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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 Sidharth S

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Apr 20, 2020

Thanks for this awesome course sir.

By Rubia B M S d O

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Oct 29, 2024

poucos exemplos práticos nas aulas

By Sandeep K

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Oct 8, 2021

Awesome course. Thank you coursera

By Rhea P

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Jul 5, 2021

Good course to brush up the basics

By Amanda N

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Jun 12, 2021

Perfect course to jog your brain..

By Enoch E

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Aug 9, 2025

It was a good course I enjoyed it

By Cemal Ö

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Jun 19, 2022

Good for basic math and statics.

By MEKALA S

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Jan 30, 2022

EXCEPT WEEK 4 EVERYTHING IS GOOD

By Alex K

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Jun 27, 2021

More various and complex examples

By ANGEL M R

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May 5, 2020

A good course for math begianers

By hafsa s

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Apr 13, 2020

Great for a review of the basics

By Hein Z

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Nov 6, 2018

Nice start math for Data Science

By Naresh K

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Jan 29, 2022

Probability needs more clarity.

By vendhanramalingam p

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Nov 18, 2020

good to improve the math skills

By nsenga s

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Jun 29, 2020

This course is very interesting

By Ahmar H K

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Apr 23, 2020

Probability part was difficult.

By 郑昕妍

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May 6, 2017

very coherent class! Thank you!

By Adil R

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Apr 6, 2021

very good course for beginners

By TEJA Y

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Mar 15, 2021

nice it give me good knowledge

By Albert T J

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Dec 14, 2022

this course have help me alot

By Parimal M

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May 1, 2020

Content was really helpful !!

By Mahmoud H

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Jul 12, 2020

Great content, Well done !!!

By Rabiyatul A H

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May 20, 2020

Worth to refresh math skills

By Abdullah S

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Dec 8, 2024

not bad but very very basic

By Prayag S C

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Jul 23, 2020

Very interested course.

Nice