Kinematics Courses and Certifications

The 2022 Trauma Webinar Series - Part One: Kinematics of Trauma

Apply kinematics and energy-transfer concepts to anticipate injury patterns and improve care planning for traumatic injuries.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Mechanism and Robot Kinematics

Study the kinematic analysis of constrained mechanisms and robot manipulators, from displacement and velocity to singularities, motion generation, and force analysis.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Physics Fundamentals: Mechanics

Describe the motion of bodies represented as points: physical quantities and vector algebra, point kinematics, types of movement, dynamics, work and power, and mechanical energy.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Particle Dynamics

38 ratings at Coursera

Analyze particle motion in Cartesian, tangential-normal and polar coordinates, applying Newton's second law, work-energy, impulse-momentum, impact, and kinetics of variable-mass systems.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Rigid Body Dynamics

27 ratings at Coursera

Analyze rigid body motion: absolute and relative kinematics, rotating axes, work-energy and impulse-momentum methods, plus 3D kinetics and gyroscopic motion.

• Coursera
• 15 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of London;  Goldsmiths University of London

Geometry and Calculus for Computing

Model shapes and change for computing: apply sine, cosine and Pythagoras' rules, sketch graphs of motion, work with exponentials and logarithms, and differentiate from first principles.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Introductory Mechanics

Work through calculus-based mechanics: kinematics and forces, momentum and energy, rotational dynamics and moment of inertia, and simple harmonic motion approximating the simple pendulum.

• edX
• 46 weeks, 10-12 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $196.00
• 4 courses

Dynamics and Control I

Model mechanical systems as lumped parameters: build kinematics, derive equations of motion via force-momentum and Lagrange's equations, and analyze linear stability and multi-degree-of-freedom vibration.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Chad's Prep

General Physics - Complete Algebra-Based Course 2023-2024

Master algebra-based physics fundamentals through mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, electricity, magnetism, optics, relativity, and quantum concepts in this comprehensive year-long study.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Neso Academy

Basic Signal Properties - Signals and Systems Chapter 4

Master fundamental system properties including causality, linearity, time-invariance, stability, and invertibility through theory and GATE-level problem solving.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Steve Brunton

Engineering Math - Vector Calculus and Partial Differential Equations

Master vector calculus fundamentals and solve key partial differential equations governing physics, from divergence and curl to heat and wave equations.

• YouTube
• 9 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dynamics

6 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course is concerned with moving objects, that is, dynamics. Section 1 introduces concepts like position, velocity and acceleration, which describe the way an object moves. Section 2 ...

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Mecharithm - Robotics and Mechatronics

Forward Kinematics in Robotics Using Screw Theory - Matlab Code & Great Demos

Learn to compute robotic-arm forward kinematics with screw theory and the Product of Exponentials formula, demonstrated on planar, UR5e, and KUKA SCARA robots.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Chad's Prep

Rotational Kinematics - General Physics

Explore rotational kinematics, comparing angular and linear motion concepts. Learn equations, unit conversions, and problem-solving for constant velocity and uniform acceleration scenarios.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mechanics, Part 1

Learn the physics of how things move with this calculus-based course in mechanics.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate