A tad overrated. No doubt he is a great professor, however he is not for every student. Lectures are sometimes frustrating to get through because of the constant repetition, however he makes up for it with fairly easy and straight forward tests.

If you're the type of student who can pick up material quickly then Conley is not for you. This professor tends to move slowly to make sure every student understands even the most basic concepts. But if you're like me then you wish he wouldn't write short novels every lecture and gave more examples (some of us don't have the time to attend office hours.) I am not saying he is a bad professor, because that wouldn't be true it's just that some of us would rather move at a faster pace.

I took Linear Algebra (Math 33A) Summer Session A. His class was difficult (I'm an applied mathematics major with a 3.97 GPA, got 5s on both AP Calculus exams, and received a 800 in SAT 2 math, and 790 in the SAT) and I definitely had to study about 5 hours per day on average to keep up with the class. Now, I was a guy who received an A in professor Mess' old 32A class, and an A+ in Chase's class, but did not do as stellar in the 33A class with conley. Nonetheless, he was an amazing instructor, and I learned a lot. Discussions are not necessary.