I took Soc 101 (not 184...101 wasn't on the dropdown list) with Ayala...DON'T DO IT. It's only 7th week, but I'm angry enough to do the review now. His lectures are AWFUL. He reads straight off of the slides, which are just quotes from the readings. He then comments upon them, but mumbles so quickly that you can't understand what he's saying at all. This is the worst organized course I've ever taken. He's too preoccupied with making his Powerpoint titles spin and dissolve that I think he's forgotten entirely how to teach. He grades on a 4.0 scale...BEFORE the final grades are calculated. It makes no sense. You can not show up to the midterm at all and get the same grade that you would have if you got a 50%. He's an idiot. Seriously. WORST CLASS I'VE TAKEN AT UCLA.