Slowsolver
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Hello everyone, sorry if I'm repeating an old question or topic. I have searched and haven't been able to see me question/topic.
I've been out of school for 15 years and decided to take the FE (finally). I've taken some time off work and been studying 5-7 hours daily for 4 weeks, 5 or more days per week... basically like a job. I am using Lindeburg's FE Review Manual V.3 (yellow). Yes, I know there is a newer version but I doubt much has changed. My problem is that I'm VERY slow with solving the problems (yes I study the chapters). Some problems take me an hour to figure out and understand completely. I know that many of you are recent grads and can breeze through this book but I've find my studies to be very laborious and frustrating. I'm currently within the dynamics section and attempting to fully understand the entire book. I will be taking the Other Disciplines version of the exam. I'm literally about 130-140 hours into the studying of this book. Generally I find that most of Lindeburg's solutions are very difficult to follow because he skips "small" steps which can create huge time wasters for me in understanding each problem. I've read that his books and problems are "harder" than the test problems. If this is true, is there another book that more closely resembles the test questions? I also have found that each of the problems in each chapter are different.... what I mean is that while the concepts within a chapter are the same, the problems can be vastly variant in question type. I fear that if I don't try to complete each problem in every chapter I may be missing a relevant test question. I have a deadline of September 8th for this exam and want to study smart... but I'm finding that without studying hard I can't retain the material... I have to do as many relevant problems as possible, not overly complicated problems that likely won't be on the exam. I invite your positive, suggestions and feedback based on my challenge at hand. Thank you!
I've been out of school for 15 years and decided to take the FE (finally). I've taken some time off work and been studying 5-7 hours daily for 4 weeks, 5 or more days per week... basically like a job. I am using Lindeburg's FE Review Manual V.3 (yellow). Yes, I know there is a newer version but I doubt much has changed. My problem is that I'm VERY slow with solving the problems (yes I study the chapters). Some problems take me an hour to figure out and understand completely. I know that many of you are recent grads and can breeze through this book but I've find my studies to be very laborious and frustrating. I'm currently within the dynamics section and attempting to fully understand the entire book. I will be taking the Other Disciplines version of the exam. I'm literally about 130-140 hours into the studying of this book. Generally I find that most of Lindeburg's solutions are very difficult to follow because he skips "small" steps which can create huge time wasters for me in understanding each problem. I've read that his books and problems are "harder" than the test problems. If this is true, is there another book that more closely resembles the test questions? I also have found that each of the problems in each chapter are different.... what I mean is that while the concepts within a chapter are the same, the problems can be vastly variant in question type. I fear that if I don't try to complete each problem in every chapter I may be missing a relevant test question. I have a deadline of September 8th for this exam and want to study smart... but I'm finding that without studying hard I can't retain the material... I have to do as many relevant problems as possible, not overly complicated problems that likely won't be on the exam. I invite your positive, suggestions and feedback based on my challenge at hand. Thank you!
