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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

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!!

VS

Sep 22, 2020

This course syllabus is great. It starts wonderfully. Week 1 to 4 is taught by Paul Bendich, and Daniel Egger the instruction is awesome. Effective way to refresh and add the Data Science math skills!

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By Marc T

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May 24, 2021

The coolest, slickest and most fun math course I know of. AAA guys !

By Chen Z

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Feb 5, 2021

a good basic math class to people who want to enroll in data science

By Ganesh K u

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Sep 15, 2020

The topics which were explained are so perfect.Perfect that's it...!

By Kridkanok P

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Jul 19, 2020

Good for new people who need to know about data science math skills.

By Iswarya B

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Jul 9, 2020

It is a way of easy to understand the mathematical skills I liked it

By Azim R N

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Jun 13, 2020

This is my first experience on Coursera, Very happy with the result!

By Prabhat R

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Jun 2, 2020

The course is good and covers most of the required basics very well.

By Pallavi S

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May 11, 2020

Really good course, basics are clear now, enjoyed doing this course.

By Brian P

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Jan 20, 2020

This course helped boost my confidence in the field of data science!

By Faraaz H

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Feb 25, 2018

Nice course which could help one revise all studied at junior level.

By Muhammad U N

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Dec 13, 2023

I have acquired excellent knowledge related to Data Science Basics.

By Syed M H

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Oct 19, 2021

this course is helpful for understanding the basic concept of math.

By Pam G

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Oct 21, 2020

Great review to update on DS Skills for those who need a refresher.

By Muhammad G A

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Oct 1, 2020

The video, video companion, and exercise all really helpful for me.

By Peter O

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Jul 15, 2020

This is a beautiful course that goes a long way in decision making.

By Syed H H

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Jul 12, 2020

This is an excellent course. It inhanced my skills in Data Science.

By Mansiben N Z

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Aug 3, 2020

Good course to clear basic concepts of mathematics and probability

By Nikita

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Jul 20, 2020

It's Very good course and i completed very nicely thanku Coursera

By Manoj K D

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Jun 30, 2020

The method of teaching was very good. I like videos,quizzes ...etc

By Nishant T

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May 17, 2020

A very interesting data science course provided by duke university

By Sai P B

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Apr 30, 2020

I just completed it in 1 day, had fun completing it successfully !

By Nguyên T N Đ

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Dec 18, 2019

The course is very basic and easy to understand with many example.

By Francine S

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Nov 8, 2019

Step by step course! Perfect for beginners. I highly recommend it.

By Sameer Y H

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Jul 7, 2022

The best supporting course for data science Thanks to professors

By David G

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Aug 14, 2020

Excellent course , and it is refreshing ! i highly recommend it.