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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

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.

SP

May 29, 2020

Great refresher and primer. The section on Probability and Bayes Theory needs a lot more support material (video and notes) as it can get tricky and abstract, especially when doing the quizzes.

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By Rajeswari I

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May 29, 2020

It is very interesting topic to learn

By CARLOS A D L O

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Oct 9, 2025

Interesante el curso y de gran apoyo

By Celin F j

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Oct 21, 2020

learnt lot of stuffs on data science

By Akhil C

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Sep 8, 2020

decent topics and great explanation.

By Raihanur R

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Aug 30, 2020

One of the best courses in Coursera.

By Venkata S

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Jul 27, 2020

Excellent COurse ! I really Loved it

By Shivam K D

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Jun 10, 2020

Data Science Math Skills Course Good

By Manu k

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May 30, 2020

COURSE WAS SO GOOD

AND HELP ME A LOT

By Mohamed A E

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May 18, 2020

Great content with tremendous value.

By Dr. P S

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May 18, 2020

A well-designed course for learners!

By Jinumol V

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Apr 30, 2020

VERY EFFECTIVE COURSE.THANK YOU ALL.

By Vi H

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Sep 11, 2018

The course is perfect for beginners.

By Imran W

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Nov 9, 2017

Very Informative and Well Structured

By Abhishek S

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Jun 28, 2017

Good to revise mathematical concepts

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Dec 18, 2024

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By OZODBEK S T O

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Oct 26, 2023

Kompyuter sohasini chuqur o`rganish

By Жураев Ж У

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Sep 14, 2023

мне очень нравится. Просто классно

By Sikandar H

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Sep 8, 2023

I learn good skill from this course

By Ritesh K

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Sep 20, 2022

I learned a lot from this course .

By Wint K K M

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Nov 11, 2020

I really love to learn this course.

By Harsh K

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Sep 10, 2020

It was really nice experience

Thanks

By neha k

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Sep 3, 2020

to the point and good for beginners

By Md. R Q S

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Aug 3, 2020

Amazing Course, AMAZING INSTRUCTORS

By nandhinisubbu A

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Jul 7, 2020

The course is interesting and easy.