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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 MILIND L T

May 25, 2020

Excellent........

By Rahul A

May 23, 2020

Awesome Course..!

By Clark K

May 22, 2020

Good introduction

By GOVARDHAN R J

May 5, 2020

very good course.

By Sajeeb

May 4, 2020

Very good course.

By Manish K

Apr 29, 2020

commendable work!

By ANDRES F R B

Apr 6, 2020

Excellent course.

By Syed A I

May 16, 2019

Excellent courser

By Josiah D

Sep 2, 2017

Excellent course.

By Chan W U

Apr 17, 2017

Great Course!!!!!

By jerry

Feb 27, 2017

Am glad and happy

By Ahmed M

Apr 6, 2024

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Dec 5, 2023

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By RAYHONA A R Q

Oct 27, 2023

спасибо за курса

By 张杨洁

Jun 24, 2023

Great, thank you

By Dhananjay B

Jun 27, 2022

Excellent Course

By Centa L

Jul 2, 2021

very good course

By Bhavey M

Apr 21, 2021

Very informative

By Roberto K

Mar 28, 2021

Very interesting

By John B A A

Dec 19, 2020

Great course!!!!

By Veera R K

Nov 18, 2020

very good course

By Vishal K

Aug 22, 2020

very nice course

By Sapthak M T

Aug 14, 2020

Excellent course

By RITVIK B

Jul 30, 2020

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