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I agree with the comments already made. This professor is nice, but he cannot teach economics to save his life. None of the information on the tests is covered in class, and I didn't learn a thing.

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If you want to pass an econ class do not get this guy! He can't teach, his tests are insane, and you leave every class learning nothing and feeling like you just wasted an hour and a half of your life.

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Seriously bad teacher, I should've dropped the class but didn't. I'm stupid, do not enroll in his class, he's hard and quite NOT COOL.

Do NOT take this guy if you even want a chance at passing this class. He is the worst teacher I've ever had. He spends more time asking if the volume of his voice is ok and if we can see the markers b/c of the glare on the board. I had to drop with W.

Very unhelpful, makes you do pointless activities, take anyone else

Do not even think about taking him if you haven't had Macro. He's pointless, and the lecutres are absolutely unrelated to what's on the test. But, the tests aren't unreasonable if you don't mind teaching the material to yourself and you've had an econ class before.

This class was horrible and he was even worse!! This class is ridiculously a waste of time and he was very unhelpful, and crazy!!!

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Mr.Gay is by far the worst teacher i have taken at the U of A. He is not clear, cares too much about the color of the marker, and WILL NOT HELP YOU. so if at all possible.....STAY FAR AWAY!!!

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This sucks because I am just another student who feels this guy is a disgrace to the University. Gay is with out a doubt the worst "professor" I have encountered. I would love to see him fired.

Worst teacher I have had at college. Makes a class that should be easy hard. I didnt believe it and did not drop him and its a huge mistake. I m sure he is good at econ but he is still an itiot and noone should have to listen to him ramble about the color of his markers or if his voice is loud enough.

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He is a horrible teacher, he teaches nothing, he takes attendance (easy to get around, but still annoying). He can't explain anything, there is no use ever going to class except to sign in. don't take him if you have another choice

You learn nothing in his class.

STOP NOW! If you are even looking at this you're in trouble. I'm a studious person, but it doesn't help in his class. He sucks that's all there is to it

Gay is not clear on anything he says. I have put my effort forth and have gotten nothing in return. He is a horrible teacher and the business school should find a new teacher to teach econ.

Run away now! If you have even thought about taking this teacher RUN!! I don't know what the business school is thinking, they need to get rid of him and find a replacement...NOW before any more students suffer! DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER!! He will be the death you!

Good buy, but not a very good teacher. Go with Mendez if you can. He always wears black jeans as if it were the 80's. Overall hes a cool guy that know econ, but doesnt know how to teach. But he did leave the answers to the test on the test so that helped get me through with a decent grade.

Managed to make FBC a difficult class, what does scavenger hunts, etchings of peoples names in the sidewalk, and being required to see the arts school's plays have anything to do with Bussiness? Also check blackboard alot cus he will change due dates on it with out telling you and expect you just to know that he did cus its on blackboard.

Horrible

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This dude should not even be allowed to teach on campus, i go to class and come out less intelligent. Dude cannot teach, very difficult to listen to. Stop now if you are even thinking of enrolling in his class.

HORRIBLE TEACHER! Very hard tests and very hard to listen to. Also, he's really just not very nice. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! Take David Johnson instead.

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DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER!!!!!!! MOST OF MY CLASS HAD TO DROP IT....NOT A GOOD CHOICE AT ALL!!!!

He is very very confusing! Do not take him. I studied for the tests and made less than a 50% in his class. I have to take it over now. He doesnt have a good teaching method. He is very unorganized. The tests are extremly confusing. 4 tests and a couple other assignment make up your grade.

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Terrible teacher

he is the worst teacher I have ever had. his tests are impossible to do well on and he rambles on about nothing all the time. you will learn nothing from this class.

Terrible teacher, my worst yet in college for sure. Very unorganized and scattered, hard to respect him at all because he has few redeeming qualities. Material is very hard yet you learn nothing from Gay your only chance in this class as I have done is to pick up the book and learn yourself. This guy is a disgrace to all the good teachers at U of A

WORST TEACHER I HAVE EVER TAKEN! he rambles on about things not even related to class, he knows a lot cannot translate his information to students! he is just not a very good teacher. Over half of the class dropped after the first 2 tests because they we're failing.

Worst professor I have ever had. Seems to know the topic well but has no idea how to teach it to his students. Tests are impossible. Do whatever you can to avoid taking his class.

He talks a lot and tries to be funny but it's not funny at all. He doesn't explain the concepts clearly, so you would need to read the textbook after to understand what he said.

I ended up dropping this class before the drop deadline because it was impossible to learn in there. So, as honest as I can be to save you time, money, & avoid failing at all costs, please AVOID Prof Gay. Do not make the same mistake I did and take him based on the convenience of the time that the class was offered.

horrible! cant learn

This guy is a joke. He gave my class a quiz that counted before we ever did homework or he taught us anything. DO NOT TAKE GUY!

This guys is a joke, I hated his class. He gave us a quiz before he gave us homework or taught us anything. DO NOT TAKE.

Absolutely horrible teacher.

There should be a color lower than blue face just for him.

Not a good professor at all. While yes, he is very smart, does not explain anything well. Literally taught the class to myself.

He is awful. Get anyone else but him.

Absolutely the WORST professor at the University. I have never hated a class before - Dr. Gay changed that for me. I would rather have a root canal than sit through his unorganized lectures. He takes months to grade exams and assignments. Don't take his class - for any reason. Change majors if you have to. Trust me.

Worst teacher ever.

Not structured lessons, tests are highly inaccurate at testing what is taught. Drop this class is you get this professor.

David Gay is by far the worst professor I have experienced. Went into his class expecting an easy A. Now I study more for this class than my upper level science courses to hopefully pass. Definately avoid.

HORRIBLE DO NOT TAKE HIM!!

Worse teacher I have ever had. Questions on test have more than 1 right answer. Took two test to my old high school econ teacher. She said, "he worded things confusing and these were bad questions."

Lectures are entirely pointless. He expects you to devote a lot of time to his class, be it self-study or "field trips." Class attendance counts for nothing. He will NEVER let class out early. Test questions/answers consistently had misspellings in them; Questions are designed to trick you. Do not take him!

He was hard & difficult to understand.

Has absolutely no structure to his lectures. Tests are hard because he doesn't teach anything.

The expectations set at the beginning of the class and the reality are two different standards. Not only did he make it impossible to get in contact with, the criteria for grading essays seemed as if I was Junior level English major. All in all I would agree that he is a terrible professor. Haven't talked to him much out of class and hace no desire

absolutely horrible.

The absolute worst professor at the University of Arkansas. His lectures are completely irrelevant to his tests. Although I went to class and payed attention everyday, I literally can't tell you one thing I learned. Avoid this teacher at all cost, or drop him immediately.

Horrible. Difficult to follow. What he discusses in classes in rarely on the test. I haven't learned a thing and I went to every single class and listened. HORRIBLE

Do NOT purchase textbook for ECON2143. He knows the material, but only though an educational level-no "real world" experience. He usually talks in circles during the class and rambles on about nothing. Learned most of the material needed on my own outside of class. Tests are multiple choice but consist of tricky questions.

What he talks about in lecture rarely has anything to do with economics. He's an awful teacher. But, If you go to SI and do the practice exams you should be alright.

He talks about random things that have nothing to do with the test he is just not a good teacher you have been warned if you dont already know econ then good luck in this class

If you can take another professor

My SI instructor helped me get a C in this class. Dr. Gay is a good guy, but he the material on the test is nothing that we went over in class. Sometimes it doesn't pertain to what we have learned

He is always going off the subject. If one does take him you will have to depend on your S.I. leader.

One of the worst 'teachers' at YOUofA. Seems like tests are intentionally designed to mislead you & he's little help. Material is a joke & his delivery is the punchline. Continually off topic and wastes SO much of your time. If you like kazoo solos, cartoons from his youth, or Happy Birthday in Italian (to himself) - have at it, otherwise run now!

He just rambles and is way too hard to understand. His tests are impossible and attending class prepares you in no way. He will rank about his life for the entire class instead of reviewing.

HORRIBLE. you HAVE to get the previous tests and study guides from people who have taken the class to atleast get a B. He's one of those who has 3/5 answer choices that could be correct and you have to choose the "best one". nothing he says makes any sense. he rambles about apples/orange/kazoos. SO hard to understand what he's talking about. AVOID!

horrible horrible teacher. worst experience of the business college.

Lectures are incoherent, tests are tremendously difficult. Don't rely on the textbook to make sense of the class it won't help. Take any other professor. Avoid taking at all costs because I barely got out of there alive.

Okay, any positive reviews of him on here are probably him writing them. I haven't found one person who thought he was a good teacher. He is known throughout campus for being the worst to take a class from... I'm sorry if he reads this but my grade is important and if i can spare someone else the pain and stress, I will. Take ANY OTHER PROFESSOR.

Extremely unclear in class. Rambles on about nothing. Went into this class with a positive attitude despite awful reviews, but this class is truly awful. Attending class and reading the textbook will hardly help you at all. Bad, bad, bad, avoid at all costs if you want to keep your good GPA.

He says attendance isn't mandatory then grades you on it, and gives pop quizzes. Every class is like story time to him you never learn. He waits until a week before a test to talk about things that are relative. Thank God for SI leaders. You don't necessarily need a textbook but it would be good to have one or know someone who does just in case.

I took this class with a positive attitude despite the bad reviews. But, if my review can save someone from taking this awful class then that will be the only thing positive that came out of taking the class myself. Avoid this class at all costs. The SI is your only hope, and is still not enough to help you learn the material.

Literally the worst teacher I have ever had. This is an intro class to economics and he teaches it like a 4000 level class. He is very vague in his lectures and doesn't just straight up tell you what he is talking about so you have to figure it out. And he only goes over a handful of concepts then you have to learn the rest on your own. Stay away

This class made me spiral into depression. He seems like a nice person, but he's terrible. Tests are deceiving. Don't do it.

He's a horrible teacher. I learned nothing. Can't take notes on laptop.

He is a nice person and a terrible teacher. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

The worst professor in the world. I was only able to pass due to Tyler(SI leader).

I dont recommend taking his Basic Econ class. It was a waste of time sitting in his long lecture classes and textbook cost almost $200. Had four exams and including the final. Plus quizzes and test online due weekly.

I had Dr. Gay for basic econ and expect to get a tutor and make sure you take it with a friend. you will struggle and he never will help you or give extra credit so if you have to take the class take it with Aaron Novanty. too many tears and office hours are worse than classget a tutor. The way he words his test questions make it difficult.

Dr. Gay thinks he is helpful and clear but HE IS NOT. Every time I talked to him (class and office hours) I left more confused than I was before. He has good intentions but his teaching style is hard to adjust to. If you have to take it save up $200 for tutoring throughout the semester, its your only hope.

Terrible. He is the most unclear, most unhelpful professor, EVER. His lectures are confusing and he teaches everything like it is a "review". Quizzes at the most inconvenient time frames. The SI sessions (which he doesn't teach) are helpful, but I could only learn so much in those. You must read to stand a chance.

I can't believe this guy is real.

Dr. Gay is not a professor I would take again. He would often tell his two sections different answers to the same question. He goes off on tangents during lectures and sometimes never comes back. If you have to take his class, your textbook is going to be your new BFF by the end of the semester, because he does not explain economic concepts well.

Lectures are all over the place and barely cover anything from the book. Super tricky wording on tests. Even though it's just an intro class, you will have to study more than you would for 3000 level classes just to get a decent grade. Save yourself and take any other professor!

If your in his class just turn and run! He feels the need to give 45 minute introductions that have no point at all and then he just skims over what he wants you to know. If your thinking about not buying the book you will fail.

This guy is hands down, the worst teacher I have had in my life. I will drop out of college before I have him as a teacher again. He does not teach during class. he assigns podcast and reading and expects you to just know the information. SI and the book is the only chance you have. Just don't take this class if he is your only option of a teacher.

I am a junior and he was seriously one of the worst profs I have ever had If he is the only prof left for that semester then take it a different semester

His lectures only provide you with real life examples of what is going on in the book. Only about half of the stuff he lectures about is on the test. The test are all multiple choice, but all the choices are very similar

Tests are very hard, haven't passed a single one. Reading of textbook is required, along with going to every class, studying martial before and after class, basically just constant studying of material(there's lots of it). his lectures don't teach anything and it's super boring

if you're in this class GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN. This is no joke. Dr. Gay seems like an awesome guy but his tests are extremely hard and he doesn't curve anything. There is also homework and quizzes every week. I've never made below an A in my life and I've struggled to keep a C this semester. The required SI drill is the only thing that helps.

Goes off topic in class often and expects you to be able to relate it back to what you're learning. You will feel like you understand the material from the book and then he will lecture and you will feel lost. Studied very hard for exams and yet felt as though I was unprepared every time due to his elaborate and deeply comprehensive questions.

Outside of class Dr. Gay is very understanding and I respect him. He let me retake some assignments that I was unable to complete once. However, in class he will lecture about one topic and then expect you to know ten topics for the exam; with very conceptual questions. Does not seem to be bothered by the fact 3/4 of my class dropped by November.

This teacher required a lot of outside work in order to pass the class with a C. The test did not mimic the homework, SI questions, quizzes or pre-tests . The real test were a whole other ball game. He doesn't teach you. You get a review over what he thinks you should already know from doing the moderate level outside work.

Worst teacher in WCOB. -Rambles the majority of class on topics not related to coursework -Did not clearly answer questions from the class, he would avoid the question or blatantly talk down to the person asking the question--This led students to avoid asking Q's -Refused to post the grade distribution, so nobody knew where they stood Avoid!!

Dr. Gay seems like a genuinely nice person but he is a horrible teacher. His tests are irrelevant to what he discusses in class. The practice tests do help a little bit but not near what they should. Go to SI EVERY WEEK because this is the only way you'll even be able to remotely understand what is going on in lecture.

Simply atrocious. This professor will make you wish you never took economics ever. This has to be the most disorganized and careless professor I've ever had. The tests are stupid difficult for the level this class is at, the material is all over the place, the professor "teaches" for about 15 of the 75 minutes, leaving the remaining 60 to nothing

Super hard class. Took this class for a requirement and did not miss a class and still did not pass. I paid a tutor 5 times who walked me through every test and still that tests were hard and unpredictable. I would definitely not recommend this teacher, he was an assist for a teacher at Oxford and teaches at that level.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!! Do anything you can to not take this class from him. Drop out of college -whatever it takes. He goes off on tangents and stories instead of teaching. And get this, that's what's on the exam, except only sorta. It's actually out of nowhere. NOWHERE. You think you know the material after reading the book but you are wrong.

he is a terrible professor. His exact words were " if you are in Greek life you will not pass my class." If you don't think like he does then you will not pass his test.

I am on a sports team at the university here which makes me miss class on occasion which did not work for him and basically told me i would fail no matter what i did. his test questions do not even relate to the class sometimes and brings up trick questions all the time on his tests.

Made the class way more difficult than it should have been. Lectures are a complete waste of time. If he didn't take attendance, I could've not shown up one time and made the same exact grade. Half of the class withdrew after the second test. Worst professor on this campus.

Run for your life. I wouldn't wish this class on my worst enemey.