6 Best Calculus Courses for Beginners
We compared 6 Calculus courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $99.99. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including The University of Sydney. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 6
- Price range
- $19.99 – $99.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "calculus" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $99.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Calculus
Offered by The University of Sydney
The focus and themes of the Introduction to Calculus course address the most important foundations for applications of mathematics in science, engineering and commerce. The course emphasises the key ideas and historical...
$49.00listed price -
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![[NEW] Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)](https://i.udemycdn.com/course/480x270/7213315_3ebc.jpg)
[NEW] Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
Detailed Exam Domain CoverageThe practice tests in this course comprehensively map to the official Fundamentals of Engineering exam specifications. Every core area is covered to ensure you identify your strengths and tar...
$99.99listed price -
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The Data Science Course: From Beginner to Advanced
Embark on a transformative journey into the world of Data Science with our comprehensive course, meticulously designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, equipping you with the skills demanded...
$39.99listed price -
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Introduction To The Magnetism
How many misconceptions did you have or maybe still have about magnetism? Probably, you at least once in your life thought that only magnets can have magnetic fields. What’s worse, you might even misunderstand the way ma...
$19.99listed price -
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Math Fundamentals: Integrals
Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València
The concept of primitive, (pseudo)immediate primitives, change of variable, integration by parts and definite integral applied to calculus of areas are reviewed.
$29.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditMath Fundamentals: Derivatives
Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València
Basic course on functions and their derivatives, including their applications to problem solving.
$29.00listed price
Best Calculus Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Introduction to Calculus | Coursera | The University of Sydney | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | [NEW] Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) | Udemy | — | $99.99 | View → |
| 3 | The Data Science Course: From Beginner to Advanced | Udemy | — | $39.99 | View → |
| 4 | Introduction To The Magnetism | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Math Fundamentals: Integrals | edX | Universitat Politècnica de València | $29.00 | View → |
| 6 | Math Fundamentals: Derivatives | edX | Universitat Politècnica de València | $29.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 6 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $99.99, with the middle of the range around $39.99 — a spread of $80.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The University of Sydney — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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