Environmental Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam [Hardcover]

Michael R. Lindeburg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1888577541 | ISBN-13: 978-1888577549 | Publication Date: December 2001

The new Environmental Engineering Reference Manual is the most current, comprehensive review for the all-objective environmental PE exam. Developed in response to the current test specifications and input from many recent examinees, this manual provides the topical review, the practice problems, the tables of data, and other resources you need to pass this exam.

Among the features the manual offers you are:

Introduction to the current exam format, content, and organization

A suggested study schedule, plus tips for successful preparation

50+ chapters providing concise reviews of exam topics

Hundreds of solved example problems, reinforcing the concepts in the text

More than 350 practice problems--many written in the new exam format, designed to be solved in 6 minutes or less

Hundreds of table, charts, and figures providing data at your fingertips

URLs for useful sources of exam-related data on the Web

A full glossary of terms for easy use during the exam

An exhaustive, thoroughly cross-referenced index, so you can locate information quickly and easily when the pressure is on.

With the Reference Manual and its accompanying products, you can be confident of using the best preparation materials available for this PE exam. It won't take the work out of the preparation process, but it will make your study time as productive as possible. And the manual's breadth of coverage, combined with its excellent index and glossary, make it an invaluable time-saver during the exam.

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From the Publisher

This book is written primarily for engineers taking the environmental PE exam. After the exam, the Environmental Engineering Reference Manual provides practicing engineers with a handy distillation of the environmental engineering field, including problem-solving examples and methods that typical references don't offer.

About the Author

Michael R. Lindeburg, PE, is recognized among the engineering community as the leading authority on professional engineering licensing exam preparation. The author of many books on this subject, he has taught and supervised exam-review courses for over 25 years. He holds BS and MS degrees from Stanford Universiy in industrial engineering. When not writing, he can be found hosting the "Licensing Exam Forum," an online bulletin board for FE and PE candidates.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1152 pages
• Publisher: Professional Publications (December 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888577541
• ISBN-13: 978-1888577549
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,761,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FOR NON-UNDERGRADUTE ENGINEERS, June 18, 2004

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Paul B. Olsen "Sappeur" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Environmental Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, Second Edition (Hardcover)

My undergraduate was in Geography. My Masters in Environmental Engineering. I am not good at math, and formulas with greek letters still make me tense inside. Having said this, here are the books you need to concentrate on to pass this exam the first time.

1. This book. It needs to be your centerpiece, your touchstone. You need to know this book, and especially the tables and appendices. Location, Location, Location is so important, know where everything is in this book. Make this book part of your life. Travel with it, sit with it, take it on your 10 minute coffee breaks... just know this book.

2. Next: 101 Solved Engineering Problems. This book has the most realistic PE Problems. Do them all. They are categorized by type so you must write the page from Lindeberg next to the problem in this book for quick cross reference. This is your best book for quickly finding an example of what you are trying to solve on the test.

3. Next: Lindeberg Practice Problems. Also good, but not as good as 101 (above). Use this as a reference. It aligns with the Lindeberg Hard Cover for quick cross reference.

4. Last: Environmental Engineering Practice Exams (Schneiter). Do all the problems. It looks like a Lindeberg, but it isn't. Like 101 Solved Problems, you must cross-reference the problems with there topic location in Lindeberg Hard Cover. Questions are not in a particular order (4 practice exams, level about right), but questions are in random order which makes look-up during exam tough.

5. Environmental Law Handbook (Sullivan). Need this for the regulatory, and statutory questions. Find a good OSHA book too.

6. Last: Environmental Engineering Calculations (Lee & Lin). This book is expensive and big, but it is a good fail safe. What I liked about it is it presented things differently than Lindeberg, in case I didn't understand where Lindeberg was coming from.

7. I HATE CONVERSIONS, and the test is full of them. If you hate conversions, buy Lindeberg's Engineering Conversions. It is a time saver.

You do not have time to use even all of these references. Just don't show up with a heck of a lot more. You need to drill, drill, drill, on the problems so when you see them on the PE, it is like regurgatation. Lindeberg Hard Cover will covers everything you need to know... this book is your centerpiece!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Review and Reference Book, April 28, 2008

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B. Lazar (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Environmental Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, Second Edition (Hardcover)

This book was very useful in preparing for the PE and serves as a good reference during the exam. I would not bank on it as the only reference, but it serves as a good supporting reference book. There are no example problems in the book, and it simply covers the potential topics that might appear on the test in a very broad sense. It helps to target studying on topics that you might not use everyday or have not seen since undergrad. I recommend the purchase of the book, but would look for a used copy as it is rather pricey!

5.0 out of 5 stars simply the best...reference, June 2, 2009

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Anthony Morabito - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Environmental Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, Second Edition (Hardcover)

As everyone has said, this is the most important book...be sure to check out Amazon Listmania for other useful books for the Environmental PE.