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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

AQ

Jul 11, 2025

unfortunately, the certificate was not generated, which was disappointing. Although the course content was informative and well-structured. I hope this issue is resolved for future learners.

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.

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By 05E4-G. D R

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Jul 22, 2021

good skills of maths

By hillary k

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Apr 30, 2021

Good and encouraging

By Keerthana E

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Dec 29, 2020

Interesting and very

By endale y

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Oct 30, 2020

Thanks for your help

By Sri R W

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Sep 11, 2020

I actually like math

By ayushi c

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Sep 3, 2020

Very well explained.

By A S R

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Aug 31, 2020

Good course to start

By Vivek A B

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Jun 26, 2020

It was very helpful.

By 19PMTA006

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Jun 22, 2020

Over all it was good

By Truong L

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Jun 17, 2020

It is a great course

By Jaharin T S

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Jun 2, 2020

it was a good course

By GANDU P

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May 13, 2020

Good and interesting

By c s s

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May 4, 2020

love the instructor!

By Matthew W

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Nov 15, 2018

nice course, thanks!

By Zuni M

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May 14, 2017

Highly recommended..

By Shavkat E

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Mar 24, 2025

very good samarqand

By Odomboyeva D

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Jan 25, 2025

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Dec 5, 2024

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Aug 23, 2024

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Nov 25, 2023

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Nov 22, 2023

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By Saida O

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Mar 30, 2023

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By Rr Y K B

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Sep 4, 2021

A very good course!

By N K M

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Mar 26, 2021

very well explained

By MOHIT P

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Nov 9, 2020

Very helpful course