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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Data Science Math Skills by Duke University

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About the Course

Data science courses contain math—no avoiding that! This course is designed to teach learners the basic math you will need in order to be successful in almost any data science math course and was created for learners who have basic math skills but may not have taken algebra or pre-calculus. Data Science Math Skills introduces the core math that data science is built upon, with no extra complexity, introducing unfamiliar ideas and math symbols one-at-a-time. Learners who complete this course will master the vocabulary, notation, concepts, and algebra rules that all data scientists must know before moving on to more advanced material. Topics include: ~Set theory, including Venn diagrams ~Properties of the real number line ~Interval notation and algebra with inequalities ~Uses for summation and Sigma notation ~Math on the Cartesian (x,y) plane, slope and distance formulas ~Graphing and describing functions and their inverses on the x-y plane, ~The concept of instantaneous rate of change and tangent lines to a curve ~Exponents, logarithms, and the natural log function. ~Probability theory, including Bayes’ theorem. While this course is intended as a general introduction to the math skills needed for data science, it can be considered a prerequisite for learners interested in the course, "Mastering Data Analysis in Excel," which is part of the Excel to MySQL Data Science Specialization. Learners who master Data Science Math Skills will be fully prepared for success with the more advanced math concepts introduced in "Mastering Data Analysis in Excel." Good luck and we hope you enjoy the course!...

Top reviews

BB

Nov 25, 2022

Good course. The probability portion is very challenging. Dr. Eggers is a tremendous instructor, but I did not feel adequately prepared for the some of the practical application in the quizzes.

PM

Sep 16, 2017

Good refresher. Weeks 3 and 4 are much more difficult to follow than one and two. Part of this is due to the subject matter but also a change of teacher / and style makes it more difficult.

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By DEVENDRA V

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Jul 28, 2020

good course for practice

By Tahnoon M

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Jul 11, 2020

This course was awesome!

By Retvin P

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Jun 9, 2020

Very easy to understand!

By khikmafaris y

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May 18, 2020

good course for beginner

By Neha C

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May 15, 2020

It was very informative.

By Ali A H

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Apr 2, 2020

good course thanks a lot

By Muydul I

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Apr 11, 2025

Very easy to understand

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Nov 18, 2023

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By Xianjie Y

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May 16, 2023

Great

i love this lesson

By Mukarabin

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Apr 10, 2023

great course, Thank you

By Sanjaya K

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Dec 20, 2020

thank you for knowlegde

By Arif Z

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Sep 6, 2020

great for improve skill

By Shubham M

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Jul 7, 2020

The course was fabulus.

By Maheswari.K

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Sep 9, 2018

Very Effective Learning

By Felipe C

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Jun 12, 2017

Cool, objective course!

By Yudong

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May 7, 2017

An enlightening course!

By Elira B

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Aug 4, 2025

I enjoyed this course

By Sally S

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Aug 2, 2025

easy, simple and clear

By Sanobar S

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Mar 12, 2023

Juda yaxshi ishlangan.

By Carlo-Antonio M

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Dec 20, 2020

Fun course for review.

By akash g

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Oct 31, 2020

Awesome

Thank you sir

By Hamida M

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Jul 27, 2020

Great course. Thanks!

By Dr.R.Sasirekha

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Jul 17, 2020

useful and informatice

By PURUSHOTTAM K

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Jul 16, 2020

Very up to mark course

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Jun 22, 2020

I need the certificate