This class was harder than I expected. I learned that I hate proof-based math lol. The lectures were fine. Manning is an alright lecturer but there were often times when he'd stumble over his words or he'd ask a question to the class and no one would respond leaving an awkward silence for like a minute. The homeworks every week were honestly pretty time consuming and were graded pretty harshly. I'd recommend doing/attempting the homework honestly to make sure you secure that HW grade and prepare yourself for the tests. The tests were pretty hard and I often didn't have enough time to really finish at least for me (although the class averages seemed pretty decent). I think the class/final was curved significantly which ended up giving me a B (i'm not complaining tho). Don't be fooled into thinking this is an easy math class because its not calc or something. You'll have to put time in studying and doing hw for sure.

I think this class is pretty basic? I didn't do that well but generally, it's not stressful; it doesn't feel like theres an overwhelming amount of information at all... if you are a math major or generally smart I'm sure you will do great in this class. The midterms aren't exactly tricky, theres just maybe around 1 hard question, but its easy to lose points if you don't know how to prove something but the proofs aren't super tricky either. the Final had some more difficult proofs. Manning seems like a nice guy, his lectures sometimes feel a bit slow but if you can focus and follow along thats all you need. I dont know. this class felt basic but its not hard to do not good if that makes sense

Professor Manning is a decent lecturer. His midterm difficulty was tough but do-able and related to the hw problems. However, I found his final incredibly difficult, filled with proofs that were near impossible to solve. After the final, everyone I knew couldn't solve one of the proof on the final. I found the final unfair, and did not represent how well a student did in the class.
Take this class, and if you listen and try hard on your hw, you will learn the material. But, be wary, you may very well end up understanding the material, but get a grade that is way-below your expectations.
Grade in this class does not reflect your understanding of the material.

Manning talks about everything you need for exams in class. The exams are fairly graded and dobable. His final is a little harder than expected. I think it should be fine as long as one understand what's going on in class.

Professor Manning is an excellent professor. He is very clear about his expectations and the midterms and finals are very fair (usually one or maybe two tricky questions). Homework is not too challenging and if you do the homework properly (in addition to going through the textbook), you're pretty much set for the midterms and final.
His lectures are clear, but the only complaint I have is that in a large classroom, he's hard to hear at the back. He should probably use a microphone.