Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam Review

About the exam:

- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)

- Exam time breakdown and number of questions

- Materials allowed

- Planning a study schedule

- Logistics of the exam and what to expect

- Passing scores

- Advice from past students (from over 10,000 students)

Mathematics Part 1:

- Units, constants

- Geometry, Trigonometry (& Identities)

- Quadratic Equations

- Areas, Volumes

Also increasing speed with the mathematics problems to save time for other areas

Mathematics Part 2:

- Vectors

- Matrices

- Using your calculator with matrices

- Progressions & Series

- Probability, Statistics

Also increasing speed with the mathematics problems to save time for other areas

Mathematics Part 3:

- Differential Calculus

- Integral Calculus

- Differential Equations

Increasing accuracy through longer problems to build confidence

FE Review: Chemistry

- Periodic Table

- Oxidation State

- Inorganic Chemistry, Solutions

- Organic Chemistry

- Electrochemistry

Familiarity with the NCEES Handbook - avoiding the element of surprise

FE Review: Statics

- Systems of Forces

- Moments & Right Hand Rule

- Determinacy & Free Body Diagrams

- Cables & Pulleys

- Friction

- Trusses

Build accuracy as a foundation for future Dynamics sections

FE Review: Dynamics

- Kinematics, Polar Coordinates, Projectile Motion

- Kinetics, Newton's 2nd Law, Impulse & Momentum

- Work, Energy

- Rotation

Work through long practice problems to understand how to do partial problems on the exam

FE Review: Fluid Mechanics

- Fluid Statics

- Fluid Dynamics

- Friction & Head Loss, Pumps & Power

- Impulse-Momentum Principle

- Speed of Sound

- Fluid Measurements

Use of multiple equations and working backwards to arrive at the correct solutions

FE Review: Thermodynamics

- Single-component & Two-Phase systems

- Ideal Gases, Mixture of gases, vapors, and liquids

- 1st Law of Thermodynamics

- Psychrometrics

- Power Cycles & Entropy

- Combustion

Learning how to read complicated charts for fast and easy questions

FE Review: Heat Transfer

- Conduction

- Convection

- Radiation

- Transport Phenomena

Working through a broad number of problems to get an understanding of how to manipulate the equations

FE Review: Materials Science

- Structure of Matter, Atomic Bonding

- Metallurgy

- Thermal Processing

- Testing Methods

- Stress-strain

- Creep, Brittle Materials

- Hardenability

- Binary Phase Diagrams

Getting familiar with the charts & tables for easy access and efficiency

FE Review: Ethics

- Do not skip!

- Obligation to Society

- Obligation to Employers & Clients

- Obligation to Other Registrants

- Expert Witness

- Consulting

Reading questions slowly and thoroughly; select the best answer possible given the choices

FE Review Conclusion
- Did you get an account at NCEES.org?

- Did you download the free NCEES handbook?

- Did you sign up for the exam? 

- Did you create a study schedule? 

- Exam time breakdown and number of questions

- Materials allowed

- Logistics of the exam and what to expect

- Advice from past students (from over 10,000 students)