Terrible! He doesn't TEACH. He says, and expects you to magically know what he's talking about. I've always been decent in math, but i haven't been in school for a few years. When one would ask him a question, he just tells them the answer! He just doesn't care. I wouldn't suggest taking his class math 080.

Im going to try my best to keep this clean. The guy is nice, but nice doesn't get you an A. He's extrmeley dull and is the only one laughing at his jokes (when he tries to be funny). He seems to be teaching himself because the students dont understand anything he teaches nor does he ask if anyones keeping up. He hands out ws's every 2 seconds. Bad!

he is not clear about what he is saying. he does not know how to teach and makes easy concepts harder. He gives problems on the test that are not even covered in the class.

If you have a hard time understanding math DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES. He explains everything in viable form meaning his examples are: A + B C. When you get into equations with several steps and several mathematical rules everything becomes VERY confusing.

Don't take his class. Took his two semesters ago and didn't even pass. I worked so hard and I just retook the same course with different professor and passed with a B. He teaches things 20 different ways and you won't learn anything. He didn't give us our access code for homework till 3 weeks before course was ended. Guidance counselors even say so

1 midterm test, 1 take home test, and the final. Grade is somewhat lifted by worksheets and homework, but there is a lot of it. He told us the final would only cover the new stuff (after the midterm) but that was a lie. Easy concepts in class but made much harder than they need to be. Expect to do a lot of outside class work to get a good grade!!!!

Avoid him. Took him and got a D. Took it with a different professor and got an A. I don't know what was going on, but this professor was not good at all. It's like an ongoing thing around Harper, especially in the math department, that he is no good. Ignore him!

I feel that Professor Gately does NOT teach the material in a clear and organized way: he will start a problem, stop a couple of minutes later, start a completely different problem off to the side, then finish the first problem by circling something in the middle of the work without really explaining exactly what he was doing.

Dropped his class after only two days. His teaching style was very confusing to me, I didnt have a clue to what he was talking about. Not helpful either, I asked a question and he responded with the same method he just taught, which I didnt understand. Laughs awkwardly a lot for things that arent funny, hes very strange. DO NOT take his class.

You can tell Gately is a kindhearted person but that doesnt take away from the fact that he is just terrible at teaching. Many of my classmates had to constantly correct him in class simply because he is just not prepared. His exams are extremely hard and the homework is just too much. Please dont take him

It was the worst class ever in my life. Book is useless, don't buy it or rent. The teacher gives a lot of homework, tests, and mini-tests which you have to type in BB. Awful

John Gately has horrible teaching skills, when you go to him when your not understanding the work he just refers you to tutoring, He is extremely unorganized throughout the semester. He does not use a book one had written notes, Mr. gately also finds it funny when he is explaining something the wrong way. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS

I have always been good at math and received As in all my classes. This is by far the hardest class I have ever taken. His lectures do not make any sense. He reads off of his notes but he does not explain why things are the way they are. He cannot teach!! Do yourself a favor and do not take his class.

This professor is unorganized. It takes him a while to even start grading assignments. He doesn't respond to emails if he does it's like three or four days late.

Professor Gately is a good guy, but believe me when I say I could have learned the content better on my own than taking this course. He reads off confusing notes word for word. He is terrible at explaining and lacks the one necessary skill of understanding how a student new to the content would think that I believe every teacher should have.

Too much of homework. Exams are tough. Prof Gately is a nice human, but he doesn't know how to teach. His examples are very confusing.

Second B in two years. Literally, the worst professor you encounter He is a nice person, but CLEARLY A BAD PROFESSOR. He gives a lot of partial credit, but exams are a NIGHTMARE. He asks hypothetical questions. He likes to play with letters instead of numbers. Please take my advice and just take this class at a 4-year school. An A is IMPOSSIBLE.

by the 6th week out of 8, we only had completed about 50% of the content, and everything left was slammed at the end. I got 22 pages of homework and exams over 2 days because of it. Professor Gately understands mathematics but appears not to know how to convey it in words and often makes minor mistakes that make the final answer wrong.Hard to learn

The worst teacher I've ever had. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

I take back everything I've said, as the semester goes on he's become one of the worst professors I've had here at Harper. He does not know how to teach, he makes hour long lectures that funnily enough glance over or entirely skip numerous things that you end up doing in the homework assignments. It is frustrating to be apart of his class.

Professor Gately was unable to teach concepts with consideration for persons who may struggle with the subject. He frequently used verbiage and explanations that were more advanced than the understanding the course provided. He was not responsive to phone calls or emails. However, he graded assignments within a reasonable time.

DONT TAKE THE CLASS PLS

While going through unit notes he often gets answers wrong. Using wrong numbers or algorithms due to him forgetting what he said prior, the class ends up having to correct him which makes it very difficult to learn. The guy just always seems confused during lectures. There's an extreme amount of notes and homework. Please choose any other professor

MTH 124- Professor Gately is a terrible teacher. He makes his grading criteria very confusing and continuously changes how much each assignment is worth. He doesn't know how to teach, and his students are constantly correcting him. I don't think he should be teaching anymore and should probably retire. Save yourself DO NOT TAKE HIM!

The professor has difficulty doing the material in class nor is he able to teach this class. I took his class since he was the only professor to teach it, the other reviews aren't incorrect, he isn't good at teaching. He tends to make incomplete statements and assumptions about problems without showing the steps that led to them.

He has terrible lectures, and they are impossible to understand, only reason to go is to do his worksheets. 70% of your grade is from 3 tests which he doesn't provide study guides for. These tests are super hard to be prepared for, but he does curve them a lot so that helps. I wouldn't recommend him to anyone and would avoid at all costs.

Lectures were atrocious. Be sure to utilize outside resources to learn. There is not that much homework, so the content you do will not stick very well. 40% of the overall grade is determined in the last 2 weeks. The exams are very difficult to prepare for. I do not recommend.

The worst math class I have ever taken. The lectures are extremely confusing: he does not explain how to do math, he just writes. We had to correct this man's work 10 times per class period. He assumes you already know how to do everything. Sometimes, he gets confused by his own work. Half of the homework we have is on stuff we never learned.

The classwork was entirely packets but he didn't explain the answers, just filled in the blanks. He would mix things up or get them wrong and then try to play it off instead of admitting his mistake. I had to teach myself everything to do the homework (which was online & do-at-your-own pace). Made me feel dumb for asking questions.

The teacher answers emails and is generally nice, but the class is very test-heavy and the study guides contained mistakes. There are six exams, so you will need to rely on YouTube and outside resources to do well. Students often had to correct the teacher during lectures, and he focused on abstract concepts that confused most of the class.