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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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Aug 20, 2020

It was a great review and the lessons are designed properly.

By Steven P

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Jun 29, 2020

Great course, good balance between simplicity and complexity

By Rishabh s

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May 26, 2020

great learning platform....I learn so much thank you so much

By Ankit S

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May 13, 2020

it was the best course which I have ever done in mathmatics.

By Tasawer K

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May 6, 2020

Excellent revision or introduction to maths for data science

By Abbas H

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Apr 18, 2020

Thank you so much, i learned mathematics with the best ways.

By Nissa S

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Oct 16, 2022

A challenging yet a fun course! Thank you for teaching me!

By Deepika J

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Dec 8, 2020

I learnt alot of new things with this course, very helpful.

By Ashok K

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Jul 6, 2020

I love this course 😍❤️

Amazing experience with the teacher.

By Sooraj M

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Jun 22, 2020

LEARN Basic of math use in DATA SCIENCE , ALSO PROBABILITY.

By Parntep P

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Jun 7, 2020

Nice course. The intructors describes the dtails very well.

By amin s

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Apr 4, 2020

In-depth explanation, I wish I had studied maths under you.

By Rajesh S B

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Aug 19, 2017

Very well structured course for beginners. My fav is week 4

By Ruben R

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Jul 27, 2020

It was such a wonderful experience in studying this course

By Mohammad H

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Jun 30, 2020

This course is really good for learning basic mathematics.

By Rishabh P

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May 25, 2020

I learned a lot through this recommending this to everyone

By SOUMYADIP D

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May 21, 2020

Honstly say that it's good course for me for my experience

By Tuhin M

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May 15, 2020

Very Basic and Knowledgeable understanding. Must to learn.

By U. S

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May 4, 2020

It is very nice subject to study.I like Coursera very much

By Roberto O

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May 4, 2020

Excelente curso. Muy buena explicación de todos los temas.

By Qicheng S

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Feb 3, 2019

Nice Course, Looking for specialization bundle on this one

By Leonardo A

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Jun 20, 2017

Very good course, can't wait for the more advance classes.

By Jaime A R O

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Sep 15, 2023

INTERESTING PART FOR PROBABILITIES. I LEARNED THE BASICS.

By Maria E D

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Mar 18, 2023

very useful and well explained. thanks , i really enjoyed

By Dibakar k

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Nov 13, 2021

Really good course . Upgrade your skills to a new level .