Rooney is an integral GOD who goes to war with the math titans every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 4:00 sharp in MS4000. With no armor other than a plaid untucked dress shirt, khakis, and strap on sandals man cooks hot pasta out of integrals so spicy they'd cause your eyes to tear up and your nose to sweat before you even caught a whiff. Behind his abnormally blue eyes and orange hair is a supercomputer so potent that it has likely already mapped the inside of the black hole at the heart of the Milkyway and mined enough bitcoin to rival the buying power of the US government. The lines "Oh our great Prometheus what fire of knowledge do you bring to us mortals today?" was uttered on many occasions with great reverence to our savior. And what does this King ask for in return? Merely that you don't speak during his lecture... certainly a small price to pay for eternal salvation.

Seriously though do take him. So smart and so knowledgeable on the subject. And just an incredible lecturer.

Professor Rooney is a G. Before coming into 32B all people told me was that "32B is the hardest lower div. math class you'll have to take," "32B is soooo hard," "Oh, you're in 32B? Hahahah, that's rough... good luck..." They are probably all right, but Rooney made it a lot better and actually enjoyable through clear and straightforward explanations. If you have the chance to get Rooney, TAKE HIM (for 32B at least??).

Grading distribution: 10% Quizzes, 20% per Midterm, and 50% Final OR 10% Homework, 20% better Midterm, and 70% final.

Homework is assigned each week and there is a 1-2 question quiz every week pretty much based exactly on the homework. Free points here.

Midterms and the final were very doable if you understood all the concepts and practiced it in the homework. I honestly don't know what other tips to give - I feel like with Rooney's lectures and expectations, if you go to his lectures and understand the examples he gives and those that are in the homework, you'll do fine on the tests and get a good grade in this class. Oh, also, don't get behind, and draw good diagrams. Pretty much every concept in this class requires you to understand previous concepts, and if you can draw good diagrams, you'll be able to visualize everything so much better, and eventually get to the point where you can draw bad diagrams lol and get away with it.

I can't forget to shout out my TA, Eli Sadovski (I definitely spelled the last name wrong). Being in Eli's discussion felt like having a genius supplement all of the lecture content from a slightly different perspective. He would give examples and from those, extract an intricate concept that solidified a similar concept that Rooney went over (or would go over). In the end, I would leave discussion satisfied by my understanding of how the different concepts interact with each other.

I'm so lucky that Rooney and Eli's sections were the ones left over for me to enroll in.

Good luck y'all!

32B can be a rough class. None of the math itself, in my opinion, is particularly difficult in execution (Can you take an integral? Can you do it twice? Maybe thrice? A couple cross and dot products here and there?), but the concepts of 32B can really twist your mind. Even as someone who took MVC before (and had to retake because, of course, it'd be too easy if I got credit for it), I struggled a decent amount in this class. Pro tip: GET GOOD AT DRAWING PICTURES AND DRAW A LOT OF THEM. It makes the problems so much clearer if you do.
With that said, OH MY GOODNESS THIS MAN IS A GODSEND. He explains things succinctly and clearly, and he really commands respect. While he can be a little intimidating at first and you DEFINITELY do not want to annoy him, he's a genuinely awesome guy who's kind of a goofball if you spend enough time talking to him. He gives engaging lessons, provides clear examples in lectures, and answers students' questions completely and clearly.
His grading is weird, but I'm personally okay with it. While there is "homework," it's not collected. Instead, some homework problems are selected on weekly quizzes (excluding week 1 and weeks with midterms), and you drop your lowest quiz score. The grading scheme is either 10% Quizzes + 20% Midterm I + 20% Midterm II + 50% Final Exam or 10% Quizzes + 20% Better Midterm + 70% Final Exam, whichever is higher. Each grading scheme has its pros and cons, but I think it's fairly reasonable. (God have mercy on you if you do that second one though; 70% of your grade being the final is high risk but high reward.)
The only mark against him I can say is that he does not mess around on his tests. His midterms are only 50 minutes and they ask you to do a lot in that short a time. It's definitely doable if you understand the content, but if you happen to be a slow test-taker, you might be a little out of luck.
Overall, an amazing professor who does an amazing job teaching the material and is all-around a great guy. Considering this is only his second year of teaching as a professor, he's exceptional and I'm sad I'm probably never going to have him again.

His lectures are clear and helpful, and his tests are not quite hard as long as you've done enough practice questions.

Disclaimer: this quarter has not finished (just want to do all the reviews together with teacher's evaluation) - Projected grade: B

To start off, I am not a great student. I sleep through many classes (4-5 pm is late for me v_v). However, Prof Rooney is an excellent lecturer and math professor. He uses layman's terms to introduce the topics that are incredibly confusing (Jacobian, Triple Integral, Vector Line Integral, etc.) His test is fair (although I didn't do particular well), and it reflects what we learn and what we practice for homework and quiz. Overall, very well spoken, funny professor with fair grading!

Rooney is one of my favorite professors so far at UCLA. He is a great lecturer: both informative and engaging. He uses a lot of example problems in lecture which help you understand the material quickly. Also, his chalkboard drawings are SO GOOD.

Math 32B is an insanely difficult class. However, Professor Rooney is actually a really good professor. his drawings and diagrams were absolute works of art, fit to be on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, and he explained things very clearly. Rooney is a little high-strung, however, and he can come off as a little cold. However, he really is an excellent professor.

Rooney was a great professor for 32B! Sometimes he got a little bit tangled up in notation, but most of the time he was always clear and easy to understand. He is very considerate toward non-math majors and writes neat notes on the board (with very thick chalk). His tests were fair, although his first midterm had a bit of a curveball due to a typo that he made, but he was kind enough to give everybody full credit on that question due to the error. I'll miss his quirky remarks and dry humor!

Intimidating but a the goat

Rooney is a fantastic lecturer. He made all the concepts in 32B very clear and I found this class to be easier than 32A. The breakdown either is 10% Quizzes, 20% each midterm, 50% Final or 10% Quizzes, 20% better midterm, 70% final. The second midterm I found to be easier than the first one. A lot of his test questions are based on examples from lecture so review those before the tests!