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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 Davlat Q

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Oct 6, 2020

Give me certificat

By KHANDAKAR S A P

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Sep 4, 2020

one of best course

By Muhammad H

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Jul 16, 2020

Very illuminating.

By VAISHNAVI G S

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Jul 11, 2020

the course is good

By Rajavel B

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Jun 18, 2020

Very easy to learn

By Prajwal K

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May 24, 2020

Informative course

By Harshit P P

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May 12, 2020

best course for me

By Abhiya p

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May 10, 2020

reallly good couse

By Dr. B S M

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May 10, 2020

Its a good course.

By Usama

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May 7, 2020

Incredible journey

By Rakesh T

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Apr 28, 2020

great course... !!

By Martin D

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Mar 8, 2019

Great introduction

By mansi g

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Jul 4, 2018

it is easy subject

By Skylor L B

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Oct 23, 2017

Very understanding

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Dec 27, 2024

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Oct 25, 2024

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By UmamaheswaraRao P

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Oct 20, 2022

EXCELLENT COURSE

By Onedio S S J

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Aug 8, 2022

Excellent course!

By anthony m

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Dec 28, 2020

excellent, thanks

By EDUARDO S D O

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Sep 8, 2020

Muito bom, gostei

By Uma D

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Aug 27, 2020

It is very useful

By Nikunj K

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Jul 30, 2020

It's Very helpful

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Jul 21, 2020

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