CLASS PERIOD/DATE: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING (FE) REFRESHER COURSE/ 03/03/07: "TIPS" & "CIRCUITS"

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Refresher Course,
NOA Building, Room 1.124
Saturday, March 3, 2007,
*****TIPS FOR PREPARATION,
...Schedule: 8:30 – 9:00 am;
*****ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS,
...Schedule: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm with brief break(s).

Brief Break(s) ?,
...BRIEF BREAK(s)/'COFFEE BREAK'...

*****PC TEST,
...PC curser tracking test...

*****FE Refresher Course,
Contact Information,
...LifeLong.engr.utexas.edu; CLEE LINK.
...Short Course, use "EXAM Preparation",
...FE Refresher Course FALL 2006.
...Theresa Dobbs, Sr. Manager, CLEE...(512) 471-4875.
...Stephanie Kotara, Event Coordinator.
Tel: (512) 232-5199 Fax: (512) 471-0831
...FE Schedule SPRING 2007.
...FE Refresher Course (CLEE) from SPRING 2007 Web Site,

*****FE Exam, NCEES Information, Specifications,
...NCEES web site for the FE
...FE SPECS.

SUPPLIED-REFERENCE-HANDBOOK, MULTIPLE-CHOICE, PROBLEM-SOLVING, TIMED-EXAM

What is the "FE"?
..the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (also known as the FE exam)...wikipedia.org.
What SUBJECTS, TOPICS, MATERIAL Covered,
...What material is covered?,
MATERIAL COVERED ON FE prepared by the NCEES (topics/subjects; MORNING and AFTERNOON topics),
LIST of STUDY Materials that are available for NCEES exams (FE and PE),
FE STUDY Materials that are available from NCEES,
...NCEES FE Reference Handbook CONTENTS,
FE supplied Reference Handbook ("accept agreement"; copy with this Refresher from CLEE),
*****ETHICS (7%),
...ETHICS in the NCEES FE Reference Handbook,
*****COMPUTERS (7%),
...COMPUTER SPREADSHEETS in the NCEES FE Reference Handbook,
*****INSTRUMENTATION, MEASUREMENT and CONTROL,
...MEASUREMENT and CONTROL in the NCEES FE Reference Handbook.

*****FAQ, FORMAT, PERMITTED items at the FE Exam (answers from NCEES),
...Format of the exam is MULTIPLE CHOICE, problem-solving,
...What is PERMITTED and prohibited at the FE Exam?,
WHICH CALCULATORS, etc.?

FE 'TIPS' FOR PREPARATION

...FE Test Preparation...testprepreview.com,
...How to Pass the FE?,
...Tips from RECENT FE Examinees,
...Internet CHAT from FE exam takers,
...What Others say about the FE,
...Commercial Review Materials,
...Kaplan AEC Engineering.com "FAQ",
...Typical (multiple choice) Thermodynamics questions...psu.edu,
...Engineering FE Exam...tamu.edu,
...CS Tips...ps8.edu,
...Exam Scoring...ncees.org,
...Pass the FE with 43things.com,
...Strategies for Study FE,
...TTU FE website (TSPE).

FE Exam BRIEFINGs (ppt),
...FE Presentation (ppt)...engr.msstate.edu,
... Engineering ECONOMY portion of FE (use LINK)...engineering.uiowa.edu,

*****TEXAS BOARD of PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,
...TBPE,
Look at "Exam Information,"
...October 2006 Exam Registration is now closed. Registration closed on 8/31/2006 at 5:00pm CDT.
...April 2006 Exam results are now available,
...Updated Exam Calculator Policy - (November, 2005),
...NCEES Calculator Policy,
...New Exam Specifications - (May, 2005),
...Links to Bulletin Board and E-mail Discussion Group.

FE TIPS TAKING EXAM by Dr. BELL, Penn State, Dennis Dahlquist, P.E.;

...Dr, BELL's Tips (Prepared for 2005 presentation, update exam dates...),
...Penn State University Tips (for the PE),
...Google general study tips,
...HOW TO PASS the licensing exams (FE and PE: Dennis Dahlquist, P..E.).

*****FE Exam Review (CIRCUITS, EE) by Lt Aaron Still of the U.S. Naval Academy,
...FE CIRCUITS/EE Exam Review (ppt) by Lt Still...USNA.edu.

COMMERCIAL RESOURCES (include):
...Review-Manual-Preparation for FE,
...PPI Publications,
... The Blank Institute of Technology, drblank.com Publications,
...Kaplan AEC Engineering (Welcome),
...Kaplan AEC Engineering Product Details,
...Kaplan AEC Engineering Review Materials.

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

Handout from CLEE # 1 (REFERENCE Handbook, Seventh Edition),
...NCEES Reference Handbook/FE Supplied-REFERENCE Handbook/"The Handbook,"
...LINKS to the Handbook files (Need to "accept" agreement to get to files),
...Electrical and Computer Engineering (CIRCUITS, ELECTRICAL, & COMPUTER; pdf file)

Handout from CLEE # 2 "Electrical"/ DISCIPLINE SAMPLE QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS,
FE DISCIPLINE SAMPLE QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS,
ELECTRICAL Discipline SAMPLE Questions & Solutions,
MORNING SAMPLE Questions & Solutions (cover in presentation),
...Same for all,
...one half of actual exam,
...TOPICS (electricity and magnetism; computers; ethics and business practices),
AFTERNOON SAMPLE Questions & Solutions (look at "EE" discipline),
...DISCIPLINE Specific,
...one half of actual exam,
...TOPICS (circuits, power, electromagnetics, control systems, communications,
signal processing, electronics, digital systems, computer systems),
...junior/senior courses.
...Problems are "more difficult;"
...Written for a "discipline."

Question of-the-day",
..."Question of the Day"...usf.edu.

PROPOSED OUTLINE/SCHEDULE TODAY for "CIRCUITS"

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS:
I. FE PROBLEMS/NCEES,
...A. TYPICAL Questions and Solutions (NCEES ???; no longer available booklet; CD-ROM),
......NCEES TYPICAL QUESTIONS and SOLUTIONS (hardcopy; presentation with doc.cam in NOA 1.124),
MORNING TYPICAL Questions & Solutions (HANDOUT by omf),
......Same for all,
......doc.cam presentation.
AFTERNOON TYPICAL Questions & Solutions,
......More difficult; "EE" discipline, for example.

BRIEF BREAK ????

...B. SAMPLE Questions and Solutions in presentation,
......NCEES SAMPLE QUESTIONS/MORNING Questions (CLEE #2 Handout).
SAMPLE MORNING Questions and Solutions,
......SAME for all (all DISCIPLINES),
......Morning SAMPLE (CD) has 60 PROBLEMS (one half of actual exam),
...doc.cam presentation.
AFTERNOON SAMPLE Questions & Solutions,
......DISIPLINE (ELECTRICAL) SPECIFIC.
......Afternoon SAMPLE (CD) has 30 PROBLEMS (one half of actual exam),

BRIEF BREAK ????

II. REVIEW PROBLEMS/texts,
OTHER REVIEW Questions, some with solutions, other only answers,
...A. Rizzoni Text (EE331, UT-Austin, Spring 2004; used Fourth Edition),
......EE331 text by Rizzoni, 5th edition,
......Table of Contents, see Appendix C with SOLUTIONS,
...B. Hambley Text (UT-Austin, Fall 2004-current text for EE331),
UT Engineering Library has copies on reserve for students,
......EE331 text by Hambley, 3rd edition, Appendix C with ANSWERS.
.....Use LINK to "Table of Contents"; then see Appendix C),
......SOLUTIONS posted...appen. pdf (File for Hambley text).

...B. NCEES PRACTICE "CD" with CLEE Handout # 2,
......PRACTICE Problems on the CD (with DISCIPLINE SAMPLE Handout #2)
MORNING PRACTICE Problems,
...ERRATA for "Multidiscipline Practice Problems for the FE Exam (CD-ROM)";
......SAME for all (all DISCIPLINES),
......Morning PRACTICE (CD) has 30 QUESTIONS (25% of actual exam),
......PRESENTED USING LECTURE ROOM MEDIA SYSTEM (hopefully),
AFTERNOON PRACTICE Problems,
......DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC.
......Afternoon (Electrical CD) has 6 PROBLEMS (10% of actual exam),
......PRESENTED USING LECTURE ROOM MEDIA SYSTEM.

REFERENCE/PREVIOUS "CIRCUITS" REFRESHER LINKs,
...FALL 2006; "092306",
...SPRING 2006; "040106",
...FALL 2005; "092405",
...SPRING 2005; "040205",

*****Professional Publications, Inc.,
...Professional Publications, Inc. Web Site,
...Engineering (PPI),
...FE/EIT (PPI),
...FE Review Courses (states/Texas/UT-Austin),
...FLASHCARDS (planned).

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