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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 Neha S M

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May 11, 2020

EXTREMELY ENGAGING AND THOROUGH!!

By Harshit k j

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Apr 24, 2020

very best plateform all students.

By P A B

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Apr 23, 2020

Revised the basics of mathematics

By RAJESH K

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Jan 11, 2019

I love the way teacher, teach me.

By Teresa E

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Oct 14, 2023

tough class but very informative

By Arundhati S

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Jun 22, 2023

Good course for the foundations.

By Earl G

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Mar 19, 2023

Nothing wrong with #7 and #10 :D

By Kotesh G

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Aug 23, 2022

Great course, great explanation.

By Mariam A I A A

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Oct 27, 2020

Thank you for your collaboration

By anveshna s

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Jun 13, 2020

really good and enriching course

By Suviraj S D

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Jun 8, 2020

Very Informative. Learned a lot.

By Mushfiqur R B

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Jun 6, 2020

Good skills Math and Helpful us.

By DIVYA. M

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May 23, 2020

Gud course to learn data science

By Deleted A

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May 14, 2020

Course is good, i enjoyed a lot.

By Somiron D

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May 5, 2020

Thanks for give me a certificate

By Tiara D

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Apr 20, 2020

The course is so easy to follow!

By MaheshKrishna C

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Sep 17, 2019

Good Content and well Structured

By Azmat J

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Mar 7, 2019

It is a great course , Thank You

By umar i

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Aug 18, 2018

Its awesome, I really enjoyed it

By Héctor P

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Aug 4, 2025

¡Excelente curso! Muy didáctico

By Yusupov A

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Nov 10, 2023

Zor menga yoqdi Yusupov Azizbek

By İsmet İ

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Aug 13, 2023

Easy to start and very helpful.

By Teddy S

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Mar 11, 2022

This course is very interesting

By Naing Z A

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Jul 20, 2021

The course is very nice for me.

By Gabriela F

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May 17, 2021

Very enjoyable, keep the notes.