C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

It is a very intensive course. I learned a lot to build up my foundation of c++. The TA is very responsible.

I am so glad to meet my TA, He is so fast to give me a good feedback for all questions, especially some silly questions.

The course is very useful and my TA is really responsible. Greatly impressed by his quick reply and clear explanation !

Homework questions were designed very well, learned a lot mostly from going through homework questions. Forum access is also very helpful and makes it very easy to learn and ask questions, read past student's questions. Overall felt like I learned a lot and that the class was a good forcing mechanism for learning C++.

TA answers questions very fast. In this way it was more helpful than a live class since the TA could answers questions at any time!

I thought the course was very well designed and informative. I came away with a good understanding of the material and found the projects engaging. The lectures were well done and I really appreciate the clear diction of the teacher. The ta was helpful and quick to respond.

This course covers the basics of C++ and lays a solid foundation for my future financial engineering study. The content is very suitable for new learners and is very useful.

I was looking to take the next step with programming after having become proficient with C#, Java and Python, while also hoping to bolster my financial knowledge credentials. It appeared this program offered the perfect opportunity to do both things. The course really builds you up from "0 to hero" when it comes to developing a working knowledge of C++, but I would be hesitant to recommend this class to someone with no prior knowledge in programming. C++ is a difficult language to learn, and having to also learn the basic of object oriented programming may make this course overwhelming. That being said, if you are willing to put in some extra time (perhaps up to 20 hours on some assignments!), you will come out with the basic skills to be a software developer. This course only has a single, intensive lesson on Financial option pricing, so you might feel it is a little light in that regard. Still, you should have the building blocks that will allow you to implement more advanced concepts in financial modeling upon completion.

course is very helpful for those who want to have a glimpse at financial engineering. what can be improved is the contents of videos, there could be more examples relating to the homeworks, which would save a lot of time looking them up in the forum.

The course is really helpful for a beginner and also challenging enough to gain a good handle of C++. Also, TA is so great and always ready to help.

The course has been very helpful in that it provides the core content of a C++ book with 1000+ pages normally. I have no previous experience in coding but I think the course has definitely introduced me to a good coding paradigm where conciseness and robustness stem from thoughts and algorithms. It is not very hard to pass each level, but it is very demanding if one wants to get an overall score of 90+.

Avi Palley works very efficiently and has been very helpful, usually pointing out major flaws in my homework and my misconceptions within 24 hours after my HW submission. And he leaves many useful comments and links in the forum to help us clarify specific or general concepts in C++.

The forum contains much useful information about the C++ language itself and HW requirements but takes much time to search.

For me, the course has been a little torturing overall because of the high standards and my inexperience, but it has been and definitely will be of great help.

Through the course I really learnt a lot and the TA is very responsible.

This is a very good C++ course for someone who has no previous knowledge of C++. The course is well structured and the assignments are very clear to guide you through the material. In the end, I managed to complete the course with over 60 days left, provided the fact that I have zero knowledge of C++ before. All the helps from the forum and TAs are deeply appreciated.

The quality of the course is good, TA responses very quickly and nicely.

Great! This course is really helpful for my C++! I think it will contribute to my application to large extent~

I really appreciate the course!!!!! It is the best online course I have ever taken since university.
The course is delicate and friendly. For newbie like me with no programming background, I can learn a lot from it. Now I want to extend my skillset in more programming language and it is the course that help me develop an interest for programming and finance. The boost library is the specific bonus and I have learned a very useful library in real practice. I hope to deepen my understanding in the field and I am going to learn some advanced.
The most person who has a significant influence on me is definitely TA Apalley. He is execellent and patient. I always ask silly questions and he always respond in quick time. I was really moved. Can not imagine the most brilliant Financial Engineering student answers my questions with such responsibility and conscienceness. If it was not him, I would have a more tough time to learn the course.

And I have learned to adpat myself for the learning pattern of elite education in America and strat to know about the real elite learning ability. I would definitely keep learning and exploring more on my own not only from the teachers like before. Learning makes me feel busy yet fulfilled. I need to polish myself from many aspects like self-learning ,searching materials and communicating with classmates and professors.

Anyway, there are a lot of precious quality I have developed by the course.

Thank you !

I think this course is extremely helpful to a Econ major student like me who want to find his position in a Financial Engineering field. My overall programming skill was strengthened!!!

The course is very good. I learnt a lot. TA are also very responsible.

It has been a great pleasure learning C++ in QuantNet, with such well-built studying community, and with help from TA and classmates. Various tools are available for students to learn, i.e. Videos, slides, Forums, previous messages with Q&As.

This course is reasonably organized and its difficulty is suitable to my current level. My TA, APalley, is very responsible and always responds to my questions in time. Besides, he has also made many helpful comments on my submitted homework.

The course is very good for a beginner to learn C++.
TA is very responsible.