not take him:
-there aren't

Side Note: LS 30 series is more conceptual than calculations needless to say my mid-terms and final had more writing than math.
Pro: In the end, you really understand concepts.
Con: You can't BS, there isn't a magical equation where you just plug things into.

Hands down for one of the best professors at UCLA! As a student, I always despised math because it was one of my weaker subjects, but he made me feel really comfortable coming to his lectures! He encourages his students and has two different grading schemes. I got a D on my first midterm for this class, so I thought I would fail the class. Don't be discouraged! He drops your lowest midterm grade if you do really well on the final! He's really nice to host review sessions for his students in his personal time (he doesn't get paid for this) and he really wants every student in his class to succeed! He usually hosts his review sessions for 4-6 hours, depending on the amount of questions students have for him. He is very clear and concise with his lectures and he's also a very funny and kind professor, SO TAKE HIM!!!!! You won't regret it! Not to mention that he won the last lecturer award among all the professors at UCLA! WOO!!!

The first day of class I was really surprised by his stamina and alertness in class . I prefer his style of lecturing which is writing what he says on the board. He always goes over lecture time, (like up to 5 minutes) but he does recap at the beginning of each lecture so it won't be bad if you absolutely need to leave. He makes sure people are engaged and ask for people to answer questions. His test are tricky since he like asking for responses on the subjects we learned than just focusing on the math, which is good. What I really enjoyed about him is that he actively shows how what we're learning is connected to the code we're doing in lab and vice versa. His really invested in his students, and if you talk to him once he'll remember your name(which is rare in stem core classes). He is very helpful after lecture, and during office hours. He also hosts super long and thorough test reviews(very helpful).Most of my critiques come with how new this course is and how they are constantly developing the labs and textbooks, so it's difficult to adjust to that.

Will is literally the best professor on campus. The man loves to teach. Case in point: he held a 3 hour review session before a midterm that started at 6 pm, then stayed behind 2 hours after the review session to answer questions. He will make you love math. If you already love math, he'll make you love coding. If already love both, he'll make you love them more. You can ask him anything any time. I did an honors contract with him, so I was in his office outside of office hours a lot, and you will not believe the number of former students who come to ask him for help on anything math or coding related. Even if you're a north campus gender studies major who doesn't need to touch math ever again in your life, I highly recommend taking this (or any) course with Will. Literally the best professor on campus.