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Johns Hopkins University

Precalculus: Mathematical Modeling

This course helps to build the foundational material to use mathematics as a tool to model, understand, and interpret the world around us. This is done through studying functions, their properties, and applications to data analysis. Concepts of precalculus provide the set of tools for the beginning student to begin their scientific career, preparing them for future science and calculus courses. This course is designed for all students, not just those interested in further mathematics courses. Students interested in the natural sciences, computer sciences, psychology, sociology, or similar will genuinely benefit from this introductory course, applying the skills learned to their discipline to analyze and interpret their subject material. Students will be presented with not only new ideas, but also new applications of an old subject. Real-life data, exercise sets, and regular assessments help to motivate and reinforce the content in this course, leading to learning and mastery.

Status: Correlation Analysis
Status: Applied Mathematics
BeginnerCourse10 hours

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ST

5.0Reviewed Nov 7, 2025

It's an very simple but very informative course. Well delivered by the instructor.

NC

4.0Reviewed Mar 6, 2022

Love this, but test sometimes almost impossible with learned material

MT

5.0Reviewed Dec 28, 2023

Great refresher, examples well explained, just enough practice problems.

SP

5.0Reviewed Jun 19, 2022

very good teaching, a little preview should be provided giving an idea what mathematical concepts should be known beforehand

JW

5.0Reviewed Jun 19, 2023

As a whole, I'm very satisfied with the 3 parts of this course. However, the last bit on dimensional analysis felt a bit rushed compared to the rest of the material.

RZ

5.0Reviewed Jul 25, 2023

It's an amazing course! And I have a better understanding of Mathematical Modeling~

VS

5.0Reviewed Jul 12, 2022

One of the best courses on Coursera. This course beautifully explains the basics of mathematical modeling and takes the student to higher mathematics with great understanding.

MC

5.0Reviewed Aug 7, 2021

All the courses of this spezialization are useful and well-explained. In this course you will find the basics of modeling but very interesting examples are used.

LZ

4.0Reviewed Feb 7, 2021

Some tests are difficult to understand due to lack of explanation in problems or questions.

HL

5.0Reviewed Nov 17, 2022

The course is very helpful and design to teach you about mathematic modeling regardless your limited prior knowledge in Microsoft Excel.

UA

5.0Reviewed Jul 28, 2021

T​he course content is very engaging and taught with practical applications in mind. Perfect for anyone wanting to get started or just refresh their concepts !

NA

5.0Reviewed Jul 11, 2025

excellent course for getting in depth understanding to use functions in predictions.

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