9 Best Simulation Courses for Beginners
We compared 9 Simulation courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $833.33. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Toronto and Purdue 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
- 9
- Price range
- $19.99 – $833.33
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 9 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "simulation" 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 $833.33, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Self-Driving Cars
Offered by University of Toronto
Welcome to Introduction to Self-Driving Cars, the first course in University of Toronto’s Self-Driving Cars Specialization. This course will introduce you to the terminology, design considerations and safety assessment o...
$99.00listed price -
2
Learn 3D Modelling & Animation from Scratch with Blender 3D
3D modelling and animation skills are in huge demand in many industries, such as the games industry, the animation industry, advertising, architectural and medical visualization... the list goes on and on. Incredibly, de...
$39.99listed price -
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Fundamentals of Artificial Neural Network with MATLAB
Do you know how new branches like machine learning and data science come into existence?It's because now there's tremendous demand for artificial neural networks across a range of industries.The power of artificial intel...
$54.99listed price -
4
Automotive HIL Testing-Hardware In Loop Concept from scratch
Unlock the world of Automotive Hardware-In-Loop (HIL) Testing with our comprehensive course designed for both beginners and seasoned professionals. This in-depth course covers the foundational concepts and advanced techn...
$19.99listed price -
5
Applied Quantum Computing I: Fundamentals
Offered by Purdue University
Learn the fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics and how they can be mapped onto present-day quantum information processing models, including computation, simulation, optimization, and machine learning.
$833.33listed price -
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CODESYS PLC programming tutorial for beginners
In this course, you will learn from scratch how to become a PLC code programmer. This course is specifically for people who want to start their training in CODESYS PROGAMMING LANUGAGE. We are using CODESYS software for m...
$44.99listed price -
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SOLIDWORKS Academy: Complete Beginner to CSWA Certified
Course Update Alert!We’re thrilled to introduce new examples and hands-on practice materials to make your SolidWorks learning experience even more interactive, engaging, and effective!Why you should take this course?Firs...
$64.99listed price -
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Build a RISC-V CPU in VHDL from Scratch
Design a RISC-V CPU from scratch — and run it on FPGA.This course takes you step by step through the complete design of a RISC-V CPU in VHDL, starting from RISC-V specification and ending with a fully working Syste...
$89.99listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Engineering Design
Offered by MathWorks
Gain a comprehensive overview of the engineering design workflow through the power of modeling and simulation.
$59.00listed price
Best Simulation Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Self-Driving Cars | Coursera | University of Toronto | $99.00 | View → |
| 2 | Learn 3D Modelling & Animation from Scratch with Blender 3D | Udemy | — | $39.99 | View → |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Artificial Neural Network with MATLAB | Udemy | — | $54.99 | View → |
| 4 | Automotive HIL Testing-Hardware In Loop Concept from scratch | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Applied Quantum Computing I: Fundamentals | edX | Purdue University | $833.33 | View → |
| 6 | CODESYS PLC programming tutorial for beginners | Udemy | — | $44.99 | View → |
| 7 | SOLIDWORKS Academy: Complete Beginner to CSWA Certified | Udemy | — | $64.99 | View → |
| 8 | Build a RISC-V CPU in VHDL from Scratch | Udemy | — | $89.99 | View → |
| 9 | Introduction to Engineering Design | edX | MathWorks | $59.00 | 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 9 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $833.33, with the middle of the range around $59.00 — a spread of $813.34. That is a wide gap for one subject. 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Toronto and Purdue University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.