C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

The course is really informative and well-organized that it helped me build a solid foundation in C++. My TA Avi Palley is attentive and always ready to help me.

I think the material of the course is really great. It helps understand the basics of the C++ programming. The TAs are really helpful throughout the course.

I think the quality of the course is very excellent, and TA is really responsible and helpful.

This online course is extremely helpful to new beginners who seek to build their programming skills. It not only gives a comprehensive cover of all C/C++ basics, but emphasizes what is particularly important to quantitative finance. What I really like is Level 7, 8 and 9, which cover a lot of useful applications in real life and that's what we can't learn from another common C++ course. Additionally, the homework is quite well-designed and it greatly strengthens my understanding. I would like to say a lot of thanks to professor Duffy for giving such high quality lectures, and to my TA for offering me excellent guidance and timely feedback.

If anyone is looking for a good C++ class to start with, I will definitely recommend this Certificate program.
The program can accommodate completely beginners like myself and put them through well-structured conceptual building processese and a lot of coding exercises.
It definitely works for people who want to lay down a solid foundation for C++ programming.
Thanks to the program, I am now ready to move onto the next step!

The difficulty of the course was just about right for beginners in C++ but with background in other languages. The contents are divided into reasonable sessions and are completed with problem sets that help with learning. Sufficient help can be found on the forum and there are discussions not limited to the scope of the course but essentially allow us to understand C++ better.

The lead model developer in my group at work recommended this course so that I would have more opportunities to assist him and the rest of the team with future C++ model development. We work at a bank doing valuations on OTC derivatives for hedge fund clients, and we mostly use C++ for our pricing models. Although I had some C++ exposure in undergrad (I studied Quantitative Finance in undergrad), I never had a formal C++ education until taking this course. This class has been massively beneficial in my understanding of the C++ programming language and I highly recommend the course to anyone interested in developing these skills.

The course differs from the courses that I took before in that most of what I learnt comes from my assignment, rather than the slides or videos. The homework is well designed and we can get a good understanding about many topics which are not taught in the videos and I found this way more effective. After all, programming is all about practicing yourself, so the forums are very important learning resources that anyone who wants to make the best of the course should leverage.
All the TAs are very helpful and quick in reply, which I appreciate a lot.

TA is responsible and helpful. Whenever I was in need, TA would respond me quickly. THX

This course is an opportunity to understand the fundamentals of such an important programming language. The material was designed by people with a clear view of what companies require from financial quants.
The expertise of the TA's and the quality of the course material give the students a top quality approach to understand C++. The fact that this course is endorsed by Baruch gives a plus to take it since it is a very competitive program. I also like the fact that, after the course, I can be in touch with the TA's through the forum so they could assist me with future questions since my goal is to become a better programmer. I strongly recommend taking this course.

It has been a wonderful experience to take this course! Before taking the course, I had almost no background in programming, however, this course helped me build a solid foundation in c++ little by little and enable me to build up confidence in programming. The lecture videos are very clear and sometimes humerous, and the professor and the TAs are also very helpful and professional, who are always there to help me solve the problems very efficiently. Sometimes I asked very basic and even silly questions, but they still reply me very patiently, I really appreciate their dedication.

The course was very good. I liked the structure of the homework assignments, especially the way we build on the assignments from week to week giving us a complete project at the end. The only bad thing I would say is the videos are incredibly boring. I do feel ready to take the advanced course which I will probably take up during the summer. I would recommend anyone to complete this course.

The forum is really helpful, and the Das are always quick to respond to any questions.

The class is intensive for people who don't have much programming experience. TAs are very helpful as they are willing to answer questions. Also the forum is a big help!

The course enable me to get an good understanding of C++ and how to apply C++ to solve basic problems in finance.

As for me who learned C three years ago, this is a great course that expands my understanding of C/C++ languages. C++ is not exactly the same as C, since it includes much more functionalities, like BOOST and STL. It is definitely more complicated, but more useful. The instructor is experienced, and my TA is careful and patient. Really recommend this course!

I really like how the course is structured, especially about two things. One is the forum for broad discussion, where all previous students ideas are shared and shine in collisions, not to mention the company of Dr. Daniel and TAs, who are not only participating but also making this community more lovely and friendly. The second part I like about this course is my TA, Dr. A. Palley. He's really nice and patient in all kind of errors I made and questions I put forth. Also, he maintains his rigor at a very high level, and thus became the most reliable friend I deem in the course -- both in private conversations and in public forum threads. I'm really impressed with such personal charisma.

I really feel that it is my pleasure to meet with my TA, Mr.Apalley, who provides me with deeper understanding of c++ in finance, despite of the fact that I have learned some simple knowledge about c++ before.Without help from him and the forum, I think I must be blocked by many obstacles right now and cannot reach this far at this moment. I think the quality of this course is high and aimed at finance clearly, which could be reflected from level 9, the most excellent part of this course, also the most difficult.
In a word, this is an splendid course worth devoting your time and energy.

The course is well-rounded and practical. Good programming training for those who are interest in quantitative finance.

This is one of the greatest courses I've ever taken, and I think it is actually a must if you are starting C++ and want to lay a solid foundation for computer programming. This course is really comprehensive, covering many useful topics, especially the C++ application in financial engineering. Although this course may be somewhat intensive, I can always find prompt help from the forum and my TA. All of the videos, course material and homework are valuable resources which I can turn to whenever I meet difficulty in this field in the future. Finally, a big thank you to Prof.Duffy and my TA Avi, for your excellent work and generous support!