Not a great class in general or if you actually want to learn multivariable calculus, but DO THE PRACTICE EXAMS. THE EXAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHOUT THEM, and the practice exams are almost exactly the same as the real exams. I learned that way too late in the quarter and my grade suffered.

If you are generally confident in your math skills you will be fine in this class. I am a non math major so I struggled a bit with this class but came out of it okay. I could tell that most math majors had a pretty easy time with this class, but If you need some extra support in the subject, it may not be the right fit.
The grade breakdown was nice as it allowed you to drop one midterm score in exchange for a bigger weight on the final. (I did bad on both midterms but my final raised my grade.) The midterms weren't too bad looking back on them as they were very similar to the practice midterms he made beforehand, same with the final. There is also one extra credit opportunity that was very easy but also didn't count for much.
This was Chatham's first time teaching and you could definitely tell, but he had a lot of improvement throughout the quarter and I can see him becoming a better teacher with more experience.
The TAs varied a lot for this class, some were really bad, but if you get the chance to have Michael Johnson, he was one of the most helpful TAs I have ever had and really tried to help me understand points of confusion.

Personally I loved having Chatham as a teacher. He was very funny in class and explained most concepts pretty well. Although the first test was difficult, he gave extra credit opportunities later on in the quarter to make up for it. He really wanted everyone to succeed. Also the hw load is very light, sometimes only taking about an hour per week. All in all, I would definitely recommend taking this class.

Very unclear lectures, usually erratic and out of place/order with numerous errors throughout lecturing. Exams are far off material covered in lecture and ask students to go beyond what he ever fully explains during lecture. Overall bad professor to take if you want to get through this class with a decent grade.

Prof. Chatham is pretty disorganized, which is not a good thing when it comes to exams. He seems to try to connect with students, though. I still remember the fog net problem he introduced the class with that *coincidentally* was also on the final.

Lectures are clear except when the professor makes arithmetic errors. Homework manageable. Tests manageable if you do the practice tests.

The lectures in my opinion were not structured very well; it seemed as if the professor was trying to teach the topics without much preparation. Even though he clearly understands the topics, his way of explaining them can often be incoherent. The tests are not conceptually but the amount of algebra needed to be done (which is completely unrelated to the calculus) is a bit too much to do for most students in a 50-minute timeframe. Though, the tests are often similar to his released practice exams so make sure to do them. He did offer an extra credit assignment, though I can't speak much on it since I didn't do it.

I had done most of this class in high school, but some new concepts were taught, and I must agree with the other reviews in the sense that his way of explaining isn't the clearest - he teaches as if he is talking to well-versed mathematicians rather than freshmen. However, unlike the other reviews say, in my quarter the exams were graded unbelievably nicely. In the first midterm, 70 was an A-, 80 was an A, and 90 was an A+. The second midterm had slightly higher cutoffs, and all 3 exams of his were curved, and not only that, they all were very similar to the practice exams. The homework workload is not too heavy, and it's doable. Discussion is non-mandatory and entirely useless. But his lenient grading, charismatic persona, and okay teaching ability make this class a good one.

Math 32A with Prof. Hood was my first Math class at UCLA and I think it was very manageable. His grading scheme puts a lot of weight on exams, but he does allow for the opportunity to drop one midterm. As far as lectures went, he was mostly clear, though at times he would make computational errors. However, he'll usually know he is unclear, and will either clarify content in the next lecture or release a document explaining the content in a more detailed manner. His homework load was also manageable (weekly assignment). A lot of the homework isn't exactly translated to the exams, but he releases practice exams which are almost identical to the actual exam. I do recommend attending office hours as he'll usually go into these practice exams in great detail, which are super helpful for the real exam. He also offers an extra credit assignment which is very easy (took me like 10 minutes) for 40 points in the HW category (out of 0). All in all, he isn't the most mind-blowing lecturer, but he is a friendly professor who gives reasonable tests.

Pros:
- Very kind and willing to help.
-Clear with his lectures/wastes no time
- Funny. Going to lectures was genuinely exciting.
- Curves really generously to help the students to a reasonable extent.
- Exams are super similar to practice exams (pretty sure we had the same question on the exam once)

Cons:
- Rushes through the content at the end of the lectures when running out of time
- Exams are way too long for the given time (getting better tho)
- Lectures can be confusing, but he does try to clarify if you just ask.

I really had no expectations for Hood's course after reading Bruinwalk, but I would 1000% take his course again. He grades extremely fairly, because he acknowledges that his exams are difficult and long so he curves really generously. He's also super understanding, so as long as you communicate well with him, he's reasonable. His lectures can be a little unorganized and he does make mistakes with his calculations, but he does get the content through. I remember we had a sub for a week, which was a different professor, but Hood's fast-paced, straightforward way of teaching was definitely very missed.