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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 72 N S

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May 30, 2020

Nice course

By JOSEPH K R

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May 30, 2020

Good Course

By Umar K

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May 17, 2020

Thanks you!

By Bivash M

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May 5, 2020

Very useful

By Glimson G P

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May 4, 2020

Nice Course

By Himani S

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May 2, 2020

Free cousre

By Soukaina A

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May 2, 2020

good course

By Akshaykumar P

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Apr 18, 2020

it was good

By Dr. M K I

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Apr 14, 2020

It was nice

By Pankaj c

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Apr 12, 2020

Best course

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Dec 31, 2017

VERY USEFUL

By Abhijay M

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Jan 27, 2017

Nice course

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Feb 14, 2025

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By Vazira S

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Jan 27, 2025

Sertifikat

By Dilshodbek I

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Dec 10, 2024

Good cours

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Jan 29, 2024

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By Deleted A

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Oct 28, 2023

Very good!

By Muhammad A

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Apr 3, 2023

It is good

By 陆奕含

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Oct 6, 2022

Excellent!

By Kumar D

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Sep 14, 2021

Thanks :-)

By KURLA H

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Jul 22, 2020

good notes

By ANTHAREDDY S

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Jun 28, 2020

Intresting

By TETALA S R

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Jun 18, 2020

Thank you.

By Abdul W

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Jun 10, 2020

Excellent!