Disclaimer: I am pretty bad at Math.
For a person who does not have any background knowledge of calculus, I was extremely lost in this class. He skimmed over many topics. The stuff taught in class did not reflect the homework or the exams. I would only recommend this class to people who are good at math and have some pre-calc knowledge. The exams were very difficult and unfairly marked (in my opinion) if the exams were in person and we had a limited time span to complete them, I probably would not have passed this class.
There are 2 midterms (not cumulative) and a final (cumulative), one homework (around 25-30 questions) a week as well as 2 discussion worksheets (graded on completion). Take this class if you are good at math, if you arent I recommend taking pre-calculus before this.

Conley is a great professor. I liked this class but have a few complaints. I think this is the first (or one of the first) quarters where he started to use Achieve ($100+). Achieve, in my opinion, is useless but required for the class. It gets homework problems directly from the textbook (and sometimes switches up the values here and there), so I'm not sure why we needed to pay extra to get the same questions from the book. Not to mention, there were only 1-2 questions for each topic, which isn't enough to review and learn topics?? Everyone struggled with the homework and helped each other out in the GroupMe, but there were times where even Conley was confused on the HW problems. Nonetheless, he's a great professor and super dedicated -- he's held 4-5 hour Zoom review sessions for us. Overall, would recommend but definitely go to OH if you need help on topics like related rates, (applied) optimization, etc because the quarter system goes by real quick and if you don't review ASAP, you have more material to cover later on.

Conley is absolutely fantastic. TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. I didn't take any calculus at all in high school, and so came in with very little background, but this class and this professor were the perfect introduction to calculus. Even my algebra and lower level math skills were kind of weak, but Conley (as well as the structure of Math 31AL itself) provides excellent scaffolding for students of all levels. He's kind, friendly, clear, and genuinely cares for the wellbeing of his students. He is extremely friendly in office hours and will patiently go through questions step by step for you until you understand. His teaching style is perfect for taking notes, and he teaches in a way that helps you understand exactly what is happening and why.
There are 2 midterms and 1 final in this class, and before each he would hold a thorough review session. I have now finished taking Math 32A, multivar calc, and I am so glad I had my introduction to calc with Conley because he explained concepts clearly in a way that we could actually understand what was happening, and I still use the skills he taught us. Conley is the best math professor/teacher I've ever had in my entire life and you're only making things difficult for yourself if you choose not to take him.

Conley was very lenient with due dates and understanding in general. His lectures were engaging and he answered questions patiently. 100% recommend taking him.

He is the professor to have for this class. Had him online and he gave us 24 hours to take the midterms and finals. He also was very responsive and gave extensions on sapling (hw) and quizzes.

Professor Conley is one of the best teachers I have ever had. If I could take every math class with him I would. He is a very clear speaker and his lectures are very helpful. Homework is completed on Sapling. During COVID he allowed us to have infinite tries on the problems. He assigns challenging questions, but if you go to office hours he can show you how to properly complete them.
His midterms were challenging for me and I failed the first one. But this was because I didn't attend his review session and I didn't spend much time on the provided practice exams. For the 2nd Midterm and Final I went to the review sessions and completed the practice exams. They are very similar to the actual tests. Definitely take advantage of his review sessions. He puts a lot of time into them, sometimes spending 4 hours going over material and answering everyone's questions. He gave us 24 hours to complete the exams. I took about 5 hours on the final because I tend to make silly mistakes but the review sessions and practice tests prepare you well.
Professor Conley allows for 2 grading schemes and chooses whichever one will give you a better grade. Since I did well on the 2nd midterm and final he dropped my 1st midterm (which I failed) and I was able to pull through with an A-. There are also short quizzes every week. I did ok on them, but if you do well you can get a few extra points with them.
If you have the chance to take a math class with Professor Conley definitely do it. He is such a dedicated and approachable teacher. He also showed us his dogs at the end of the final review session, which was nice after 5 hours of reviewing material. If you do not do well in this class it is because you are not taking advantage of all of the resources Mr. Conley provides.

Conley is an awesome prof, take him if you can. Super helpful and makes a ton of exceptions on deadlines if he notices the whole class is taking longer than usual; really in touch with his students.
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Professor Conley is by far the best professor I've had at UCLA thus far. His lectures are super clear and he is always willing to go out of his way to offer extra help outside of class. I definitely recommend going to his midterm/final review sessions as they were super informative and a great review of the material.

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As a math major this class was easy for me. I took this class simply because I want to review some math material since I haven't been doing math for quite a while before college. However, Dr. Conley's background in abstract algebra can never be underestimated, and he delivers excellent talks in advanced topics outside his usual lower division classes.

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.