Idea Transcript
POPULAR - ALL - RANDOM - USERS | ASKREDDIT - WORLDNEWS - VIDEOS - FUNNY - TODAYILEARNED - PICS - GAMING - MOVIES - NEWS - GIFS - MILDLYINTERESTING - AWW - SHOWERTHOUGHTS - TELEVISION - JOKES - SCIENCE MORE »
MY SUBREDDITS
ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Want to join? Log in or sign up in seconds. | English
comments
You're not subscribed to /r/EngineeringStudents yet! Click the subscribe button on the right to add the subreddit to your frontpage
Welcome to Reddit.
search
Come for the cats, stay for the empathy. BECOME A REDDITOR
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2015
7 points (83% upvoted)
and start exploring.
shortlink: https://redd.it/2wpcjy
7
username
Help me prepare for FE exam, I am desperate. (self.EngineeringStudents) submitted 2 years ago by YouMakeMeSaaaaaad Mechanical
password
remember me
login
reset password
Background: I am 9 credit away from receiving BSME (psych 120, sociology 100, econ 251). I never took them because I hated GenEds. I haven't been to school for last 1 and a half year because of financial issues and i feel like i have forgotten almost everything. Objective: After analyzing my situation, I realized that FE exam will be a good review for me to remember all the basic stuffs. SO i plan to take it this October(I also plan to go back to school this fall). Questions: 1. the biggest question is where do I start? I am a poor student- I 'somehow' managed a pdf copy Lindeburg's FE reference manual. that's the only resource i have currently, but i have read in threads that his questions don't match very well with the real exam and the book i have is 2006 old version. 2. any of you have any private collection of resource material that you are willing to share? my eternal gratefulness will follow you to grave. 3. please feel free to list any resource you found really useful. Thank you. TL;DR: noob student asking help on collecting resources for FE exam. 12 comments
share
save
hide
report
Submit a Link
all 12 comments
EngineeringStudents
sorted by: best
subscribe
95,143 readers
647 users here now
Want to add to the discussion? Post a comment!
Check out the official EngineeringStudents Discord!: discord.gg/EngineeringStudents
CREATE AN ACCOUNT
This a place for engineering students of any discipline to discuss study methods, get homework help, get job search advice, and find a compassionate ear when you get a 40% on your midterm after studying all night.
[–] Scrtcwlvl BYU MechE MS+BS - Graduated - Aeronautical Engineer 7 points 2 years ago
1. As kv-2 said, everything you need is in the free manual provided. http://ncees.org/exams/study-materials/download-fe-supplied-reference-handbook/ Free official PDF download 2. I just ran through a few example problems I found online. http://www.eitexam.com/tutorial/Random/RTSetUp.htm That page seems to have a few. http://fe.eng.usf.edu/ Has example questions of the day. http://www.eitexperts.com/freetest.php Has a few as well. 3. Remember that the FE is a Fundamentals of Engineering exam. It isn't meant to be difficult, but rather to see if you know the absolute, bare-bones, fundamentals of what is required be an engineer. They aren't asking you to solve double integral summations for thin plate bending theory, they aren't asking you to solve the heat and mass transfer ever written, you aren't running through 15 different reference frames, they just want the absolute basics.
PM THE MODERATORS HERE RULES 1. Please do not post memes. A meme is an activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person. EXCEPTION: Memes are only allowed on Meme Mondays; meme posts will be removed on all other days. 2. If the topic of your post is currently covered in one of the megathreads/stickied posts at the top of the page, please put your content as a comment there instead. Otherwise your post may get deleted. 3. Please do not trade pirated materials or ask for PDFs. Talking about the subject is fine, but do not actually share any links. 4. Racism, sexism or any other kind of intolerance or discrimination will not be tolerated.
The reference manual covers the basics pretty dang well. If you review that, know how to look stuff up, and get familiar with where things are and how the information is presented, you've got a pretty good shot.
5. Trolling, posts intentionally inciting conflict, personal attacks, and spam will be removed.
I completed my test early, touched my calculator maybe 5 times, and left feeling drained but very confident. I passed, but then again, 99% of MEs from my uni do. (Since the FE isn't required to graduate, the only people who take it are ones who are pretty confident they will pass.)
6. Avoid posting blogspam, blog self-promotion, or personally monetized links. You can be an account with a website, but not a website with an account.
And if everything goes poorly and you don't pass, you can always take it again, or just not take it at all. You don't need it to get a job as an engineer. permalink
Submit a Self Post
7. When posting homework questions, follow the guidelines for homework help, otherwise your post is liable to be removed.
embed save
[–] YouMakeMeSaaaaaad Mechanical [S] 1 point 2 years ago
8. Breaking the rules will result in your account being silenced or banned.
thanks for encouragement. i want to take it to remember the basics actually, since after such a long absence from academia, i feel like a dumb 5th grader. today is the first day i actually worked on some ME related problem,it took me some time but i actually figured stuff out so feeling glad about that. thanks for your reply
RESOURCES
permalink
CosmoLearning
embed save
parent
General MIT OpenCourseware
[–] Scrtcwlvl BYU MechE MS+BS - Graduated - Aeronautical Engineer 1 point 2 years ago
Happy to help. If you find yourself stuck on specific problems, feel free to post them up here asking for help. I can't guarantee people will answer, but everyone is generally friendly.
LearningSpace Engineer4Free Best of Threads
Good luck on your prep!
School Supplies
permalink
Old Overall Thread Compilation
embed save
parent
Math WolframAlpha [–] kv-2 ME - Graduated 2 points 2 years ago
Khan Academy
1. The NCEES FE Reference book you would have during the exam covers basically everything on the exam. 2. Nope, sorry - don't have anything to share. 3. That NCEES Reference book was helpful, but I did that the exam at the end of my 8 semester continuous study. permalink
Paul's Online Math Notes PatrickJMT Video Math Tutorials Electronics All About Circuits
embed save
Circuit Lab [–] stilllolcats Purdue - ME 1 point 2 years ago
Programming
The two most helpful things to do are 1) go over the practice exam that NCEES gives and 2) review the study material you have AND locate each formula from the study material in the reference manual.
C++.com
I checked out Barron's FE study book from the engineering library and put examples to formulas in the reference manual. permalink
embed save
embed save
Cal Poly Pomona ME Videos ChemEng LearnChemE Screencasts Other Subreddits r/AerospaceEngineering r/AskElectronics
[–] YouMakeMeSaaaaaad Mechanical [S] 1 point 2 years ago
r/AskEngineers
what $100 pencil are we talkign about embed save
MatWeb Cambridge Materials Science Videos
dude it's not that hard. I bought a study book with practice problems, I think it was princeton review and studied a total of maybe 8 hours. The one you have is probably fine if it has practice problems, that is the most important part. Get used to using the basic type of calculator and the equation reference that they give you, and enjoy your $100 pencil. I still have mine.
permalink
Mechanics and Materials MecMovies
[–] flinxsl Stanford -EE (alum) 1 point 2 years ago
permalink
StackOverflow
r/CAD
parent
r/ComputerScience
[–] flinxsl Stanford -EE (alum) 1 point 2 years ago
r/Engineering
It costs like $100 to take the test and they let you keep the pencil. The certification is largely worthless except for very specific fields.
r/ECE
permalink
embed save
r/LaTeX r/MatLab
parent
r/WomenEngineers [–] kv-2 ME - Graduated 1 point 2 years ago
r/FE_Exam
That is the old method - now its more expensive and electronic. YOu get several laminated sheets and a dry erase marker with no eraser and keep nothing.
Want flair?
permalink
created by HeroOfCanton University of Washington - Electrical a community for 6 years
embed save
parent
[–] brickrickslick NYU-MS Geotech 1 point 2 years ago
FE Study materials can be quite expensive (Lindeburg), even the new review manuals cost $160 USED....and $160 NEW. The barrons books are cheaper but idk how good they are. permalink
embed save
[–] Ordep_Malus 1 point 2 years ago
The exam isn't that hard. I have a free version of my guide that can help you along the way if you are independent at studying. My free version guide is here: https://gumroad.com/l/vxkgo permalink
embed save
[–] YouMakeMeSaaaaaad Mechanical [S] 1 point 2 years ago
MODERATORS
thanks :) permalink
embed save
message the moderators
HeroOfCanton University of Washington - Electrical BYU MechE MS+BS - Graduated - Aeronautica Scrtcwlvl Engineer Catabre scottpid UBC - Computer Engineering 4.0 GPA BrassBells Purdue- BSCE/MS Structures '18 () labtec901 Purdue BSIE sojourner-Pathfinder UAH - MS IE & BS AE dakmau UWO - Mechatronic Systems inviscidPhysics Virginia Tech - Mechanical - Graduated
parent
about moderation team »
<
>
discussions in r/EngineeringStudents
X
350 · 51 comments
Our professor just emailed us today after taking the final yesterday.
about
help
apps & tools