Learner Reviews & Feedback for Data Science Math Skills by Duke University
About the Course
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 ...
Top reviews
AP
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.
PS
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.
2001 - 2025 of 2,780 Reviews for Data Science Math Skills
By Gary H
•Jun 4, 2018
Introduction to some basic mathematical terms. Conducted in an easy-understand way. Not very clear explanation in the part of probabilities.
By Andrea K C
•Jun 25, 2023
All great until the las module. The topic was bearly explained and I had no idea why things happen or why a specific answer for a question.
By Ysa G
•Jun 19, 2020
Great for those who need to review their fundamentals. Helpful for people like me who already forgot about derivatives, probabilities, etc.
By Aldiyar S
•Nov 18, 2020
The last part, Theory of probabilities was very unclear, with not correct explanaitions. Needed another sources to learn. Other parts good
By Phoebe ( Z
•Feb 6, 2018
the material could be a little more challenging. If more vector/matrix material is introduced would be more helpful to the data scientists
By David S
•Jun 9, 2020
This course helps me to learn basic math of Data Science very effectively but more math skills are required other than this maths skills!
By Mai D T C
•Jan 7, 2021
It's a very nice course, but please could you provide answer keys to the final quizz? It would be very helpful to reinforce our learning
By PO-HSIU L
•Jun 12, 2020
The last part of the course, week 4 is a bit short on example, more examples on how to calculate conditional probabilty will be helpful.
By Su M
•May 11, 2017
Easy and suitable for beginners with high school math skills. If how the equations are deduced are introduced, it would be even better.
By Lee S X
•Mar 26, 2021
I suggested to provide more examples based on calculation in week 4 parts (probability, bayes theorem), this will enhance this course.
By Wouter S
•Jul 3, 2020
Good video course and quizzes. Not too long.
Only remark is the code in the quizzes, sometimes fractions and formula's are not visible.
By Duc T
•May 31, 2017
Good materials. But examples from learning sections are a lot easier than problems in quizzes. More difficult examples would be great.
By Sagar S
•Mar 26, 2022
Course is to the point nice course. But not PPT or study material is given from the tutor like notes .
Notes would be really helpfull
By Giulio P
•Oct 21, 2020
The probability part is not as clear as the previous ones with quizzes less easily solvable with the information given in the lecture
By vignesh a
•Sep 14, 2019
Week 1 - 5/5
Week 2 - 4/5
Week 3 - 3/5
Week 4 - 4/5
A good introductory course which could do better in explaining some concepts clearly.
By Abdulrahman M
•Sep 8, 2019
Every data scientist needs to know some statistics and probability theory. The amount of math you'll need depends on the role.
Thanks,
By Luan d S
•Dec 30, 2018
It's a excellent course with all of the basic concepts to start in the Data Science World.
Great regards and thank you for the course.
By Vidya C
•May 24, 2017
It was a good course for a beginner.But I think the proportion of the course allocated to probability is much less than it deserve.:)
By Hichem D
•Jul 13, 2020
it's a good choice for anyone who wants to refresh or enforce his knowledge, even to discover what math skills a data scientist need
By Atsushi T
•Sep 14, 2017
Very comprehensive and challenging - I feel a final quiz would be great but individually, very well though out content and questions
By Stephanie H
•Sep 30, 2022
Decent introduction to the math skills. Once this course got to the probabilities section, the difficulty substantially increased.
By Rinav S
•May 19, 2020
The course offers a good insight to the maths skills utilized in Data Science. WIll be looking to program all concepts learnt here.
By Ricardo V
•May 23, 2020
A very great course for begginners but it would be great if the math skills could be elaborated closer to the real world examples.
By Priyadarshini S
•Oct 25, 2020
THE COURSE WAS GREAT. AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT ARE MAINLY IN WEEK 4 CONTENT. MORE SOLVED EXAMPLES WILL BE MORE USEFUL TO THE STUDENTS
By Dyandra P
•Sep 16, 2020
Although I've already learned these but I had so much fun reviewing and gaining new insights on the materials! Thank you so much!