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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 Abhiruchi S J

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May 23, 2020

This course is very useful for our future. Thank you.

By Angshuman B

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Jan 14, 2018

This is a good learning course and nice to go through

By Abhinav L

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Dec 30, 2020

Lot of idea get from this class

Very good certificate

By Md Z A

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Dec 11, 2020

This course is best for revising your rusted skills.

By Nhan T

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Jul 16, 2020

This is a great course. The final quiz is difficult.

By Bui T T M

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Jul 10, 2020

I really love statistics. Thank so much, professors!

By Shaik M

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Apr 14, 2020

I think the theory based on the topics must increase

By Akhil E

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May 14, 2019

Excellent course to refresh some basic math concepts

By Alfredo G

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Sep 16, 2025

Excelente curso, muy claramente explicado. Gracias.

By Stephen M

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Aug 6, 2025

Good lecturing and simplified examples and delivery

By Michael L

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Jul 3, 2021

Challenging courses, Thank you for the explanation.

By Karunanidhi M

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Oct 18, 2020

Excellent Course, Problem Solving Oriented Approach

By Kavya M A

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Sep 24, 2020

Nice class and it help me to improve my math skills

By A n u j

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May 14, 2020

one of the best course for data science math skills

By Anoop K S

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Apr 15, 2020

Very informative and skillful course for beginners.

By Jesús A M C

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Apr 14, 2020

Excellent course, specially the probability section

By Denis N

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Nov 5, 2024

It has been such an exceptional course by coursera

By Kristina S

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Jan 5, 2023

Great reaminder! Everyone should pass this course.

By irawati p

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Mar 27, 2022

Thank you for providing us with these knowledges.

By Vincent L C G

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Feb 18, 2021

Fantastic Course. It helped me level up with Math!

By Varsha P

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Sep 19, 2020

Excellent videos, great Trainer and happy learning

By Ivan R

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May 31, 2020

The best course for revising Math for Data Science

By Hannah R F

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May 13, 2020

It was a very good experience, covering every area

By Nemi C G

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May 1, 2020

i have learned some basic stuff better than before

By Victor G

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Apr 14, 2020

Good material with easy-to-understand explanations