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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

BB

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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.

KC

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Weeks 1-3 were quality. Week 4 was a little sloppy in the instructional videos and less clear than in Weeks 1-3. Overall, concise refresher of various mathematical subjects useful to data science.

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By Kamalammagari V s

Jul 28, 2020

It was a better experience on maths which required for Data Scientist

By Nathan L

Jul 10, 2020

Nice refresher for some old topics and nice introduction for new ones

By Neelam U

Jun 20, 2020

More practice problems and reference book required for modules 3 & 4.

By Olena N

May 31, 2020

Great condensed course to refresh you math knowledge and terminology!

By jarod

Nov 18, 2017

very good lesson with common skills for data science, really helpful!

By Діана М О

May 8, 2024

I want the name "Ivanchuk Mykola" to be displayed on the certificate

By Adam G

Jan 29, 2023

The course content and the learning experience have been very great.

By Arun “

Jul 19, 2022

Very useful and informative, I like the simple explanation of topics

By Marc T

May 24, 2021

The coolest, slickest and most fun math course I know of. AAA guys !

By Chen Z

Feb 5, 2021

a good basic math class to people who want to enroll in data science

By Ganesh K

Sep 15, 2020

The topics which were explained are so perfect.Perfect that's it...!

By Kridkanok P

Jul 19, 2020

Good for new people who need to know about data science math skills.

By Iswarya B

Jul 9, 2020

It is a way of easy to understand the mathematical skills I liked it

By Azim R N

Jun 13, 2020

This is my first experience on Coursera, Very happy with the result!

By Prabhat R

Jun 2, 2020

The course is good and covers most of the required basics very well.

By Pallavi S

May 11, 2020

Really good course, basics are clear now, enjoyed doing this course.

By Brian P ( a C

Jan 20, 2020

This course helped boost my confidence in the field of data science!

By Faraaz H

Feb 25, 2018

Nice course which could help one revise all studied at junior level.

By Muhammad U N

Dec 13, 2023

I have acquired excellent knowledge related to Data Science Basics.

By Syed M H

Oct 19, 2021

this course is helpful for understanding the basic concept of math.

By Pam G

Oct 21, 2020

Great review to update on DS Skills for those who need a refresher.

By Muhammad G A

Oct 1, 2020

The video, video companion, and exercise all really helpful for me.

By Peter O

Jul 15, 2020

This is a beautiful course that goes a long way in decision making.

By Syed H H

Jul 12, 2020

This is an excellent course. It inhanced my skills in Data Science.

By Mansiben N Z

Aug 3, 2020

Good course to clear basic concepts of mathematics and probability