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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 Sharath A

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May 7, 2020

Good experience

By Ritik S

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May 4, 2020

Little bit hard

By Prasad L

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Apr 27, 2020

Best Experience

By saket

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Apr 27, 2017

Awesome Course!

By Isaac A

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Jul 8, 2025

Muy buen curso

By NohemĂ­ M G

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Jun 28, 2025

Me gusto mucho

By Imteaz H

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Apr 12, 2025

Very effective

By Farhodova Z

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Jan 19, 2025

Mansurbek qizi

By KASBI T

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Dec 6, 2024

it best course

By BOBUR E B O

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May 28, 2023

awesome course

By Tajammul H

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Feb 11, 2023

A bit easy one

By Ihor T

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Aug 3, 2022

Loud and clear

By Fajarriansyah S

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Jul 23, 2022

thanks so much

By Godwin E

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Dec 16, 2021

Very impactful

By Jay P

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Apr 9, 2021

great revision

By Akhas R

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Dec 26, 2020

Extraordinary!

By Soumia R

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Oct 15, 2020

Great course !

By Diana P A

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Oct 7, 2020

Really awesome

By fallenlights

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Aug 31, 2020

Maybe too easy

By Gourav G

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Aug 29, 2020

amazing course

By SATISH M

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Jun 30, 2020

that was good!

By Harold K J

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Jun 17, 2020

Excellent!!!!!

By Kunal D S

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May 23, 2020

Awesome course

By Sakshi b 2

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May 3, 2020

it was helpful

By MD Z A E 1 V C

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May 2, 2020

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