Due Date
Aug. 26
Aug. 29
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 12
Sept. 16
Sept. 21
Sept. 26
Sept. 30
CE401 Review of Engineering Fundamentals
Online Course
Schedule for Fall 2015
Subject
Support Materials
Intro Homework In class lecture on August 24 by Dr. Cox; handout
posted on Blackboard; NCEES website
Mathematics
Environmental
Video lectures dated 1/9/15 and 1/14/15;
handout; extra problems
Fluid Mechanics Hydraulics lectures may be helpful.
Hydraulics
Video lectures dated 1/16/15 and 1/21/15;
handout
Statics
Mechanics
Video lectures dated 1/21/15 and 1/23/15;
handout
Structural
Video lectures dated 1/30/15 and a lecture to be
Analysis
recorded; handout
Structural
Video lectures dated 2/4/15 and 2/6/15;
Design
handouts
Oct. 5
Transportation
Oct. 10
Oct. 14
Geotechnical
Probability and
Statistics
Ethics and
Professional
Practice
Surveying
Oct. 19
Oct. 24
Oct. 28
Oct. 31
Nov. 4
Nov. 7
Nov. 11
Nov. 16
Dynamics
Construction
Materials
Construction
Management
Computation
Engineering
Econ
Final Exam
Video lectures dated 2/13/15 and 3/4/15;
handouts
Video lectures dated 2/18/15 and 2/20/15
Contact for help
Dr. Cox
Dr. Cox
Dr. Cox
Dr. Schwartz
Dr. Schwartz
Dr. Cox
Dr. Burdette
Dr. Burdette
Dr. Burdette
(Steel); Dr. Ma
(concrete)
Dr. Khattak
Dr. Cherry
Dr. Alshibli
Dr. Cox
Video lecture dated 2/11/15; handouts
Dr. Cox
Video lectures dated 2/27/15 and 3/4/15;
handouts
Dr. Amoah
Video lecture dated 2/25/15
Dr. Huang
Video lecture data 2/4/15 and a lecture to be
recorded
Dr. El-adaway
5:00 – 8:30 Perkins 208 and 209; Pizza Party to
follow in Student Lounge of JDT
Homework due at midnight on the day indicated.
Course website: http://ef.engr.utk.edu/ce401-2015-08/
Lecture Videos are posted at:
http://sf.ites.utk.edu/utk/Catalog/Full/84707fb133f74aecabaff537f6ea6f4621
Dr. Cox
Dr. Cox
Dr. Cox
Textbook:
FE Reference Handbook version 9.1 for Computer Based Testing, National Council of
Examiners for Engineering and Surveyors, Clemson, SC. Available at:
http://ncees.org/exams/study-materials/download-fe-supplied-reference-handbook/
Course Coordinators:
Dr. Chris Cox
325 John D. Tickle Building
865-974-7700
ccox9@utk.edu
Dr. Cox’s
office hours:
By appointment through Ms. Lindsi Whitaker
325 John D. Tickle Building
lwhitak4@utk.edu
Name
Dr. Schwartz
Dr. Burdette
Dr. Ma
Dr. Khattak
Dr. Cherry
Dr. Alshibli
Dr. Amoah
Dr. Huang
Dr. El-adaway
Dr. Richard Bennett
207C Perkins Hall
865-974-9810
rbennet2@utk.edu
Course instructors
email
Telephone
865-974-7721
jschwart@utk.edu
865-974-7704
eburdett@utk.edu
865-974-7276
zma2@utk.edu
865-974-7792
akhattak@utk.edu
865-974-7710
cherry@utk.edu
865-974-7728
alshibli@utk.edu
865-974-0724
jamoah@utk.edu
865-974-7713
bhuang@utk.edu
865-974-0722
eladaway@utk.edu
Office
JDT 413
JDT 316
JDT 313
JDT 322
JDT 321
JDT 422
JDT 323
JDT 419
JDT 417
We are preparing you to take the FE exam during November 2015. Deadline for application and $15
check made out to Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and filed with Annette Costar in
325 John D. Tickle Engineering Building: September 11, 2015. The application may be found at the link
below under the link “For Senior Engineering Students”:
http://www.tn.gov/commerce/article/arch-forms-and-downloads
I will approve all applications and forward them to Nashville for review and approval. After your are
approved by the State of Tennessee, you must also register with NCEES at the following link:
http://www.ncees.org/
The test will be administered by the Pearson VUE testing center and you will schedule to take the test
with them. You will be best prepared to take the exam during this time frame. You are advised not to
delay taking the exam since your level of preparation will decay quickly following the preparation that
you do for CE401.
Grading. Grades for CE401 are weighted as follows:
Online Homework 40%. Review of each topic area will be accomplished through on-line problems.
These problems are available at the course website linked above. Due dates are indicated in the course
schedule. There is a late penalty of 10% per day on any unworked problems after the due date until the
problem credit is reduced to 60%. Problem credit remains at 60% until the end of the course. Problems
must be answered correctly to receive credit. There is a 2% penalty on a problem for each incorrect
guess.
Final Exam 60%. The final exam will be given on November 16 from 5:00 to 8:30. It will consist of 60
multiple choice FE-style questions as specified below, with 3 minutes allowed for each problem. The
exam is closed book except for the reference handbook. Exam policies: 1) the NCEES calculator policy
will be enforced 2) I reserve the right to collect the reference handbook at the end of the exam.
Subject Area
CE 401 Final
Mathematics
4
Probability and Statistics
3
Computational Tools
3
Ethics and Professional Practice
3
Engineering Economics
3
Statics
4
Dynamics
3
Mechanics of Materials
4
Materials
3
Fluid Mechanics
3
Hydraulics and Hydraulic Systems
4
Structural Analysis
3
Structural Design
3
Geotechnical Engineering
4
Transportation Engineering
4
Environmental Engineering
3
Construction
3
Surveying
3
Homework
16
12
12
12
12
16
12
16
12
12
16
12
12
16
16
12
12
12
The following grading scale will be used:
A
75
A73
B+
70
B
68
B66
C+
63
C
61
C59
D+
56
D
54
D52
F
Below 52