C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

The lecture notes were extremely detailed and helpful.
In short, I was able to given solid understanding of the basics of C++
The homeworks were a bit convoluted at times, as often it required using code from a previous lecture

I enjoyed the learning and the content of the course thoroughly. My intention for joining the course was to understand Stochastic Finance and programming at the same time.

While the final project gave practical, hands on training with C++, I felt that the instruction part of the course was significantly lacking. Much of the learning process had to be done through trial and error or independent study, as the course lectures did not include enough material to fully solve the homework assignments and quizzes.

I think the design of the homework is really good. It slowly builds up the skills.

The most valuable parts of the course are the instructive homework assignments and the unfailing TA support. The lectures, on the other hand, are lacking both in format and in content quality, and could be omitted altogether if your purpose is to learn the practical skill of programming in C++.