Amazing professor, really cares about his students. 10/10 would recommend.

Conley is a GOD. I have never had a professor who cares so much about what is students learn. He does reviews before each midterm and final exam and takes as long as he necessary to make sure every question is answered (even it means going for six hours). The textbook is given to you for free online and the class is curved ONLY to help the students. The midterms were easy (he gives practice midterms and often will use the same order as the practice midterms but different material). The final, however, was a bit challenging. His exams are math and a lot of concepts, so you have to understand all the possible ways a topic could be asked and what meanings each thing is. It's a mix of math and the humanities.

I highly recommend Conley. He is the Jesus Christ of mathematics.

If you don't come from a strong math background, or if you just want to go to med school and are trying to complete your math requirements, 30A is for you.
I come from a school where calculus wasn't offered! The highest level of math I took in highschool was pre-calc ! I was really scared coming into this quarter, taking a class with calculus elements in it. But Professor Conley realizes this, and breaks down concepts to the point where you can actually understand and apply them.
If you prefer straight-up, no-nonsense, math, don't take this class, just take another calculus class.
This class actually became my favorite class that I took this quarter, math (!!!), of all things! I really wish I tried harder on the final because I ended up getting a B+, but getting an A in the class is so doable ! Even for math-haters like myself !

The only CON of this class is that you have to learn coding, and have a coding test at the end of the quarter. That's probably the only downside of it.

Conley is honestly a gift to mankind. He really loves what he teaches, and it really shows in his lectures. He also is just overall so kind, sweet, and cares a lot for his students. Nowhere is this clear than his review sessions, where he stays for usually at least 3 hours concisely reviewing all important concepts from the class up to that point while making sure to answer all student questions. There were many times where I wasn't really paying attention in class or really following along with the material, but then I would go to the review session and learn EVERYTHING. Conley is great, but I do have some problems with this class. The material is often long and drawn out over several classes when it could be explained in a much shorter time. Also, I thought the textbook really provides no value and instead only served to confuse me as I tried to do the homework assignments. If you have trouble with the HW, go to his office hours.
Lastly, the coding lab for this class honestly SUCKED. While I think the actual coding itself wasn't hard conceptually, the way assignments were worded made them very confusing, vague, and frustrating. They were a lot of times just a waste of time, and I really think some of the assignments could be revised to be simpler and easier to understand rather than them trying to connect it to biological systems. Just work with your classmates, and you'll get through them.
So, if you can, take this class with Conley and GO TO THE REVIEW SESSIONS. While some aspects of the class suck in my opinion, Conley is one of the best professors.

Amazing professor! Writes down everything on the board which makes it easy to copy down notes and learn the process. His exams are very similar to the practice tests.

Conley is amazing and really knows how to teach. Everything is very simplified and his tests are almost identical to his practice exams.
His second midterm did catch me by surprise as it was stuff that we covered in class very briefly so watch out, but other than that everything else was pretty straight forward. Going to miss his class

conley has a knack for explaining the more abstract concepts covered in this course in an easily accessible way. as a lecturer he was very thorough and clear, albeit a little slow at times. as a result, the class was consistently behind his posted syllabus. i can appreciate him taking his time to make sure everyone understood the concepts being taught, although i would have preferred a faster pace myself. conley also tends to exclude complicated proofs from his lectures, which may or may not be a positive depending on the level of rigor you want in your understanding. overall 5/7 perf would recommend

Conley is very good at explaining topics, patient, clearly loves teaching, and cares about student learning. Class moves a little slowly (so is sometimes boring) but in my opinion, it's nice to have a class that doesn't move at lightening speed like most other core bio major classes. It reduces stress and therefore encourages enjoyment.

This man was born to teach! I took his class a year ago and just had to go back to write this review! He was incredible! Made me change my mind completely about the LS math series! He legitimately would stay up until 11pm at review sessions until every student had no more questions, god his arms must hurt from writing on the board for almost 5 hours straight without a bathroom break. He truly truly cares about his students and their understanding of the material. I didn't have to even study that much for his class because I felt like I could absorb everything from lecture. Another incredible thing about Conley (who was recommended to me by like 10 people) is that he incorporates the coding into the lectures so it makes it relevant (something other LS30 professors have no clue how). Overally, probably one of the best professors I've ever had. He was always energetic and excited to teach the material because he loves LS30. It made a bad expereince for me (LS30A with Garfinkel) into a complete turnaround and I even LA for LS30B now... Thank you Conley, UCLA doesn't deserve you! He should be teaching at Harvard or something!!

Like always, Conley is a gift from heaven and God's second son. To get straight to the details, if you are coming from 30A the labs are much, much easier. Conley still teaches over the :50 time limit, so if you have a class right after his lecture rethink your class choice. Outside of that Conley was darling. I would take this class with him over and over and over again. But, like Conley always, the final was MUCH harder than the midterms. Watch out, boys.