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Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Review (Engineering Press at Oup)

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Here are my thoughts on this book.

Pros: 1. Very reasonably priced as a comprehensive review book and supposedly a money back guarantee.
2. It is current and up to date (as of the April 2003 exam)
3. It has a pretty good variety and quantity of examples and practice problems.

Cons: 1. There are a large number of errors in the example and practice problems. I found at least 50 errors in using this book as a review guide and it is difficult, especially on some of the example problems where I would wonder for half an hour where I went wrong. Some of the errors are obvious, others are difficult or near impossible to spot if you are trying to relearn this material and remember very little. I am sure there are significantly more errors since my review did not cover the book comprehensively and I'm sure I missed a lot as well.
2. The text is not very well written. Some sections go into too much detail while others simply scratch the surface. There were times when I learned more from reading the EIT handbook than from this review book.
3. Lastly, I was a little disappointed when I went to take the practice exam and I found several identical questions to the practice problems provided in the different chapters. The least they could have done was make sure not to reuse questions so that when we'd like to take the practice exam we haven't just seen the questions from review sections.

This book is ok but youre better off taking notes from a class or another who already passed

I bought this book because it was significantly cheaper than any other review book. Boy, what a waste of money! A friend lent me the EIT review manual (twice the price) and although it is not perfect it is far, far better. Each chapter in this book seems to be written by a different author. There is no consistency in the type, style or level of review. The thermo chapter for example assumes that you remember what every symbol in every equation represents without first providing a table or list. The reason I am using this book is that I DONT remeber what u, q and w represent. After slowly trying to make sense of the chapter I skipped to the end and found a table with each symbol listed. Am I meant to tear it out so that I can use it on every page?

Some of the review is ok but I dont think any of the authors have taken the EIT in a long time. The problems seem very unlike the EIT style problems I have found online and in other review manuals.

I would NOT purchase this book again and if I could return it and get my money back I would. If all you want is a quick, cheap overview of the exam material then get this book. If you want something that provides a bit of explaination or tutoring, avoid this book.