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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.

PM

Sep 16, 2017

Good refresher. Weeks 3 and 4 are much more difficult to follow than one and two. Part of this is due to the subject matter but also a change of teacher / and style makes it more difficult.

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By Vincenzo C

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Jun 30, 2024

Yes, this is a good starting point to refresh my skills on the topic, thanks

By Brian R

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Jan 20, 2021

Great overview! The only extra subject I would add is linear algebra basics.

By Min T K

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Nov 28, 2020

Actually helpful for me. I got recall my math memory. Thanks a lot, all Sir.

By Naresh. E

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Jul 26, 2020

Fantastic knowledge gained with basic mathematics required for Data Science.

By Prakash S

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May 29, 2020

It provide a great flexibility and utilize my time in enhancing my knowledge

By Winnie A

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May 10, 2020

Very great class for the basic skills of data science. Would love to do more

By Nitanshu J

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Jul 31, 2019

Great Course.

Good Level of Probability Questions.

Very close to Data Science

By Phoebe P

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Jul 21, 2019

A useful getting-up-to-speed maths course for those going in to data science

By jawad s

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May 26, 2019

This course help me in an understanding of coordinate as well as statistic.

By Damian S

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Sep 7, 2017

A very concise and well planned course. The notes were particularly helpful.

By Faezeh B

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Jun 6, 2024

As my first experience, I enjoyed the course and it was easy to understand.

By Managam S

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Sep 7, 2021

Awesome! Thank you for teaching me foundational knowledge for Data Science!

By Aitor E R R

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Jul 12, 2021

Es un excelente curso, maneja temas variados y los explica detalladamente.

By Koteswara R S

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Sep 5, 2020

Thank you for providing the basic understand of the maths for Data Science.

By Byun W J

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Sep 4, 2020

Honestly, very helpful in refreshing your mind about all that is statistics

By Abdeali S

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Aug 6, 2020

Good explanation and wonderful experience by studying from a great teacher.

By Joana P D A

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Jun 21, 2020

Learned a lot and in a good pace provided. Good content and well explained.

By Prabal S

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Jun 15, 2020

Really enjoyed the course. Explanatory content and good practice questions.

By Yernar S

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Oct 1, 2018

Decent course to refresh the skills in probabilities for Data science cases

By Bishnu P T

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Oct 6, 2025

It is a nice introduction to basic mathematics required for Data Science .

By Sara I G P

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Jun 30, 2025

Es un curso básico y muy útil, sobre todo las aplicaciones de probabilidad

By Andrew

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Jul 18, 2021

Great course. Good refresher to previous knowledge that I have forgotten.

By Victor L

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Feb 14, 2021

Très bonne classe pour réviser les bases des maths liées aux statistiques.

By Zsombor T

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Sep 29, 2020

Really informative and super fun like math never is fun before. Thank you!

By Julio F

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Sep 9, 2020

Muy bueno para repasar conceptos de matemática que se usan en data science