Hey engineers....FE study material
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easy enough to follow and he pretty much teaches you how to do everything from the ground up. ive never had a thermo class in my life and got all 8 of them right on the test.....however i would study for more than two weeks and dont skip the math chapters. the high school math crushed me. see you in october
Concur. That was the only book I used in preparing for the test and passed on first try. Of course I was only a year or 2 removed from college. Not sure how i would do now using that method being its been over 15 years.
Are you taking it late or are you a senior? If your still in school I would go to all the review sessions offered (I was CE and assume all depts. still do this.) I would say the most important thing is to buy a copy of the reference manual and know that thing front to back. Everything you need to know (as best I can remember) is in that book. I had a review book, not sure which one, that I worked problems out of for about an hour a day for a few weeks. I passed but I thought it was pretty tough. <div>
</div><div>Edited to add: After looking at your post count I'm assuming you have been out of school for a while, or started posting when you were 12. In that case I would definitely buy a review book (Lindburg) tore-familiarizeyourself but still concentrate a lot on that reference book that you'll have with you in the test.</div>
</div><div>Edited to add: After looking at your post count I'm assuming you have been out of school for a while, or started posting when you were 12. In that case I would definitely buy a review book (Lindburg) tore-familiarizeyourself but still concentrate a lot on that reference book that you'll have with you in the test.</div>
Qualification: Passed FE with mechanical afternoon section in Spring 2011.
For the morning/general section, the Lindeburg Review Manual is pretty helpful. Good section-by-section review with plenty of practice questions that turned out to be very similar to (though sometimes a little bit harder than) what was on the test. I didn't use anything for the afternoon section as I was still in school and the major-specific material was fresher on my mind, but working through the manual had me set for the morning.
I'd also recommend buying a hard copy of the NCEES supplied reference handbook from the NCEES website and getting familiar with it. It'll be the exact version you'll get on test day, and getting where you can do bible drills with the thing will free up a good deal of time on the test.
One last piece of advice I'd give is to pick a day, sequester yourself, and sit down to work through a full-length morning practice test (the Lindbeburg manual has a few) using only the reference handbook and your calculator. It's the only way to really prepare for the mental toll 4 straight hours of problem solving can bring.
Good luck!
For the morning/general section, the Lindeburg Review Manual is pretty helpful. Good section-by-section review with plenty of practice questions that turned out to be very similar to (though sometimes a little bit harder than) what was on the test. I didn't use anything for the afternoon section as I was still in school and the major-specific material was fresher on my mind, but working through the manual had me set for the morning.
I'd also recommend buying a hard copy of the NCEES supplied reference handbook from the NCEES website and getting familiar with it. It'll be the exact version you'll get on test day, and getting where you can do bible drills with the thing will free up a good deal of time on the test.
One last piece of advice I'd give is to pick a day, sequester yourself, and sit down to work through a full-length morning practice test (the Lindbeburg manual has a few) using only the reference handbook and your calculator. It's the only way to really prepare for the mental toll 4 straight hours of problem solving can bring.
Good luck!
You can even download it for free (
http://www.ncees.org/exams/study_materials/download_fe_supplied-reference_handbook.php)<div>
</div><div>It's especially good for learning material outside of your area. There was one civil engineering question (I'm a computer engineer) and I got it right simply by knowing one piece of information that was written in the handbook (it was something about a case in which a certain formula is used, or something like that). It's also the only knowledge outside that in your head that you're going to have, so get comfortable with it.</div>
http://www.ncees.org/exams/study_materials/download_fe_supplied-reference_handbook.php)<div>
</div><div>It's especially good for learning material outside of your area. There was one civil engineering question (I'm a computer engineer) and I got it right simply by knowing one piece of information that was written in the handbook (it was something about a case in which a certain formula is used, or something like that). It's also the only knowledge outside that in your head that you're going to have, so get comfortable with it.</div>
It really does depend on how long you've been out of school.
I took it my senior spring semester (ME afternoon section), and passed it onlylooking overthe reference book and taking the morning section split in to 2 tests in our senior seminar class. If it has been a while, you'll need refresher stuff in everything. I do agree with mechdawg, it does help to actually sit down and take a practice test. Even doing it in half sections like we did in classwas tough.
I took it my senior spring semester (ME afternoon section), and passed it onlylooking overthe reference book and taking the morning section split in to 2 tests in our senior seminar class. If it has been a while, you'll need refresher stuff in everything. I do agree with mechdawg, it does help to actually sit down and take a practice test. Even doing it in half sections like we did in classwas tough.
and I took the general section in the afternoon. I went to the refresher courses and barely studied before the test. I passed, but it sure felt like I failed. I would suggest working on the math portion the most since it seems to be the first to go away. And familiarize yourself with all the ME formulas.
Thought I was only hurting my chances taking something broader that could conceivably contain questions I had absoutely no idea on, as opposed to stuff that I at least probably covered at some point the prior three years.
About the calculator, just check the NCEES website and make sure what you have is approved. They're pretty ticky about it, and won't let you use any calculator that has communications capabilities. If you don't have one, go ahead and buy an approved one and get used to using it.
Altogether, I didn't think the FE was that hard. The reference book they give you is so incredibly handy, I used it again when I took the PE.
About the calculator, just check the NCEES website and make sure what you have is approved. They're pretty ticky about it, and won't let you use any calculator that has communications capabilities. If you don't have one, go ahead and buy an approved one and get used to using it.
Altogether, I didn't think the FE was that hard. The reference book they give you is so incredibly handy, I used it again when I took the PE.
but I've long since tossed it.....may have been the Lindbergh book. It was orange and blue back in my day. That's all we studied and all but 4 of us passed (civil).<div>
</div><div>If you do take a class, Testmasters is the best there is. If you've been out of school 20 years, do yourself a favor....pay Testmasters, and only take the test once.</div>
</div><div>If you do take a class, Testmasters is the best there is. If you've been out of school 20 years, do yourself a favor....pay Testmasters, and only take the test once.</div>
answered the first question, had no idea on the second question, the third was even more confusing, glanced at he fourth question, closed the book, walked up to the proctor, asked for a General exam, and passed.