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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 Yogesh P

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Apr 21, 2020

worth learning!!

By Anshul D

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May 5, 2017

Very good course

By Mazharul H

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Apr 18, 2025

module was good

By Satyam G

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Dec 7, 2017

way too simple.

By Hector V

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Aug 12, 2017

So far so good.

By Jaleleddine C

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Oct 4, 2020

It's wonderful

By Tubay

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Nov 3, 2017

perfect course

By Muhammadqodir Z

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Mar 19, 2025

Muhammadqodir

By JIBIN V T

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Aug 3, 2020

good teaching

By saranbabu

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May 26, 2020

Good learning

By Vedant K

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Aug 16, 2021

Very Helpful

By Glen C

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Dec 8, 2020

great course

By Carlos G

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Jul 26, 2020

Nice Course.

By Rushikesh v p

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Jun 21, 2020

Good session

By SAMIR K K

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May 4, 2020

Great'''''''

By Warunee S

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Jan 27, 2019

Great course

By Albis P

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Feb 9, 2024

Interesante

By Nayan J

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Feb 20, 2022

aaaasssooo

By Torkani H

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Aug 21, 2021

good course

By Ramy H

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Apr 27, 2021

good course

By ADITYA R K

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Oct 12, 2020

good course

By Nehal p

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Jun 14, 2020

Good course

By Srikanth R

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Jul 10, 2019

It was goos

By Shalu T

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Aug 14, 2025

wonderful