CE 403 Optional FE review
Chris Rehmann
Registering for the FE exam
Exam date:
October 26, 2013
Get the application at
http://ncees.org/exams/state-pages/iowa-exam-registration/
Due date:
August 29, 2013
Will need:
Signature of notary public (e.g., Nancy Qvale)
Certificate of Enrollment
Morning exam contents
EOL offers a module
on thermo
Thermodynamics
Math
Fluid mechanics
Material properties
Mechanics
Strength of materials
Chemistry
Ethics & business
Computers
Prob. & stats
Electricity & magnetism
Economics
4 hours for 120 questions  Average of 2 minutes per question
Afternoon exam contents
Materials
Soil mechanics & foundations
Construction management
Structural design
Structural analysis
Surveying
Hydraulics & hydrologic systems
Environmental engineering
Transportation
4 hours for 60 questions  Average of 4 minutes per question
Mathematics
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Analytic geometry
Integral calculus
Matrix operations
Roots of equations
Vector analysis
Differential equations
Differential calculus
USF example 9.1
This example and others are taken from http://fe.eng.usf.edu/
USF question 9.2
USF example 9.3
USF example 9.4
USF example 9.5
USF example 9.6
USF example 9.7
USF example 9.8
The mean value of a function f(x) from a to b is given by
USF example 9.9
USF example 9.10
To find the value of p, a scientist inscribes an n-sided polygon in a circle of
diameter 1. The perimeter of the regular polygon is the value of p for n  ∞.
The approximate value of p by using a 6-sided regular polygon is
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.000
3.142
3.232
3.464
USF example 9.11
CR example 1.1
CR example 1.2
CR example 1.3
CR example 1.4
Newnan 14th ed. problem 3-7
The following problems are from Newnan (1997), Engineer-in-Training License Review.
Newnan 14th ed. problem 3-8
Newnan 14th ed. problem 3-11
Newnan 14th ed. problem 3-15
Newnan 14th ed. problem 3-16
Newnan 14th ed. problem 3-17