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Hi all, In case you didn't know, every once in a while, NCEES updates the errata sheet for their practice exams, but makes no "official" announcement (that we know of). Check your discipline exam errata in their website

Hi all, In case you didn't know, every once in a while, NCEES updates the errata sheet for their practice exams, but makes no "official" announcement (that we know of). Check your discipline exam errata in their website The Mechanical TFS and MDM were updated November 22nd, and 23rd...

Hi all, In case you didn't know, NCEES regularly updates their errata but makes no "official" announcement (that I know of). Check your discipline exam errata here: NCEES exam prep errata The Mechanical Engineering TFS and MDM errata were both updated yesterday, 4/4/2022. The HVAC errata was...

You should get it if your exam date is after April 1, 2022.

Our live course for TFS is starting Saturday 1/8/22. You can sign up for a free trial period for the first two weeks: no credit card info required. More details here Live Course

Hi all, We're currently reviewing to see if we can figure out what changed... As per an email from NCEES "a small number of technical and editorial changes are indicated by a change in the second number" -- but they do not explicitly announce what those changes are.

Hi all! We are offering a special prize to the first 3 people who correctly answer the following problem. Please do not post the solution here. Work it out by hand, then take a picture or scan to PDF and send it to us via email to CustomerSupport at SlaythePE dot com. PROBLEM: An industrial...

This post is regarding new material only. We haven't checked if they fixed the typos that have been reported.  If you find anything else, please add to this thread. Section 2.16.5.6 Helical Gears is completely new. The old section 2.16.5.6 Planetary Gears is now 2.16.5.7 Section 9.1.7 "Heat...

In the “technical data”...

We have been developing video tutorials for the TFS exam. When we finish all of them, we will put them behind a paywall and offer a course based on these videos. For now, as we develop them they will be free. There will be roughly about 50 videos to cover all of TFS. As of the writing of this...

A rigid tank with an internal volume of 100 gallons contains saturated water at 50 psia and 50% of the mass of water inside the tank is liquid. The tank is fitted with a pressure relief valve (PRV) set to open if the pressure ever reaches 150 psia. In one occasion, a process upset caused the...

Hi all! We are offering a special prize to the first 3 people who correctly answer the following problem. Please do not post the solution here. Send it to us (work it by hand and take a picture or scan to pdf) via private message. PROBLEM: An industrial ice-making machine operates on the...

A shout-out to the men and women that have visited these boards and either just read along or actively seeked advice and/or help. I hope you found value in the group effort we all put around here in helping out. Be sure to come back later to share stories from the trenches!

Hi all, Be among the first 5 to send us via private message here either a photo or a scanned PDF showing all your work to the correct solution to the problem below and we will send you a coupon code for 50% off our TFS practice problems books. The three books combine for 230+ problems in...

Exam is in a little over 7 weeks.  The boards are kind of dormant.  Aren't people studying? What's going on?

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