6 Best Kinematics Courses on Coursera
We compared 6 Kinematics courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder and Rice University. 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
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "kinematics" 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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Advanced Capstone Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Project
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This capstone course is the 3rd and final course of the specialization Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control. It assumes you have completed the prior courses on "Attitude Control with Momentum Exchange Devices" and "A...
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Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control covers three core topic areas: the description of the motion and rates of motion of rigid bodies (Kinematics), developing the equations of motion that prediction the movement of rigid bodi...
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Introduction to Mechanics
Offered by Rice University
This specialization is for learners who are interested in first-year, university-level physics. Through three courses, you will gain a foundation in mechanics including motion, forces, energy, momentum, rotational motion...
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Introduction to Robotics with Webots
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
The overarching learning goal of this specialization in robotics is to create an appreciation for the tight interplay between mechanism, sensor, and control in the design of intelligent systems. By the end of this specia...
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Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modelling
Offered by Università di Napoli Federico II
This course explores the intersection of mechanics, electronics, signal processing, control engineering, computing, and mathematical modeling in robotics, focusing on the intelligent connection between perception and act...
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Physics Fundamentals: Mechanics
Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València
The study of the physical universe is approached by analyzing objects in motion. All physical quantities and laws that allow the geometric and causal description of the motion of bodies represented as a point are defined...
$49.00listed price
Best Kinematics Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced Capstone Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Project | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Spacecraft Dynamics and Control | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $79.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Mechanics | Coursera | Rice University | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Introduction to Robotics with Webots | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Robotics Foundations I - Robot Modelling | Coursera | Università di Napoli Federico II | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Physics Fundamentals: Mechanics | Coursera | Universitat Politècnica de València | $49.00 | 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 $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. 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. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder and Rice University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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