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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 Cassidy O

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Jan 18, 2021

very poor instructional videos. videos and examples in videos are extremely hard to follow and not well-organized.

By Vishwang B

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Jul 4, 2020

Found too many errors in both content and quizzes. Good basic course for beginners. But, the errors must be fixed

By Grace B

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Apr 15, 2022

DIdn't get concepts after watching videos, had to do extra research to understand.

By Jared L

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Jul 1, 2020

Numerous errors in the videos, very bad audio quality. Not worth the time.

By ARNAV K

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Aug 26, 2024

My grade was too low even if the marks in the quiz were good

By Daniel C

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Jul 6, 2022

Too basic in first three weeks. Week 4 hard to understand.

By Miguel P M

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Jul 3, 2019

Extremely Basic. Not useful for DataScience in my oppinion.

By A S D

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Jul 1, 2020

I UNDERSTOOD MY DOUET IN THIS COURSE CLEAR IN DATA SCINCE

By Andrés D

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Jul 2, 2024

It appears to be for free , but at the need it is not.

By Ishwariyalakshmi E

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Jul 5, 2020

I don't recieve the certificate the course is good

By Sumit B

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Apr 30, 2020

I want to unenroll from this course

By Pierre L

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Apr 24, 2020

Too many typos in the videos

By Abduraxmonov M

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Feb 27, 2025

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By HARIHARAN .

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Apr 27, 2023

CHANGING NAME IT ASK MONEY

By Mohinur T

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Jan 11, 2026

Sertifikat yuklay olmadim

By Baxit N

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Feb 26, 2025

Как получить сертификат

By Kavin K G

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Aug 5, 2024

Very complex language

By Deleted A

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Mar 6, 2025

Where my sertificate

By Javokhir B

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Jan 11, 2025

not give sertificate

By OTAJON J B O

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Apr 8, 2025

it is so great

By abdulahi j

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Jul 29, 2025

note usefull

By Mohamed A A E S A

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Jul 2, 2022

worst ever

By Youssef A

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Sep 12, 2020

too basic

By Omonova S O q

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Apr 8, 2023

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