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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 MUSTAFA A E

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Jan 23, 2021

Thank you from the heart

It was a very, very wonderful course

By Sai P

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Oct 1, 2020

Concepts are very clear and the instructors done a great job!

By Shalini J

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Aug 14, 2020

Very simple and easy to understand to learn about probability

By ROHIT G

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Jul 20, 2020

THIS WAS A WONDERFUL COURSE.THANKS FOR PROVIDING THIS COURSE.

By JAYAPRIYA A

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Jun 25, 2020

I didn't receive my certificate yet. Can please anyone reply?

By Chandra M

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Apr 4, 2020

Awesome course,loved the quizzes especially of 4th week quiz.

By Ibrahim A

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Jan 28, 2018

Excellent course and lecturers have presented the Ideas well.

By Richard G

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Apr 28, 2017

Instructors made this subject so much easier for me to learn!

By PANKAJ S

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Oct 29, 2024

best ever course with simple language and easy understanding

By KESHAV A

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Aug 8, 2022

Very helpful course to brush up your mathematical knowledge.

By Deleted A

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Aug 20, 2020

It was a great review and the lessons are designed properly.

By Steven P

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Jun 29, 2020

Great course, good balance between simplicity and complexity

By Rishabh s

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May 26, 2020

great learning platform....I learn so much thank you so much

By Ankit S

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May 13, 2020

it was the best course which I have ever done in mathmatics.

By Tasawer K

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May 6, 2020

Excellent revision or introduction to maths for data science

By Abbas H

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Apr 18, 2020

Thank you so much, i learned mathematics with the best ways.

By Tojidinova m

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Mar 21, 2025

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By Sodiqjon K

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Dec 11, 2024

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By Nissa S

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Oct 16, 2022

A challenging yet a fun course! Thank you for teaching me!

By Deepika J

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Dec 8, 2020

I learnt alot of new things with this course, very helpful.

By Ashok K

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Jul 6, 2020

I love this course 😍❤️

Amazing experience with the teacher.

By Sooraj M

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Jun 22, 2020

LEARN Basic of math use in DATA SCIENCE , ALSO PROBABILITY.

By Parntep P

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Jun 7, 2020

Nice course. The intructors describes the dtails very well.

By amin s

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Apr 4, 2020

In-depth explanation, I wish I had studied maths under you.

By Rajesh S B

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Aug 19, 2017

Very well structured course for beginners. My fav is week 4