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Exam-like problems in multiple formats along with detailed explanations covering exam-specific topics.

Thorough coverage of HVAC & Refrigeration, Machine Design & Materials, and Thermal & Fluid Systems

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Mirrors codes and standards NCEES currently uses for the PE Mechanical exams and found throughout the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ PPI, A Kaplan Company; Thirteenth edition (April 15, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 584 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591264154
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591264156
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.5 x 11 inches
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Michael R. Lindeburg, PE, is one of the best-known authors of engineering textbooks and references. His books and courses have influenced millions of engineers around the world. Since 1975, he has authored over 40 engineering reference and exam preparation books. He has spent thousands of hours teaching engineering to students and practicing engineers. He holds bachelor of science and master of science degrees in industrial engineering from Stanford University.

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Customers find the book provides useful practice problems for engineering design. They consider it a good value and say it helps train their brains to solve them faster. However, some customers mention that the problems are not representative, poorly worded, or diagrammed.

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Customers find the practice problems in the book useful. They say it's a great guide to get you started on engineering design problems and helps train their brains to solve them faster. The book provides good training material for the Mechanical PE exam and is helpful for preparing for the test.

"...are more complex than the exam ones, but this helped me to train my brain to solve them faster...." Read more

"...It makes the test seem easy in comparison to your studies. There were only two questions on my exam that weren't covered in this book." Read more

"Going through this book from one end to the other was great preparation for the exam...." Read more

"This may be the only good Practice Problem Book, so take that for what it's worth. Also, haven't taken the PE exam yet...." Read more

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"...Get this and the big reference manual textbook... its worth it." Read more

"...their website, or just hope that you find all the errors this is a great book. If this is the only practice problems book, then it's adequate." Read more

"Pretty awesome actually. It's expensive, yes. VERY expensive. But, it is almost a one-stop-shop item for passing the PE exam...." Read more

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Customers find the book contains many errors and poorly worded problems. They mention that the problems are not representative, poorly diagrammed, and frustrating. The book is great for studying but not so great during the exam.

"...Also, haven't taken the PE exam yet. This book is very frustrating, because many of the problems are poorly-worded or poorly diagrammed,..." Read more

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"The problems were not the most representative, but this did help me determine areas where I needed to focus my studying...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017
    I passed the Fall 2017 PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials. I purchased four books and used one book I already owned (Shigley). I did around 100 hours of self-study.
    1. PE Exam Review for Mechanical Systems, Kennedy
    2. Practice Problems for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam, 13th Ed (this book)
    3. Six-Minute Solutions for Mechanical PE Exam Mechanical Systems and Materials Problems, 2nd Ed
    4. Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, 13th Ed
    5. Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design
    6. NCEES Practice Exam
    7. Printed and added to hand notes unit conversions, beam tables, MERM index, stress concentration tables
    I started with the Kennedy book and read the whole thing front to back. Then I solved all of Six-Minute problems. Then I worked all of the problems of MERM practice problems for chapter 45-66. Throughout all of this I took notes on key points and marked pages in MERM and Shigley. About a month before the exam I took the practice exam and did pretty well. From there I just studied concepts or units I had missed.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017
    This book offers a very comprehensive list of practice problems for the Mechanical PE exam. Most problems are more complex than the exam ones, but this helped me to train my brain to solve them faster. I didn't feel it was necessary to solve all problems but I was able to focus on the specific subjects I wanted. This book was really helpful and helped me to pass on the Mechanical PE exam.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014
    This is as massive as the MERM itself. It has probably around a thousand example problems in it with worked out solutions. I recommend starting here. I spent a month and a half reading the MERM cover to cover and that was a waste of time. In one eye and out the other. Get the MERM, this and the Quick Reference and just start doing problems. I recommend spending about an hour on each chapter of problems and using the MERM as your reference on how to solve them. There are some chapters later on you'll know you can skip or skim (Advanced Alternative Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, almost the entire Plant Engineering section, Ethics). Use the NEECS test guidance (its in the front of the MERM) to determine what you shouldn't waste time studying. After you've done that take the NEECS sample breadth exam. Then go back and do every single problem in your depth area, then take the NEECS sample depth exam in your area. At this point you should know about where you stand and what you need to keep studying. All of that above took me about 100 hours to do. I've currently got almost 200 hours of studying under my belt but about 60 of them were mostly wasted hours reading the MERM. I started to get burned out so I've moved on to the 6 minute solution books despite the poor reviews and really like them. I'm estimating I'll end up with a little less than 240 hours of studying under my belt by the time the exam hits in a few weeks (I keep a daily log for tracking and motivation purposes). If thats not enough then nothing probably will be. My only complaint is that there are not enough exam level questions in here, these are either really basic or really hard with relatively few in between. Im basing that off the NEECS sample exam challenge level. I hope that is representative because then I feel I may have a decent chance of passing. I dont plan on doing this more than once!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2016
    This is a must-have resource for the Mechanical PE test. The problems in this book are much lenghtier than the real test problems, so it forces you to study harder to figure them out. It makes the test seem easy in comparison to your studies. There were only two questions on my exam that weren't covered in this book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019
    Quite simply, if you don't use this to study for the Mechanical Design PE, you are either a genius (and hence do not need to study) or a fool.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2015
    Going through this book from one end to the other was great preparation for the exam. Plus, having the sample problems in front of me bailed me out in a few instances. Get this and the big reference manual textbook... its worth it.
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