Absolutely the worst professor I have encountered in my three years here. He has no idea what he is teaching, and the business department will be doing a great disservice to students by allowing him to continue teaching (at least in this particular area)

whatever you do, do not take this prof!

The worst professor i've ever had. Very unhelpful because of the language barrier.

do not take this prof!

Do not take this professor. Language barrier is bad. Moves too fast. Average grade is a D+.

Horrible teacher! He cant speak english clearly as well as he goes through the material way to fast. He doesnt explain anything just reads the powerpoint presentations outloud,you basically havce to teach yourself!

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tests are full of trick questions...dosent give the answers to the review questions so you dont even know if you are studying correct material.

By far the worst most ineffective disrespectful professor I have ever encountered to date. The material is difficult, but this professor makes it impossible. He lies, manipulates, deceives, and disrepspects his students. His rating is an F.

When will the business dept. start hiring English speaking teachers? I had him for 1 day and dropped out when he announced to the class that avg. grade was C. Does that not say anything about his teaching skills?

I just took the first exam. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL COSTS!!!! He is horrible, he avoids answering questions, and doesn't know what he is talking about. His study guides and HW don't even help on the test!

I am good at math and this class is RIDICULOUSLY HARD- i have never made below a B in a class and i think i just failed my first exam. The tests are tricky and unfair and he puts the absolute hardest material in every question. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR!!

ABSOLUTELY ****ING SUCKS!! Isn't clear on what he wants in class, goes over material for tests, quizzes, and homework after they've been turned in. Study guides do not cover material on tests. VERY UNCLEAR!!

This man is the worste; avoid him like the plauge! Thank God for the math lab help because he hasn't taught me a thing. He has 0 tollerance for problems or difficulties. 1 good thing though he did let us retake our 1st exam after 3/4 of the class failed.

can't understand a word he says, why do they hire people w/ such strong accents?

Finished the class and TRYING to prepare for the final exam...the class was ridiculously hard and the final exam is going to be impossible. It is on 18 chapters and even if i had started a month ago it still wouldnt be enough. Take ANYONE else but NOT GONZALEZ

This class was very hard. The attendance policy is ridiculous. Your third absence results in an F. His test are impossible and he doesn't help. He gives quizzes and hw on material you haven't learned. There is no way to do good in this class unless you teach yourself. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST

This professor is the worst ever. He is absolutely insane, you can't understand a word he says and he isnt understanding at all, even if you are respectful to him.I think he left the only positive rating for himself.Dont take this professor- the class made the whole semester miserable.

worst

the devil himself. im a very good student and even i am doing badly in this class because of his sheer unhelpfulness. HATES questions, puts zeros in for quizzes that you TOOK and made a decent grade in.... unorganized, mean, and just overall a bad professor

HORRIBLE!! Don't ask questions or send him emails for help, he will make you feel like a idiot in front of the whole class! Not to mention you can't understand a word he says! I got a A+ in Math 104 and am almost failing his class. Avoid the Gonzalez at ALL cost!!

I took him in maymester 2004 and I have decided I have to tell everyone- he is not only the worst professor I have ever had, but the most difficult, irritating, and ignorant person I have ever met. Literally- the WORST. Don't take him- you have to do all math vs. Hodges who is analysis-oriented and provide templates.

Stay far away! He is the worst professor I have had at CofC. Gets mad when you ask for help, expects you to teach yourself.

Run away.....that is all

this guy is a ignorant pompous ass, i hope he gets sick from the water in mexico or whereevr it is he hails from..dirty bum

I have never hated going to a class more than I did with his class. He is reknown for being a complete jerk to everyone. He tells you from the beginning that if you can't understand his accent then you should leave. Also just a heads up more, people fail his class then pass. So if you don't care about your GPA, then I advise you take him.

EASILY the worst professor ive had at the college. Will go through a 20 minute problem and then realize that he got the answer wrong. Quesada must wear the pants because this guy has some serious MPMS issues. How he still works at the college is beyond me. If all other sections of this class are filled I'd STILL recommend waiting until next semeste

This class is horrible. He is unclear and thinks we owe him something because he can't speak perfect english and we can't understand him. If you take him, have fun because you will probably have to retake him next semester. The bottom line is I do not understand why colleges hire professors like these. He is a big ****ing ****. YES OR NOT?

How can the CofC continue to let this professor work at the college? He needs to be evaluated.

the worst teacher at the school. he doesnt explain anything so be prepared 2 teach yourself

I think he wrote the previous comment himself. Terrible.

probably the worst teacher at cofc. inconsiderate and rude. not very willing to help and yells at you when you ask questions. dont even waste your time with this class. take it in the summer at another school.

this guy is on a complete power trip..very unhelpful. he uses problems that he doesnt even teach on his quizzes and tests. he even had to negotiate grades with his students just so a majority of the class didnt fail. by far the worst teacher i have ever had.

Please do not take this guy. I have never put a posting but this is one guy you should try to stay away from. He seems to enjoy to see his students fail. You might think that you are a good student, but wait till you take his class. Don't take this class or you will live to regret this throughout your college years. The worst prof. at CofC, no doub

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Not a nice guy at all does not care about he student and did not learn anything except that i dont like him....he is hateful...made a few girls in our class cry for no reason and yells at you when you ask a question because in his eyes it is a "stupid question"..a reaL a~~.

Marvin Gonzales runs his class like the dictator of a third world country exploiting its peasants. He goes out of his way to make life miserable for his students. DO NOT TAKE HIM. He is without a doubt the most negative, rude, unhelpfull, (explitive) of a teacher I have ever encountered.

Worst teacher ever. Hopefully, the imigration bill will pass and he will be deported.

DO NOT TAKE HIM! I am a hard-working student that goes to all classes and extra help sessions. He is not impossible to understand but does not like students or teaching. Questions to him are insulting and he will not answer. Spent more time teaching myself. Hardest C I have ever worked for.

WORST TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE....can't speak english for his life, pounds on the desk in anger when you ask questions, has the most annoying accent I have ever heard. Will fail you for "incorrect formatting" with correct answers. ARROGANT AND STUPID ALL AT ONCE

Picture a little angry chiwawa that just barks allllllll day and if you try to pet it it bites u......that's pretty much him. He is the most unhelpful prof. I have ever had ...EVER!!!!If you try going to his office and for help, you'll come out feeling worse. He tells you to the math lab and then will bad mouth the tutors for not knowing Stats.

Very dissatisfied with this professor. Try to avoid him at ALL costs! Very bad teacher!

He is not cut out to be a college professor. He is not an honest or helpful teacher. He doesn't communicate clearly and leaves the class very confused. He has a huge Ego and is very prideful. The undoubtly worse professor ever.

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honestly, if he didnt put theory on the tests, i think i would have done way better. But, he doesnt think to actually teach anything of the sort, so you end up failing them. i hate him because he thinks he is way above his students. he is an ineffective teacher and will make you hate statistics. hardest c ive worked for too. dont take him.

I passed the class with a C+ (thanks Math Lab), but I really feel he is a bad teacher and an even worse person. He is not a man of his word. He will not help you. He should be fired, he obviously doesn't enjoy his job. Don't take him.

This teacher comes off like a tough but fair guy, but you will soon come to realize he is nothing of the sort. The less you have to deal with him the better off you will be. AVOID him at all costs. He makes empty promises and changes his mind at the last minute. He is a worthless teacher.

VERY BAD PERSON and professor. The worse! Not very smart, has VERY broken English and is evil!

He is quite possible the worst teacher I've ever had. I did ok in the class but only because I'm good at statistics. Avoid his class if at all possible. He loves to play favorites.

I just heard that the College gave this guy tenure -- that means he's here forever. All we can do is avoid him. Is anyone reading evaluations?

I am just going to keep this simple. Do not take a class with this professor. You will just end up taking it again over the summer with a different professor. It is a waste of money.

I will make it my mission to write as many letters as possible to the College of Charleston to inform them of what a horrible teacher they have employed!!! Stay far from him.

He must have written the comments below about himself ...because he is a horrible and insensitive professor. Do not take him. He is rude and dishonest. If you go to his office hours he will make you feel stupid. His communication and teaching skills need major work. AVOID HIM!

I did fine in the class but only because I went to math lab. He has a bad attitude and does not teach well. I would not recommend him at all.

He is a bad professor and lacks basic teaching skills. If you take him you will probably need to go to the math lab. I would suggest taking another professor who is williing to help. I heard professor Jones is good.

Now that I am graduating this semester I can clearly say that he is the worst professor (if you can even call him a professor) that I had at CofC. He has zero people skills and uses fear motivation to teach. He enjoys putting students down. I have written several letters to the President of CofC b/c I feel so strongly about his incompetence.

He is the worst teacher I've ever had! Will not help you solve problems! Unapproachable, strongly discourages questions to be asked in class and is very degrading to students! Unprofessional manner and takes time out of class to vent frustrations he has with the class

Worst professor I have ever had. Took his class in order to graduate on time. Bad mistake on my part.Unhelpful,uncaring and arrogant.How he got tenure is a huge issue that COFC MUST account for.

I have always been a good student and am an A/B student. I worked VERY hard in his class and only missed one class. I am very disappointed in this class. He is the worse professor I have ever had at CofC. They need to let me go.

He barely speaks or writes english. He provides no extra help and just comes off as a total elitist. The material is difficult enough to understand but even more so by the fact that he lacks simple communication skills. It blows my mind how he is employed as a professor. You only have yourself to blame if you take him.

Horrible!

He is an awful teacher, he tries to act like its his accent but no, I can understand him perfectly. He is an awful teacher because he spends upwards of 25 minutes telling you how stupid your class is and how he is baffled by how little we know.

I would not take him very difficult to understand moves extremely fast & not helpful

Do NOT take for an online class. Expects students to come to CofC for exams during online summer classes. If you can't, must find a licensed proctoring service. Doesn't like dealing with details of the proctors. Sorry I live 500 miles away. 1220 students dropped. Had to change final exam into a final paper because we all kept failing his tests

Avoid at all costs. He is trying to prove that his classes are some of the hardest. This would not be a problem, but often he seems to be actively working against the students. Questions are often met with ridicule. Rants will take up most of the lectures. Really, the material is not that hard, but he wants lots of people to fail, and they do.

Rude during class and office hours. Expect to be lectured on your "attitude" and lack of care for his class. Very unclear about expectations for certain projects, and his accent makes him hard to understand. Demeaning at times through word choice and tone of voice. Little interest in students' well-being and passing his class. If possible, get out.

Do you like arrogant, condescending professors with draconian attendance policies? Then I have just the professor for you! "Dr. G" is looking for any reason to fail you. Miss a class? Fail. Late to class? You can't come in, so you miss the class, so you fail. He smiles when he recounts failing someone. Avoid at all costs!

simple, he is rude, he doesn't care if you finish his exams, he should know that some students just go at different pace

Gonzalez can be very rude in class, he explains thing in a very unclear manner and often gets sidetracked with his own stories he tells. I dislike his teaching style as it consists of a lot of talking at people instead of to them. Would not recommend, there are better professors where you lean just as much without all the friction.

Awful teacher. I've made A's in all the math classes I've taken here. I'm very sure I will not get an A in his class. He wants to see students fail to prove he teaches one of the hardest classes. He takes off participation points if you go to the math lab for extra help. Gives 20 question quizzes every class and gives you 10 mins when you need more

Dr. Gonzalez s behavior and irresponsibility during the semester was breathtaking. I was forced to lodge an official complaint (which I won) but was subjected to repeated bullying behavior for the remainder of the semester. If anyone else experiences anything like this they should do the same. It's the only way to enact change. Don't stand for it.

Terrible professor! The professor does not care about you or if you understand the material. This professor is the problem why students do not want to learn in school.

Avoid at all costs. Switch your major if you have to. He is the worst professor I have ever had.

Theres not enough space to explain how terrible he is. I gave his class everything I had and received a D-. My transcript now reads 28 As, 1 B, and a D-. This class is not worth the nervous breakdown this man will give you. Wait for another professor. Now that I have learned business stats on my own I know it was him and not me.

not good

Dr. Gonzalez is by far the worst professor I have ever encountered. He screamed at our class and stormed out because we got an answer wrong, rather than talking us through why it was wrong. Do not take him if you can avoid it.

He will seriously make you work for it. My only advice is get on his good side and don't ask too many questions because he gets EXTREMELY irritated when students don't understand him. If you do take his class, and you pass, there is nothing that you can't get through

Professor Gonzalez is probably the worst professor I've ever had. The lectures have no correlation to the homework. When you ask for any form of help, he will tell you to go back and watch his lectures. When going to office hours, he spent 10 minutes trying to find a formula until he gave up and told the student to go back to the lectures.

one of learning objectives outlined in the class syllabus is development and training of quantitative fluency. How can I learn that if I can't use my computer or excel in a class that Im paying for? His draconian teaching style sounds like an angry father reminding his children of the rules constantly. If he ware a computer he would be Windows 98.

He does not even know how to do his own work. Office hours are useless (took 20 minutes to solve a problem giving a different answer than the answer key he posted). If you dont have chegg to check work, you will fail. Incorrectly solves problems and then claims that you copied wrong and he would never make such a mistake. Avoid him at all costs.

The worst professor i ever had. Terrible teacher. Mean, sad man. Frequently makes mistakes on his own problems. He wrote his own textbook which he makes you buy (and then profits off of).

Attendance is mandatory and points quickly stripped. Very harsh grader, almost to a point of disrespect

My god what a semester it's been with Marvin Gonzalez. To start I received a zero for an assignment that I had handed in which took a month to resolve with the dean and assistant dean. I ended up getting full credit but had a target on my back the rest of the semester. Save your time, money, and stress. I have more to say but there is a word limit.

Makes this class so much harder than it has to be through insanely and ridiculously harsh grading. Take someone else if you can help it.

Gonzalez has to be the least understanding professor I have ever had. Don't think any type of reason to miss class is an excuse because it's not, even with a doctor's note he won't take anything. He "offers extra credit" but does it as participating in class and calls on the same people every time. Don't take him it gets worse.

Claims attendance isn't mandatory but will deduct points for not attending. Office hours are limited and won't offer help through email. Had a solution on the powerpoint but gave a completely different answer when worked in class. Gave practice problems to study for test but doesn't give solutions nor works them in class. Its his way or the highway

Hardest and least caring professor at this school, if you even want to give him the professor title. Despicable teaching style. Does NOT care about your success. Meeting with him is impossible. Lectures have nothing todo with the homework. Do not take him, avoid him at all costs. I've never despised a prof more.

Absolutely the worst professor I ever had. Never ever taking him again. Terrible.

His tests and quizzes are not like what we do in class like he claims. He is very strict with grading. When students ask questions, he often responds in a way that belittles them and makes them regret asking the question. He will also say conflicting things. People have asked questions and when he answered, his answer was wrong.

Spends lots of time talking bad about students who do not attend class. Also will call out people in the class. If you have good attendance he is more likely to respond well to your answers in class. Class participation is very important. Lots of extra credit opportunity. Teaches in a way that is very confusing and fast paced.

He's Spanish and can be super hard to understand at times so pay attention! He says attendance isn't mandatory but takes attendance everyday and talks bad to those that don't attend every single class. His lectures are fast paced and he goes off on tangents all the time. He can be funny sometimes but also just degrading. I wouldn't recommend at all

DONT TAKE DR. G IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

Do not take Dr. G. He yells, does problems wrong on the board, made me cry in class, seems to enjoys failing students, and his grammar is difficult to understand. Graduate late, change your major, transfer schools, fake your death- do whatever you need to do to not take this professor.

A horrible professor gets into arguments with students. not easy to get help outside of class. hard to understand. If you can don't take this professor

Mean, tough grader, contradicts himself.

A very loud lecturer, gets easily angry at his students. Is not nice, will call you out but will help you if you put time into the class. Oaks page is a nightmare and never up to date. Attendance is mandatory, if you miss you don't get credit for 3 classes. Extra credit through participation.

This was actually the most difficult class I've taken at CofC and I'm a last semester senior. He does offer extra credit in class but he is really picky about the answers he accepts. The tests/quizzes he gives are practically impossible and he's not helpful outside of class. I have never struggled more in a class, do not take him for anything...

AWFUL TEACHER. Study all the material he has on oaks/notes for hours and still end up with a 60 on the quizzes/tests. You can literally do all the work properly and get 0 credit for getting the final answer wrong. He is extremely hard to understand also.

I have two good things and a whole lot of bad things. I'll keep it brief, he offers lots of extra credit and connect with the check work button is 30% of grade final. Those are the only good things about Dr. G. He is rude and yells at students in class for asking clarifying questions. Trust the 90+ 1-star reviews, don't take Dr. Gonzalez.

I attended the study abroad program this past summer with Dr. G, overall, it was a terrible experience. He assigned an unbearable amount of work. I wrote over 15,000 words "3 week course," not including the other professor's work we had to complete. Insanely cranky, doesn't admit when he's wrong, and completely unprofessional. DONT GO ABROAD W HIM!