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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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Oct 5, 2023

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By YOGANATHAN M

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Oct 17, 2022

its very useful too.

By Jamal R

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Apr 10, 2018

improve week 4 videos

By Laksika T

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May 1, 2020

Great Stat refresher

By Hans H

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Aug 21, 2017

Overall good refresh

By Mehdi H

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Dec 4, 2020

It was very helpful

By Шмаков А А

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Aug 18, 2019

Для совсем новичков

By Kiran M

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May 5, 2018

A beginner's course

By Dania L

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Apr 10, 2021

Muy bueno el curso

By rhodora C

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Aug 22, 2020

it was challenging

By Hussain N

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Jun 1, 2020

informative course

By K R

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May 28, 2020

Excellent teaching

By ANAND K J

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May 20, 2020

INTERESTING COURSE

By Shivam Y

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Apr 24, 2020

Nice for Beginners

By ravi s

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Apr 10, 2020

good for beginners

By Daniel C

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Sep 11, 2017

Very useful course

By Atul S

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Jan 4, 2021

was a good course

By SUSHMITA S

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Jun 5, 2020

WAS GOOD LEARNING

By Sridhar P

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Apr 29, 2020

Basics it is good

By Md.Minhajul I

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Mar 14, 2025

GOOD AND WEALTHY

By Samadov F

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Apr 30, 2024

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By Mangali S 2

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Nov 16, 2022

good and helping

By BALAJI G G

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Jan 30, 2022

Good content and

By akshat s

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May 17, 2020

Nice explanation

By Sanket S

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Apr 27, 2020

Nicely Explained