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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 DHANANJAY I H

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Jun 10, 2020

The Course was awesome to preparation for GATE

By Manish P

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Mar 11, 2019

This is awesome in refreshing your math skills

By Karthik B

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Sep 17, 2018

Very Good Course to kick start on probability.

By Didde P K

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Jun 24, 2023

Thank you Duke University it helped me a lot.

By Armando A V B

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Sep 19, 2021

Excellent experience to refresh some concepts

By sam c

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Jul 30, 2021

Well explained. Thanks to the two professors.

By David T

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May 22, 2021

I discovered areas which I should learn more.

By Skvs U

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Jun 15, 2020

good course and its good for mathematics also

By Pankaj K

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May 24, 2020

Best Course ever on Data Science Math Skills.

By aman k

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May 21, 2020

deep and precise learning through this course

By Priyank R

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May 18, 2020

Thankyou for the course.

It cleared my basics.

By Arun J

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Jan 17, 2020

This course was good and refreshed the basics

By Archana T R

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Jun 10, 2019

Pretty good revision of basic maths concepts.

By David A S J

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Jun 18, 2017

Very good course to remember thing about math

By Tsurayya N

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Sep 13, 2024

So insightfully and understanding for newbie

By Abdullah A

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Dec 30, 2023

Speed was fast when discussing probabilities

By moswazi m

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Nov 24, 2020

Very informative course I really enjoyed it!

By Melissa M

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Sep 15, 2020

Excellent content, very explicit every video

By Mohammed A c v

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Jun 18, 2020

it was quite interesting , thank you so much

By Bao B Q

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Jun 15, 2020

I really love this course! Thanks very much!

By Ravi t N

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May 24, 2020

i've learned a lot .!! it is very beneficial

By Sagor K S

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Feb 3, 2023

Easy way to learn Data Science Math Skills.

By Delight O

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Oct 7, 2022

I WAS A VERY NICE EXPERIENCE, GREAT TUTORS

By Sanket S

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Jun 14, 2022

Functions and Bayes Theorem are taught well

By Edgar C N

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Jan 8, 2022

Awesome. 3 big cheers for Paul and Daniel!