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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 Christeen S

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Dec 3, 2020

Very Helpful as a beginner!

By Dr V G

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Aug 20, 2020

Awsome amazing three in one

By Jason S

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Aug 14, 2020

Great refresher on the math

By 077_Rahul M

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Jul 24, 2020

It was very helpful session

By Ms. S M

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Jul 17, 2020

Good Experience.Nice course

By Patricio m

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Jul 13, 2020

Muy interesante y completo!

By K A K

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Jun 1, 2020

A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE

By Dr B V

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May 21, 2020

More Basics

Nice Explanation

By Akshat S

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May 16, 2020

Good course to start with!!

By 5M9 S R

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Apr 30, 2020

its good interesting course

By Thomas O

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Apr 2, 2020

Great course

Would recommend

By Michael M

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Dec 13, 2018

amazing! i love this course

By mehak

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Nov 12, 2017

can i get the certificate ?

By Deleted A

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Sep 16, 2017

Great course! Thanks a lot!

By Ariel F

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Jun 20, 2022

Great introductory course!

By Alberto M

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Sep 3, 2021

Excellent! Very well done!

By Stefano C

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Aug 27, 2020

complete and easy to learn

By Ambika P M

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Aug 14, 2020

Excellent course to learn.

By Achuthkrishnan M

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Jun 18, 2020

Very informative course...

By Bikash K

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Jun 13, 2020

This is very useful course

By Vidya M s

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Jun 1, 2020

So much informative course

By Monika K

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May 4, 2020

thank you for adventure :)

By Deleted A

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Apr 9, 2020

Good knowledge and skills.

By Nathan B

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Nov 22, 2019

Awesome course, Thank you!

By Beatrice M

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Jun 18, 2025

Very detailed. Thank you.