C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

This course effectively taught me everything that I needed to know about Python before entering my MFE program. Avi is a great TA that responded to the questions I had while not spoon feeding me the answers so it was a true learning experience. While I was not able to finish the course on time to earn the certification due to my program starting, I would highly recommend this course to anyone. The work is manageable and can be finished within the 12 weeks required. I felt confident heading into school, and am more confident heading into the job market with my newly acquired knowledge of Python.

I think the design of the homework is really good. It slowly builds up the skills.

The quality of this course was exceptionally high. This course met all of my goals and then some.

The overall quality is good, good course design and it provides a basic understanding of programming.

Yes. I think the course is well designed and definitely helped me to understand C++ better.

This is the start of my C++ journey. TAs and the discussion forums helped me a lot. This is a very practical course.

This course is heavy in content, from most basic things in C++ to use of boost library. I will be very useful to take this course.

Yes, the course meets my expectation, especially the content of Level 9 which taught me how to price options.

The course completely meets my original goal for taking it. I really liked the hands-on format with the exercises as it forces you to code and create good habits right from the start. The support from the TAs and the community was very good: all questions were answered very quickly and clearly. I learned more than I thought I would from the course. I recommend it to literally anyone who wants/needs to start learning C++ formally.

I really enjoy this course, in which I learnt a lot. The quality of the course is very good, and I sincerely appreciate my TA's guidance and all the learning resources. It enables me to have a complete and deep understanding of essential C++ topics and their applications to Quantitative Finance.

I know now the basics of C++ and will leverage this knowledge in my future MFE studies.

I joined this course for the purpose of gaining beginner to intermediate level C++ concepts and usage in Finance industry. I was always curious to code in C++ for Option pricing, given my math, computer science background, and working in Finance Industry. This course has given me strong concept in Generic Programming and OOP, with initial concept on Option price calculation. All video lectures by Daniel Duffy is within certain time limit to grasp concepts, and practical program run in each video made concept more clear. I can't say enough about my TA, for each assignment he had his feedback on my code ready withing 12 hours, faster than my expectation. Moreover, on each feedback, I went back and implemented comments before proceeding to next level. It made each level concept lucid, true to say ""practice, practice, and practice"". It is always good to practically program to learn concept than reading book. Home Works are well design. It is best course for anyone who truly wants to learn C++ for their own interest at professional or personal level. Course site is easy to work, search for questions which might have answered already in forum, navigation, topic aggregation.

Best and substantial course.

The quality is very good.

I feel very confident in my coding abilities and my ability to take more computer science classes going forward

My actual rating for the course is 4.5 not 4 (since it does not allow 0.5). My overall opinion on the course is very good, especially the part that is does a very good job explaining OOP and I also like the facts that the homeworks start to build up for a bigger project, it's a great learning process. There are a few things i do not like, which I will answer in the next section.

The C++ Programming for Financial Engineering course is the best way to rapidly become a proficient C++ developer. You gain the type of deep intuition that has otherwise been abstracted away in higher level languages and actually learn core concepts that allow you to take your skill set to an entirely different level.

There's also plenty of opportunity to gain additional knowledge from the cohort of students on the forum as well as the amazing support provided by your TA (APalley). His support is far superior to anything I've ever received and truly proved to be ""the difference factor"" in terms of being able to learn deep detail about C++.

The lecture videos by Dr. Duffy, as well as the homework, do a fantastic job and decomposing the learning process into smaller self contained chunks that continually build upon each other. By the time you complete the course, you'll be amazed at how much you actually learned and how much you enjoyed doing it along the way.

You should note that this is a course for those serious about becoming a C++ developer. There is a lot of work and the final is extremely difficult; however, both of these are good things when you really want to make the most of this program and learn as much as you can.

Again, thank you so much to APalley for his always patient, thoughtful, and thorough explanations to my many questions throughout the course. I can't wait to take the Advanced course!

The assignment are challenging and fun. They are the real drivers of the learning in the course. Had fun actually doing them.The final assignment should’ve been more derivative and less computational. It would really introduce us well to the financial side. Not a pessimistic critique, but new videos and re recording would improve the videos. Udemy provides similar stuff for literally 10$.

I think this course is really helpful and provides lots of insight into not only C++ programming but also its application to Computational Finance.

Very concise course with a lot of help from TA, that were top notch in terms of availability and eagerness to help

This is a very good and comprehensive course. With different levels, I can build up the confidence and learn the Knowledge easy and quickly. Also with the help of TA and the forum, I never feel alone during the journey of learning. I get much more than I expected. Much appreciate!