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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

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Apr 16, 2020

Hi it is very helpful to me. Concept is properly explained. I enjoyed learning process. Expect some more courses on data science as well as on python which involves real time application.Thanks a lot.

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Jul 22, 2017

This is neat little course to revise math fundamentals. I generally find learning probability a little tricky. This course helped me a lot in better understanding Bayes Theorem. Thank you professors.

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By Ihor T

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Aug 3, 2022

Loud and clear

By Fajarriansyah S

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Jul 23, 2022

thanks so much

By Godwin E

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Dec 16, 2021

Very impactful

By Jay P

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Apr 9, 2021

great revision

By Akhas R

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Dec 26, 2020

Extraordinary!

By Soumia R

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Oct 15, 2020

Great course !

By Diana P A

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Oct 7, 2020

Really awesome

By Paolo T

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Aug 31, 2020

Maybe too easy

By Gourav G

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Aug 29, 2020

amazing course

By SATISH M

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Jun 29, 2020

that was good!

By Harold K J

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Jun 16, 2020

Excellent!!!!!

By Kunal D S

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May 23, 2020

Awesome course

By Sakshi b 2

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May 3, 2020

it was helpful

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May 2, 2020

#Happy_learing

By MADHYAPAGA T

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Apr 30, 2020

Well explained

By Sandip D

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Apr 18, 2020

very very nice

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May 14, 2019

well explained

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Apr 14, 2025

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Mar 24, 2025

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Mar 4, 2025

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Feb 3, 2025

sso... great!

By Karim M

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Feb 29, 2024

Great Course!

By Thokozani C

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Jan 30, 2023

Great course!

By Deleted A

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Oct 18, 2022

best oucourse

By Juan M G P

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Sep 16, 2022

Buen repaso.