Chemical Engineering Practice PE Exams [Paperback]

N. S. Nandagopal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2001 | ISBN-10: 1888577657 | ISBN-13: 978-1888577655

Contains two complete, 80-problem practice exams for the chemical Professional Engineer (PE) exam. Presented in multiple-choice format, just as on the actual exam. Step-by-step solutions are provided for every problem.

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From the Publisher

Taking a practice exam is an important step in preparing for the actual chemical PE exam. The practice exams in this book are intended to simulate the real exam experience. The problems represent all the major topics that NCEES reports may be present on the exam.

Subjects covered include:
Mass and Energy Balances
Heat Transfer
Fluids
Thermodynamics
Mass Transfer
Kinetics
Plant Design

Most engineers recommend taking at least one practice exam to get used to the time contraints of the test. Whether you time yourself or not, sitting for a practice exam also gives you the opportunity to see how well you know the references you plan to use during the exam. (Have you tabbed the right sections?) Don't miss this key step in your PE preparation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 62 pages
• Publisher: Professional Publications (CA) (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888577657
• ISBN-13: 978-1888577655
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,600,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good second resource for practice exam, December 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Chemical Engineering Practice PE Exams (Paperback)

First the bottom-line. If you are going to get only one practice exam book, do not get this, get the one published by NCEES which has one practice exam.

However, if only one practice exam does not do it for you (and it won't, for most people), this book should be used as the "other" practice book for PE exams. This book helps because it has two full exams.

I used both the NCEES review exam and this and passed the exam on the first attempt. I attribute at least part of my success to the fact that I took three full exams and each time went back and tried to address the weaknesses I discovered in the course of taking the exam.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for practice, not formatted like exam, April 21, 2006

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Mark Reynolds "che engineer" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemical Engineering Practice PE Exams (Paperback)

Like the first reviewer, I would say that this should not be your only practice exam. My big issue is that it is not formatted like the test. This book has one scenario per 5-6 problems, the problems build on one another. Miss the first and you are likely to miss them all. The real exam will have one scenario per problem. One of the challenges to the PE exam is having enough time to read all of the scenarios and come up of the solutions.

I would recommend getting this along with the practice exam from Michael Lindeburg and from NCEES. Time yourself when you go through the NCEES. The Lindeburg series should be a must.