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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 Min M

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Aug 17, 2020

Excellent course!!!

By Ayan C

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Jul 30, 2020

Very Good Course!!!

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Jun 27, 2020

Coool, a refresher!

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Jun 4, 2020

It's very awesome👍

By Eyal A

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May 31, 2020

easy to unjderstand

By Shu E W

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May 28, 2020

Easy to understand!

By Samantha C

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May 1, 2020

Perfect! Thank you.

By ASHUTOSH S S

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Apr 22, 2020

excellent teaching

By Harshit S

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Dec 12, 2019

Very nice content!!

By Lau C C C

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Apr 21, 2018

thank you very much

By Venkata K V M

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Jul 3, 2017

Good for Beginners.

By Nitish K

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Jun 13, 2017

Good Content

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By Amanda Z

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May 26, 2017

a rewarding journey

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Oct 19, 2024

Easy to understanf

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Feb 12, 2024

Excelente curso!!!

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Nov 21, 2023

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By Marjona Y

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Jul 16, 2023

very goood, thanks

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Jul 1, 2023

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By Zhang J x

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Oct 17, 2022

really good course

By Krishna D A D

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Jan 4, 2022

it is the best one

By Sangeetha S

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Nov 19, 2021

Interesting course