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More than 450 practice problems coordinate with the chapters in the Chemical Engineering Reference Manual, so you can work appropriate problems as you study. You’ll reinforce what you’ve learned and discover where you may need additional preparation. Most of the practice problems are in the PE exam’s multiple-choice format. Step-by-step solutions provide clear, complete explanations of how to reach the answer most efficiently…. More >>
#1 by Chem E PhD on April 5, 2010 - 1:16 pm
This book of problems is meant to accompany the “Chemical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, 6th ed.” by the same author. The nice thing about this product is that it is reasonably well supported by the website [...], which publishes errata for any mistakes that may have crept in.
Now I will caution you – this book serves the purpose of reaquainting you with concepts that you may have forgotten, but does not fully get you ready for the questions posed on a PE exam. Approximately one month before you take the PE exam, be sure to look at the NCEES sample test, available from the NCEES website. The NCEES publication gives you a better feel for what you will be up against. That said, this book was still extremely helpful in many of the key topics and has, for the most part, well-explained solutions.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Raquan Hall on April 5, 2010 - 4:15 pm
Good ‘catch all’ book. An exhastive coverage of all aspects of ChE. The problems are very selective and challenging. They are a little cumbersome to work thru, but well worth it; The problems seem designed to help w/ applying ChE principles versus simple ‘plug-in-the-number’ problem solving. It has helped me with understanding when and how to make realistic assumptions, making a long problem much shorter. The problems also seem to be more challenging then the actual sample exams. It makes taking the sample PE exams a breeze.
Highly recommended also is the Lindeburg, ChE reference manual for PE exam.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by David W. Bergmann on April 5, 2010 - 6:44 pm
This book does what it needs to do. I worked all of the problems in this book as my way of studing for the PE. I then did the pratice exam problems. Between both of these I was able to pass the first time. Do not get this book with out the referance manual. I do not believe that I could of passed without the referance manual.
Rating: 5 / 5