FE exam Taking the FE exam requires a great deal of studying. You should acquire a copy of the Fundamentals of engineering supplied-Reference handbook (ISBN 1-932613-19-6) and engineer-in-training reference manual (ISBN-13 :978-0-912045-56-6) prior to taking the test. Be sure that you get one that is up to date and is not one of the older versions(Verify above 2 handbooks?). Keep in mind that the state board exams will probably have new information, because new changes seem to happen every year. Do not be fooled by thinking that you have studied and can easily pass the test. The practice problems are much easier than the ones on the test. In the test, everything is all jumbled up topics. During the test, you will have to use the new copy of the handbook as your reference.
Begin studying for the FE exam at least 3 months early. Some chapters may require you to spend several hours to review; however, every person has a different degree of learning. Some engineer students may need to begin studying 6 months before the test. Work as many practice problems as you can before the test because you get better at it as you go. Just be sure to study the FE Review Manual, it does a really great job in preparing you for both the morning and the afternoon sections.
The morning section of the FE exam taking a General exam are general engineer basics. You need to get 70% of the questions correct in order to pass. Math is the key subject, so you will not only need to brush up on your calculus but algebra, geometry, trig, matrices, vectors, and complex numbers,probability, linear algebra. The rest is simple derivatives, and integration. Do not skip the section on Engineering Economics it is on the test,also fluid dynamics, energy, work and power,thermodynamic,heat transfer,engineer materials,computer,engineering law,engineering ethics and more.. .
If you have been out of school for a while and you need to take a new exam. You should decide what times are the best times to take the test. You have the option to choose between the General section or in-depth of your major section in the afternoon exam. General section cover broad of engineer knowledge which requires a lot of re-learning for people who have been away from the course for a while. You will need the NCEES sample questions book because these questions are most likely to be the ones on the test.
The General exam in the afternoon for Mechanical Engineering is very in depth with chemical information. It has a broad range of subjects, which includes a lot of controls, with very complex problems that combine two and three disciplines. It also had some electrical and thermal questions that are very in depth. You should put extra study hours in static’s, dynamics, strength of materials, and chemistry more than others, as there will be several problems on the exam. So for mechanical engineers, the General exam is the way to go.
For Civil Engineers the FS exam for the test has many environmental and water treatment problems. You should purchase all the study books that you can to study for this test.
For Electrical Engineers you should know that there will be a lot of MOSFET and JFET problems as well as flip-flop and control modeling engineering systems problems, block diagram,bode. Be sure to study extra hours on digital. The exam has a variety of US unit problems with an environmental emphasis.
For the Industrial Engineer be sure to review all the electrical engineering that you can and be sure to take the AM section of the exam. You will have a lot of problems dealing with cost.
Do not wait too long after you graduate to take the exam. It is much better to take it prior to graduation while everything is still fresh in your mind.
I hope this will help you pass your exam, so good luck and study, study, study.