C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

The robust curriculum in this course provides a very good foundation on which to build programming skills as they relate to computational finance. As a first course in programming for me, this course certainly was not easy, but the support from the TAs and others in the forum was extremely helpful and was a critical factor contributing to my success in the course.

Before this course, I only learned VB in my college. That programming experience was painful with nothing interesting. However, this course is full of fun with debugging your codes to make right. Besides, I really like the form of this course. Passing each level is just like playing games and I am really intrigued by this. Particularly, the level 9 is extremely wonderful, which let me know what I have learned can be used in practice, though it may take some time digesting the codes.

I really learn a lot from C++ course. The course is quite useful for future financial engineering study. TA is very responsible. He graded my homework in time. And his comments on my homework is precise. I will continue accessing to the course material and discussing on the forums.

Delicate designed material, very nice and helpful TA, excellent quality.

The course is very thorough and demanding. The exercises greatly helped me to acquire the necessary C++ knowledge and skills in preparation for my MFE degree.

Avi was an exceptional TA, could not ask for any improvement in any way.

The topics on the forum is so comprehensive that there's not much effort involved in seeking help.
The TAs are extremely helpful and responsive.

I really enjoyed the course. The way that it taught C++ from the very basic foundations to the more advanced concepts made everything easier to understand. I can say that this is probably one of the best programming courses that I have taken. The homework is not too challenging that you become discouraged, but at the same time, it is also not too easy that you lose interest in learning. I found the TA and support to be excellent. The TA always provided quality feedback that enabled me to become more efficient in the actual programming component and the support allowed me to see other ways of designing the code for the same problem. Overall, I would strongly suggest this course for anyone interested in learning C++!

The course is really helpful to build up your programming knowledge from ground up. For someone with zero programming background like me, the course is truly intensive but definitely well worth it.

It's a great course where you learn a lot than you think. It finds a way to let you interested in C++. Making full use of the forum will let you learn more. Hope you enjoy this course as I do.

The course is very well organized, professor and TA are very helpful in guiding me to understand the materials.

I started up with zero knowledge in programming . It was hard in the beginning because everything was so abstract and difficult to understand for me, but the exercises are really helpful and the online discussion are informative. If you could manage your time well, 16 weeks should be enough for you. I started level 1 since the 57th day countdown, and i elapsed nearly 3 weeks after that, but i still managed to finish the course by the last day.

This course has a systematical improvement in my C++ knowledge from zero experience. TA and other people in the forum are very helpful for me to learn this course.

The course, while challenging was very worthwhile. We all know coding can be challenging, especially at the early stages and with a language as powerful and therefore complex as C++. My TA, along with the online forum were extremely helpful and in many ways it is was these resources, coupled with the very applicable to industry nature of the course, which sets it apart from others.

I think the course is excellent. I went into the course having no understanding of Object Oriented Coding and its application to Financial Modeling. By the end of the class I felt very comfortable with beginner and intermediate level concepts of C++. In addition, the later modules explained the key methods used in derivative modeling and how to code those concepts.

I had been trying to revise / learn C++ for some time, however always ended up getting stuck at some point. The course providing me that platform to get onto the right track in terms how to go about learning the language. The best thing was that the course also covered newer C++ topics such as Boost and STL. Also, I really liked the assignments as they covered almost all the topics that were part of the theory. Thanks a lot!

I thought overall the course was of a very high standard. The lectures, quizzes and exercises complemented each other quite well to form a great introductory C++ course. I was very pleased with the help received from TAs as well as their response time.

The material of the course was exactly what needed. My TA was very helpful and extremely fast, overall excellent. The material was good.

I found the course very helpful since I could not only refresh my knowledge of the basics of C/C++, but later on I learned many new concepts. In particular, the boost library is extremely useful when writing real-world applications. Other courses usually only cover the basics or ar aimed at experienced programmers, while this course covers both the basics and advanced material. Daniel Duffy concise presentation style allows for learning this difficult content in a very short amount of time. The very quick and precise feedback from the TA was very valuable to improve my own coding style. When asking questions in the forum one receives immediately helpful answers from other students, the TAs or Daniel Duffy.

The course content is robust and covers a wide area unlike other C++ courses especially the topics on using STL and Boost libraries are quite helpful. The TAs are resourceful and feedback is fast. Also the forums are a great place to get help from fellow students. All in all, the journey through the course has been a pleasant and thoroughly satisfying one.