Best professor and speaker I've ever seen. He is engaging and passionate about what he teaches, making classes interesting yet simple. Midterms and final are a lot of writing but it's not too bad. Attending lectures is pretty important as he doesn't put a lot on the slides. TAs are very helpful in section. Great GE and I enjoyed the class!

If you are a science major and need a GE, this course is perfect. McCray is an amazing lecturer, but you have to go to lecture since all notes are on what he says. Midterms and final are all essays, and the grading was a bit difficult, but if you pay attention in lecture, attend section, and skim the readings, you will do good in this class.

Very clear, organized lectures. Attend them because he's good, and because the slides are mostly just pictures. Amazing TA's who had chill sections and were clear on exam expectations. Everything about the class was pretty low stress

I took this class in Winter 24, and I really miss it. There was a lot of content, but you're good as long as you understand the key concepts and know examples to back them up during the midterms/final. 10/10 Loved the course. The TAs were awesome too

Great and interesting option for a GE especially if you're a STEM major. Really organized and didn't add too much stress to my quarter. Can get by even if you skim the readings since you don't need to remember specific details from them on exams, most memorization-heavy part is the names of scientific figures from lecture and their contributions

McCray is a great professor. This class was very interesting and his lectures are never boring. Lots of reading every week and an assignment and section discussions based on the readings. 2 in person midterms, an online essay, and an in person final that were lots of writing but not hard if you paid attention in class and did the readings.