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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 Saurav B

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May 17, 2020

Thank you for providing me this course which enabled me to hone my skills.

By mahesh b

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Apr 24, 2020

wonderful course...

made me learn a lot of probability and math..

loved it..

By Angel E R K

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Apr 10, 2020

Excellent course, the probability part was really challenging and exciting

By Awad M B A S

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Jul 3, 2020

كانت دورة رائعة واستفادت كثيرًا من علوم البيانات والاحتمالات

شكرا جزيلا لك

By Eleni L

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Jun 9, 2020

Excellent course. I would suggest it to anyone interested in data science

By Filip K

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May 17, 2020

Sort of high school maths, not a rocket science, but very well explained.

By Shahid Z

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Apr 22, 2020

Everything was crystal clear, Finally Recalled my old School mathematics.

By Zhang Q

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Jan 19, 2017

the course is designed at a good speed and provide necessary information.

By Muhammad S

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Jun 12, 2023

a good course for learning math .it is like as river covered in a glass.

By David G

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Dec 22, 2020

This class is an excellent refresher course for algebra and probability.

By Ned R

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Jun 23, 2020

Great refresher for my high school maths which I'd thoroughly forgotten!

By Parth P

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Jun 22, 2020

I recommended this course who want to build career in Data Science filed

By Mounika

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Sep 19, 2020

It's very good learning... I have more knowledge.. superb... Thank you.

By 259_Rajsi K

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Jul 19, 2020

Great way to start learning maths if you are interested in data science

By Usama N K

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Jun 25, 2020

Good to learn basic maths skills which are compulsory for data science.

By Rupa B L

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Jun 8, 2020

Really liked the explanation for Bayes theorem along with its examples.

By Merishka a

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Jan 31, 2019

I like this course. it is very intersting. Thanks for course.

By Ashish P

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Jun 29, 2017

A must take course. Really helpful in understanding terms in simple way

By Ria G

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Jan 10, 2022

T is a knowledgable course for maths geometry and statistics knowledge

By Nathan G

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Jan 20, 2021

Good overview and review of basic statistics and statistical thinking!

By Jayesh T

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Jun 7, 2020

Really a good start for those who want to have a taste of Data Science

By Sudha K

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May 13, 2020

Very useful course to learn and recollect the basics for research work

By Cesar O P R

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May 5, 2020

Ecelent review of the basic math skills you must have for data science

By Marcio M R

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Aug 2, 2025

Very important background to those who intend to master data science!