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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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Jan 11, 2019

Effective way to refresh and add the Data Science math skills! Thanks a lot! At the time of the study some of the quizzes content were not rendering correctly on mobile devices (both iPad and Android)

RS

May 5, 2020

This was mostly review for me though probability especially Beyes Theorem derivation was new. The instructors provided clear often refreshing ways to look at material.

Thank you for a great class!!

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By Joel R

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Mar 10, 2017

great course! it was a nice refresher for me, though I still learned new things as well! thank you!

By Huda S

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Oct 28, 2023

It's really amazing and interesting course. I really enjoy to learn this course with great teacher.

By Piyounggul S

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Oct 20, 2021

This is amazing course for person that wants to pursur a career of Data science. This is essential.

By Alex I

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Mar 28, 2021

Was a great refresher course for all the math that I learned in the past but had already forgotten!

By Abhishek K

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Mar 15, 2021

Great Course for Beginners in the field of data science as well as for Intermediate level students.

By Charles P

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Nov 2, 2020

This course was great. The learning was structured in a way that the material was not overwhelming.

By Lance R C

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Sep 27, 2020

I took this as a refresher Math course. I found the exercises and their explanations very helpful.

By Anjani P

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Jun 13, 2020

I am very happy because of my completion of this course. Thanks to all the facilities of coursera.

By Anand K O

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Jun 9, 2020

The overall Basic course is GRATE but in last few chapters in probability was tough to understand.

By SongNan

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Mar 3, 2017

Very easy to understand and know how to succeed in the future on the learning path. Thanks a lot !

By Rafael D

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Feb 1, 2021

Great introduction! Pay attention to the fourth-week module, the probability one, it gets tricky.

By Yifei G

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Jan 2, 2021

The first few sections are very basic and easy but the last one about Bayes' Theorem is helpful!!

By MD F R

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May 9, 2020

especially, the last test on probability in one of the proofs of higher standards of this course.

By Dr.S.Someshwar

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Apr 29, 2020

Very easy course from Duke University. Thank you for introducing this "DATA SCIENCE MATH SKILLS".

By ARCHITA

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Apr 1, 2020

It was really helpful in enhancing my data skills though it could have had been a bit more better

By Kia C

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Dec 31, 2019

I like the course and the lessons in data analysis .The concepts and theories are great for math.

By Thomas J H

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Aug 21, 2017

Helpful course -- highly recommended for people who need more background or who need a refresher.

By Samantha I S

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Jun 28, 2021

Estuvo genial. Siento que aprendí en este curso lo que debía saber en tres años de preparatoria.

By Josimar F D A

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Nov 3, 2020

It was an excellent course that allowed me to improve my interest in statistics and probability.

By Rushiraj C (

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Jun 10, 2020

Awesome! Loved the content as now I have a starting point in a race towards Data Science Skills.

By V i c t o r i a C

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Jun 6, 2020

More examples must be given to understand Probability Week 4. Overall it was a very good course.

By Kent J

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Aug 8, 2017

This class was great. I really recommend it, especially if you are new to mathematical concepts.

By Tim J

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Jun 27, 2017

I found it quite engaging and challenging at times to get my head back around high school maths!

By Allahverdi N

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Dec 25, 2020

It's so good. Explanations are easy to understand. And this course is helpful for data science.

By Violin M

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Nov 2, 2020

The course was very helpful for my current studies. This lesson was very helpful and insightful