C++ skills needed

[grandunification]

I took one C++ course at a community college 5 years ago. In other words, I know nothing about it, and have no other programming language experience. I just enrolled in the same course at the same school, and I will take at least two additional courses in the fall and spring concentrating on C++. I will be applying to the bottom tier schools in math finance for fall 2013, since I can't imagine getting into a good one. I'm really murky about what kind of background in programming I'm supposed to have to get accepted into one of these programs -- even at a lesser known school.

Background:

I graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in mathematics from The University of Oklahoma. (3.97 GPA). I have been teaching high school math since then.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Most college C++ courses are very basic. You should have no problem meeting the minimum admission requirements at most programs if you take at least 2 dedicated C++ courses and have great grades.
That said, I would recommend that you do more than the minimum and improve your programming further as they will help you a lot with real jobs than your math or finance skills.
Some of the books I recommend for C++ are in this list
https://www.quantnet.com/forum/posts/?post_id=7516

 

[grandunification]

Thanks Nguyen, you should get compensation from Quantnet for all of your invaluable posts.