C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

This was one of the most exciting courses I ever took. Special thanks to my TA Avi for all the help. I came into this course with zero knowledge of C++ or any object oriented programming. Now I can safely say that I am at an intermediate level. The homework really gives you hands on experience. I particularly liked the part where we were asked to create our own template. Introduction to BOOST and STL is also presented very well.

This course was a great introduction to C++ and its application to finance. The concepts are introduced logically and flow perfectly into each other. My TA and the forum were both incredibly helpful whenever I had a problem or needed additional information. The last level is excellent, and really ties the course together. Whether you are an experienced programmer in another language or a pure novice; I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in programming C++.

The class is very informative. It'll be good if we have more financial aspect to it.

The quality of the course is very high. By learning this course, I understand well on the basic but important parts of C++, which can help me to further study more other parts or other language by myself in a comfortable way. My TA Avi is excellent. Not only can he answer my questions, but also lead me to the correct direction of thinking process. The forum is a good platform too.
Thanks a lot!

I like the practice exercise a lot. It helped me to digest materials in class and it's pretty useful to my work.

This course requires little startup knowledge; however, after a fast-paced training, I ascended to a high level. Although videos and materials are easy to follow, many challenging questions are worth delving, especially in the quizzes. And in the final level, it led me into the world of quantitative finance. I learnt a lot.

Excellent course! Extremely useful and informative, Dr. Duffy covers a large amount of material in a short period of time, leaving students with a valuable knowledge base and coding skills that are immediately applicable to most full-time, professional environments in financial services. TAs and past graduates are extremely responsive and helpful in assisting with homework assignments via the online Forum.
An introduction to supplemental libraries like Boost and QuantLib also lays the groundwork for future research and advancement for those who wish to continue honing their proficiency in C++.

This is a very well designed course. Forum was very helpful, and the TAs were very responsive which was very nice!

It's a great experience to have a chance to study C++ programming through this online course. My programming skill was quite limited before taking this course. I was exposed a lot of programming knowledge upon finishing the course. The forum is really helpful for me to gain a deep understanding of lecture notes and assignment. TAs are very approachable and they respond my questions very quickly.

A great intro course to C++ programming for financial engineering applications. The material is relevant and well-chosen. The assignments are at times challenging but ultimately rewarding. The online forum has proved to be a viable alternative to one-on-one tutoring/Q&A. I feel I've learned a good deal of C++ from the course and would recommend it to others definitely. In fact, I've already spoken to a handful of people already about the course while I was still taking it!

It's a great pleasure to go through all these materials and learn how to code in C++ from zero. The materials are quite handy and the TA is quite helpful. I've learned a lot from it.

It is a difficult course for me. Dr Duffy has managed to concentrate a lot of information in this short course. Because I have no programming experience, I think I spent a lot longer than others when doing the exercises.
Fortunately I managed to graduate, thanks to the TAs and classmates. People such as APalley, Trev, DDuffy are all very responsive and reply with accurate answers.
I am surprised that by the end of the course I was able to write programs with real financial applications.
If you are thinking of taking this course, beware that TAs will not give you specific answers like what the correct line of code should be. Instead they always point you to the right direction and let you think. Every time when I figured out what the real problem was and looked back at the TA's response to my problem, I discovered they saw my mistake right away but managed not to simply tell me what to delete and what to write.
It's a great course, but quite demanding. I am glad I took this course.

The course helps me a lot to prepare for my financial engineering program. The forum helps a lot to do the homework and understand the material. TA responded my questions really fast and efficient and grading process is fair. Thanks the C++ certificate program!!

The program is an excellent introduction to C++ programming, both in general and specifically for financial engineering. I took the course as an undergraduate student hoping to pursue an advanced degree in computational finance and definitely believe that the C++ knowledge that I learned will be valuable for obtaining internships and program acceptances. The TAs and message board users were always quick to respond to questions, and the lecturer (Daniel Duffy) is always active in assisting students' questions.

Well structured levels with prompt assistance. I like the way it adopted, learning by doing especially for programming assignments. Many thanks to APalley and Trev! They are quick and sharp at helping me when I was stuck in programming assignments.

I liked the course a lot. Without the course, I would not have been able to get such a wide understanding of what C++ has to offer and how it can be applied to quantitative finance. I would definitely recommend it to everyone who wants to learn C++.

It is really a nice course of C/C++ programming. The content is consistent and progressive. It also combine the programming skill and finance together. The example codes also help a lot. I would recommend this course to all those who want to apply for the financial engineering master.

The C++ Certificate via Quantnet was a great learning experience for me. I did not have much programing knowledge and the course really takes you from the begining until yo get some decend programing knowledge so it was perfect for me. The video lectures and the course material are really helpful, as well as the TAs who are so kind and willing to help anytime.

The course is of high quality. It is well-structured and provides numerous insights into several key programming concepts. Special thanks to Avi Palley for his assistance.

I just wanted to thank Quantnet for putting together a lovely course. I learned a ton and enjoyed it thoroughly.

It is nice to have a course that is not only teaching me C++, but in a way that is relevant to my future in financial engineering. I think that's really important and I'm glad I came across the course when I did. I am using it to fulfill one of my entrance requirements for CMU in the fall.

Also, Professor Duffy has a lovely accent so it made the lectures a pleasure to listen to!

My TA Avi was also very helpful, and exceedingly quick in marking and giving feedback for my assignments, which helped me keep a quick pace throughout the course.