PPI FE Mechanical Practice Problems – From the Trusted Expertise of Michael R. Lindeburg, PE, with 490+ NCEES-Aligned Example Problems for First-Time Success

Amazing reference questions! Covers every topic and provides enough questions to make you comfortable. However, I would definitely suggest partnering this with both the NCEES Practice Exam as well as the PPI Review Manual. The practice exam will give you an idea of the difficulty (and also expose you to more problems - they're often different from the PPI PP book). The PPI RM is a great reference, but it is DENSE. It can slow you down and make you lose faith if you just focus on reading. Also, the RM problems are really bad for practice - I actually chose to just skip them entirely after a few chapters of struggling. Start here. Finish this book, using only the NCEES FE Handbook as reference unless you struggle too much. Then reference the PPI RM. If that doesn't work, use google... but the objective is to not try and ready too much. Just learn the content and work through problems. After you clear this, go through the practice exam. It'll be challenging but easier. 6 years out of college and I passed the FE on my first try!!

Exactly what is described.

I recently passed the FE Mechanical exam. I went through the whole book using ONLY the provided NCEES manual as a reference for equations and concepts and the calculator that I would use on the exam. I spent 3 weeks going through everything and felt comfortable with most of the questions on the actual exam. The questions in this book are more difficult than the ones on the actual exam, which is good because it prepared me for most everything that was on the exam. There were some concept questions on the exam but if you aren't strong with the material, I would suggest the FE Mechanical Review Manual. I also marked chapters that I struggled with and went back over them once I completed all of the problems in the book. From what I have read on how to pass the exam, I would suggest taking one of the practice exams from NCEES, then use this or the manual to brush up on the subjects that you need the most work in. When taking the exam, I found it best to skip over any question that I wasn't sure how to answer, then come back to it when you get to the end of the section. The first section seemed to be easier and take less time than the second section so its best to pace yourself and give yourself more time for the second half. For a calculator I recommend the TI-36x Pro. I usually use a TI-84 plus and the 36x Pro is very similar to it including the ability to store numbers and insert previous equations/answers. I would also recommend using engineering paper and a pen to practice once you feel more confident in a subject. I suggest a pen because you are provided a weird pen-like dry erase marker (which doesn't erase) and a reusable notebook for the test.

I got both this practice problems book, as well as the thicker FE mechanical review manual written by the same author. After doing the problems in here, I realized that this was a much better way of studying. In the thicker review manual, the examples immediately follow whatever equation is associated with that subtopic. It's pretty obvious that you'll have to use that equation to solve the problem. However, it will not be that easy on the exam. You'll have to figure out where to look in the test-provided reference sheet for the appropriate equation. This Practice Problems book simulates that to an extent. You are given 5-10 problems for each generic topic, and you have to solve them without prior knowledge of which equations to use. Of course the solutions to each problem are in the book also, but you won't be able to see them until you turn the page. So when you're studying, use this book to simulate the exam, and download the FE reference manual pdf from the NCEES website for free. Some of these questions are designed to be difficult in order to best prepare you for the exam. Don't panic if you struggle a bit. UPDATE: I passed the FE exam after a month of studying (an hour a day with breaks on weekends). The book definitely helps because the questions are similar in format.

I went throw every single exercise in this book, and later on, I bought the Review Manual book from the same author to clarify some points that I was in doubt. I felt very comfortable during the entire exam and passed it without any issue in my first try. The exercises in the exam resemble much alike the exercises in the book. Actually, I felt that the exercises in the exam are simpler than the ones in the book, so, by logic, if you are able to solve the exercises from the book, you won't have problems solving the exercises from the exam. The only thing I had an issue with was that there are too many exercises in the exam to be solved in the time period available. The fact that one knows how to solve a problem, doesn't mean that one will have time to solve it. I literally had to sprint guess the last 15 questions on my exam because I was running out of time. But at the end, it worked out. And that's the point. Worth it.

I have been out of School for 13 years. I have a PE in Canada and moved to the U.S. In order to become a PE in the U.S. I needed to write both the FE and PE exam. These practice problems and two practice exams are the only things I used to study. I just went through the entire book (2 to 3 chapters per night) over the period of about 3 weeks. I then did two practice exams and went over the most heavily weighted subjects (using this book) for the final week, went in this past Saturday, wrote the exam and passed. I pretty much crammed for this exam. Most people say you need about 3 months but if I can pass with only a month of studying (while working a fulltime job) after being out of school for 13 years, I think anyone who graduated recently should be able to do the same. This book was excellent preparation as the problems are, for the most part, harder than the actual exam questions (or a representation of the hardest 2-3 problems that might be on the exam). Some reviews are saying there are no worked solutions in the book. That is simply not true. The book has all the questions you need to pass and step by step solutions to every one of them. If you are looking to study for the FE in an efficient manner, I highly recommend buying this book and doing a couple practice exams. That should be all you need.

Absolutely recommend this vs their other book for the FE Mech. The other book is like a textbook. Just talks about the theory and has a couple of problems at the end of each chapter. If you are attending school already, you do not need more theory. That's what school is for. Most of the test is solving problems. This book is all problems to solve which is what the test will be like. Buy this book and practice solving problems and you will pass. The problems in this book are just like the ones on the test. Solve all the problems in the book. Do not skip any sections in this book. If you are an average student like me, I would recommend this book and study for 2 months straight and you will pass. Familiarize yourself with the FE manual as well since the test is timed and you will not have that much time to look stuff up.

I had been out of school for over 5 years, and studying the problems in this book without a doubt helped me pass. Do not get frustrated if you cannot solve the problems at first, or even after a few tries, because the questions on the FE are much easier than the questions in this book. I think this book does a great job of showing you how to start questions and then where to go in the reference manual.

仕事場で，FE試験とはなにか？が議論になったので，試しに購入した教材．当然英語で書かれているが，日本語の教科書の内容が分かっていれば，読める内容でした．機械工学の様々な分野がそろっているので，全般的に学習したい人にはお勧めできるかもしれない．

Just perfect.

Excellent

great help in passing FE Exams

Although similar problems are sometime lined up in particlure sections, it is still good to practice material for FE examination. Explanation at answer pages is not bad and I can understand the problems that I could not resolve. I've yet been ready and need some more time till applying FE exam but would like to pass in this year.