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RE: BLOG: Studying for the PE Begins

in #steemstem6 years ago

@ai125, thats a huge item! for most calculations, i refer to the use of computers now, and going back to hand calculations for some items, trips up how i organize the calculation on paper since spreadsheets and software take care of all of that for you. I rather over study by 25%, then fail by 1%. I dont want to study like this anymore. Im just so tired of going through the academic motions of learning topics to proove that you know them, but never actually use them for anything.

They actually tell you EXACTLY what the defintiion of "most closely" means. For example, im going through the construction module right now, and they had a great example of moving excavated dirt. When you run your numbers, you get 52.3 of trucks to remove the excavated soil. The question was, what is most nearly the number of trucks to remove the soil

Your 2 closest answers were 52 and 55. If you pick 52, you are wrong, because you still have 0.3 trucks. you need 55!!

I'm going to do exactly as you suggest, make quick sheets for everything and print out an INDEX of practice problems for quick reference.

RELAXXXXX is the key. Keep the adrenaline low, so you can keep the focus high!

Thanks for the tips!

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