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Law of Cosines – Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review

December 19, 2011 by Justin Leave a Comment

In this episode of Engineer In Training Exam TV, Justin walks you through a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Law of Cosines.

We will begin by defining the Law of Cosines and then run through a couple of instances in which we can use the law of cosines to solve for any unknown characteristics of a triangle.

This review of Law of Cosines is part of the global subject Mathematics.

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Transcription

Hey what’s going on everyone, it’s Justin Dickmeyer from EngineerInTrainingExam.com.

In today’s video we are going to present a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Law of Cosines.

We’ll start off this tutorial discussing the theory and then get in to working a problem.

So let’s start off our Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Law of Cosines by defining exactly what Law of Cosines is.

We use the law of cosines and the law of sines to

solve triangles that are not right

angled such triangles are called oblique

triangles the law of cosines is use much

more frequently than the law of sines is

and more specifically when we know two

sides of a given triangle and the angle

in between those two sides then the law

of cosines enables us to determine the

third side of that triangle so let’s

illustrate the definition of the law of

cosines let’s look at the triangle here

say we have a triangle and this is side

a we got side B and we got C and this

angle right here side c so the log

cosine states that c squared is equal to

a squared plus B squared minus to a B

cosine of C so let’s look at a quick

example of how the law of cosines can be

used let’s look at the triangle again

say that we’re given that this side is

eight we’re given that this side right

here is 10 we don’t know this side which

is d let’s say that this angle D is 60

degrees and this is angle f and this is

angle e which are both unknowns but

since we have two sides eight and 10 and

the angle between those two sides we are

able to employ the law of cosines to

determine what the third side is so

let’s go ahead and just plug all of our

numbers into the into our equation d

squared is equal to e squared plus F

squared minus 2 e F cosine of D so

that’s our that’s our standard equation

we just want to plug in all that we know

so let’s just go ahead this is angle e

so opposite is going to be side e which

is going to be this first term which is

going to be a squared plus 10 squared

minus 2 times 8 times 10 cosine of 60

and so we can just use our calculators

and calculate this out it comes down to

d squared is equal to 80 for taking the

square root we get d is equal to 9.17 so

that is the length of our third unknown

side so how do we remember the equation

of the law of cosines are there is one

thing we can do is first thing we just

got to know that is it essentially is

the Pythagorean theorem with some extra

making it work for making it work for

all triangles so the Pythagorean theorem

you know is a squared plus B squared is

equal to C squared and we know that this

only works for right triangles

now the law of cosines is a squared plus

B squared minus to a B cosine of the

angle c which is equal to C squared and

this works for all triangles if you put

if you plugged in 90 degrees right here

to make this a right triangle this whole

term would disappear making it the

Pythagorean theorem so that’s basically

just how you can a quick way you can

remember what the law of cosines is so

when do you use the law of cosines

there’s there’s a two two instances in

which you could use the law of cosines

you can use it when the third side of a

triangle

I is needed needed and you know two

sides plus the angle between it also can

be used when you have when the angles of

a triangle are are needed and you know

all three sides so to use the law of

cosines essentially you need to know

there needs to be three things that you

need to know number one you need to know

either two sides and the angle between

or if you if you know all the side

you’re able to determine all the angles

within the triangle by plugging in all

your knowns so let’s again look at an

example let’s take the triangle here

let’s say we know all three sides let’s

say this side is five this side is nine

and this side is eight let’s say we have

an angle here that’s unknown a we have

an angle here B which is unknown and we

have an angle here C which is unknown so

what we want to do is determine what

let’s say angle C is so all we need to

do is start with our standard equation C

squared is equal to a squared plus B

squared minus to a B cosine of C and we

just start plugging in all of the known

sites all the known quantities that we

know so we got eight squared because

there’s a C and C is always opposite or

in this case we’re using a B and C where

before we used EF and G or yeah and so

the sides are just opposite their angles

so if this is angle C this is going to

be side see this is angle B so this is

going to be side B this is angle a so

this is going to be side a so just plug

in all your knowns eight squared is

equal to 9 squared plus 5 squared minus

two x 9 x 5 cosine of c and then all you

need to do now is calculate it out using

a calculator and you get down to the

point where it’s where it’s a see cosine

of c is equal to 42

/ 90 and then to determine what C is

just take the inverse cosine so c is

equal to cosine and negative 1 or

inverse cosine 42 / 90 and we’re going

to find that c is equal to 60 2.2

degrees so we could do that for each and

every one of the angles within that

triangle because we do know all three

sides and all three sides are defined so

using the law of cosines we can go ahead

and uh and determine more information

than what we’re given so that’s all I

got for you today guys that’s a real

quick tutorial and real basic tutorial I

hope it cleared some things up or at

least was a decent review of the subject

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LHopital Rule – Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review

December 19, 2011 by Justin Leave a Comment

In this episode of Engineer In Training Exam TV, Justin walks you through a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of LHopital Rule.

We will begin by defining L’Hopital’s Rule and run through a couple of instances in which we can use this rule to determine the limit of a particular function.

This Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of LHopital Rule is part of the global subject Mathematics.

Having served over 1.5 million lessons in 150 different countries, it’s safe to say we have been in the trenches.

In the trenches working with those who are taking the exam for the first time, either fresh out of college or having taken a few years off from the books.

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And every iteration in between.

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Transcription

Hey what’s going on everyone, it’s Justin Dickmeyer from EngineerInTrainingExam.com.

In today’s video we are going to present a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of LHopital Rule.

We’ll start off this tutorial discussing the theory and then get in to working a problem.

So let’s start off our Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of LHopital Rule by defining exactly what LHopital Rule.

let’s
consider the limit as X goes to a of f
of X over G of X if at a both f of X and
G of X are finite and G sub a is not
equal to zero then the typical process
of finding the limit would be plugging
in a wherever we see X in those
functions so our limit would simply be F
of a over G sub a but what happens if
both the numerator and the denominator
10 to 0 it is not clear then what the
limit would be in fact depending on what
functions f of X and G sub X are the
limit can really be anything so when we
get when we approach functions are asked
to find functions and we get an
indeterminate form of say 0/0 that’s not
really telling us much about a limit for
example let me show you a quick example
here let’s take the limit as X goes to 0
of X to the 4th divided by X to the
third so if we are asked to find this
limit we would first try to just plug in
0 for wherever we find X and in this
case doing that would give us the
indeterminate form of 0 over 0 so that’s
not telling us much about what the limit
of that function is so we need to use
l’hopital’s rule to do a couple steps to
help us determine what the real limit of
that function is so let’s take a look at
the first indeterminate form of 0/0 so
suppose that we have that same limit f
of X over G sub X as X goes to a
and when we take the limit in our
standard procedures we find that both f
of X and G of X are going to be 0/0 so
l’hopital’s rule what it does is it
gives us two two rules here number one
if we can take the derivative of both f
of X and G of X then the limit as X goes
to a of f prime of X divided by G prime
of X if that exists and is some number L
then the limit of our original function
f of X over G sub X is also L and number
two it tells us that if in on the other
hand F prime of X divided by G prime of
X if that tends to plus or minus
infinity then our original function also
tends to plus or minus infinity so let’s
take a quick look at an example here
let’s take the limit as X goes to 1 of 2
natural log of X divided by X minus 1 so
what we’d try to do here first is just
plug in 1 wherever we see X and we find
real quickly that we would get the
indeterminate form of 0 over 0 so what
we need to do is employ la PETA’s rule
and the first thing we need to do is
take the derivatives of both the
numerator and the denominator and once
that’s complete all we need to do is
plug that back into the limit and take
the limit so let’s take the limit as X
goes to 1 and take the derivatives of
both the numerator and the denominator
and we get 2 divided by X divided by X
oops sorry divided by 1 so plug in 1
wherever we see X and we find that the
that the limit is going to be 2 and la
PETA’s rule excuse me tells us that the
limit of
the original function is now – so what
if we have the indeterminate form or
another and rather another indeterminate
form we might encounter is infinity over
infinity so this isn’t telling us much
again about the limit so we have to
employ la PETA’s rule again and the same
rules apply if we can find a limit at F
prime of X G prime of X if we can find
this limit then that’s good that’s the
limit of the original function and in
the same way if we find that F prime of
X G prime of X tends to plus or minus
infinity then we know that our original
function also will tend to plus or minus
infinity so let’s take a look at an
example here let’s look at the example
limit as X goes to infinity of e sub X
divided by X so our our first shot here
will just plug in an infinity into
wherever we see X and we’ll see that we
have an indeterminate form of infinity
over infinity so once again not telling
us much about the limit of the function
so what we need to do is take the
derivatives of both the numerator and
the denominator and we will get limit as
X goes to infinity of e sub X over 1 so
now plugging in infinity we see that the
function will tend to plus infinity so
that tells us what our limit of the
original function does sometimes you
know we’ll encounter
equations in which we have to use
l’hopital’s rule of multiple times what
I mean by that is will will be given in
a function say our function is 1 minus
cosine of X divided by x squared and
we’ll be asked to take that limit
and let’s say it approaches zero so if
we plug in zero here we’ll find that
once again we’ll get the indeterminate
form zero over zero so now that we’ve
been through the process we know that we
need to take the derivative of both the
numerator and the denominator using
l’hopital’s rule to determine the limit
so what so let’s do that real quick
let’s take the limit as X goes to zero
of the derivatives and we’ll see that
that’s sine X divided by 2x so usually
right here well we can find a limit
usually it takes one step in using
l’hopital’s rule to find that limit but
in this instance we plug in zero and
once again we get 0/0 so what do you do
in this case it’s it’s not very
difficult all you need to do is employ
la PETA’s rule again take the derivative
of both functions and plug it back into
the limit X goes to 0 of cosine of X
divided by 2 and so now in this case we
plug in 0 and we find that the limit is
1/2 and that’s going to be the limit of
our original function so if you continue
to hit indeterminate forms as you work
your way through la PETA’s rule just
continue to employ until you find that
that definitive limit so that’s it for
now guys I appreciate you guys taking
the time out to check out this quick
tutorial head on over to engineer in
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you prepare for the engineering training
exam and if you have any questions just
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I appreciate have a good day guys but
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Quadratic Equations – Fundamentals of Engineering Review

December 19, 2011 by Justin Leave a Comment

In this episode of Engineer In Training Exam TV, Justin walks you through a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Quadratic Equations.

He will start by defining the standard form of the quadratic equation and run through a common way people go about solving such equations and follow it up with a way to simplify our work in complicated situations.

We will wrap this tutorial up with introducing the Discriminant and what it can tell us when using the quadratic equation.

This Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Quadratic Equations is part of the global subject Mathematics.

Having served over 1.5 million lessons in 150 different countries, it’s safe to say we have been in the trenches.

In the trenches working with those who are taking the exam for the first time, either fresh out of college or having taken a few years off from the books.

In the trenches working with those who have already attempted the exam, maybe multiple times, and can’t seem to crack the code.

In the trenches working with those who have been away from the books for ages, from standardized testing for the same amount of time, and can’t fathom taking on this beast of an exam.

And every iteration in between.

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Transcription

Hey what’s going on everyone, it’s Justin Dickmeyer from EngineerInTrainingExam.com.

In today’s video we are going to present a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Quadratic Equations.

We’ll start off this tutorial by defining a quadratic equation, we’ll move on to solving quadratic equations using factoring, then we’ll move on to the quadratic formula and finish off with defining the discriminant.

So let’s start off our Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Quadratic Equations by defining exactly what a Quadratic Equation is.

So what is a Quadratic equation?

in its simplest form a
quadratic equation is ax squared plus BX
plus C is equal to 0 where a cannot
equal 0 so in other terms a quadratic
equation must have squared term as its
highest power so how do we solve
quadratic equations there are 4 methods
of solving these equations 1 we can
factor 2 completing the square factor by
grouping or using the quadratic formula
in this tutorial in this quick review
we’re going to talk about factoring and
the quadratic formula so a quadratic
equation can be solved by factoring if
after writing that equation in its
standard form the quadratic expression
factors completing this process can be
done in four steps step number one is
getting an equation we want to simplify
it we want to take away any parenthesis
division we want to add like terms
once simplified we want to get it that
equation into the standard form of ax
squared plus BX plus C is equal to 0
step number 3 factor
once we have factored we want to solve
so that’s all let’s look at a quick
example let’s take the equation x
squared plus 3x minus 10 is equal to 0
so the first step is to simplify that’s
completed step number two we want to get
in its standard form
once again convenient it’s completed
step number three we want to factor so
in this case this equation factors out
2x plus five multiplied by X minus 2 is
equal to 0 so we want this product to
equal to 0 so in step number four we
need to solve that and we can just
visualize and see that we’re going to
get X is equal to negative 5 and X is
equal to 2 so this quadratic quadratic
equation has two solutions X equal
negative 5 and X equal 2 so let’s talk
about the quadratic formula you can
solve any quadratic equation by using
the quadratic formula this is convenient
when a quadratic equation does not
factor or is difficult to factor so once
again there’s 4 steps or excuse me
there’s 5 steps in completing this
process step number one is given an
equation we want to simplify just like
that previous factoring we want to get
rid of any parenthesis division we want
to get rid of or combine like terms
step number two is the same as well we
want to get it into standard form so
once it’s in standard form of ax squared
plus BX plus C is equal to zero we can
move on to step number three which is we
need to identify what a is equal what B
is equal and what C is equal once we
identify what a B and C is we can take
the
podriatic formula which is X is equal to
negative b plus or minus the square root
of b squared minus 4ac divided by 2a so
we just take our values of a B and C and
we plug them into this equation and then
step number five would be whatever those
values all are if we can simplify and
make them complete whole numbers and
that’s great let’s do that so once again
let’s look at a quick example let’s take
the equation 2x squared minus 5x plus 1
is equal to zero
once again step number one of
simplifying is done step number two of
getting it in its standard form is
completed step number three in this case
a is equal to 2 B is equal to negative
five and C is equal to one step number
four we take the quadratic formula and
populate it so in this instance where
you go – of negative 5 plus or minus the
square root of negative five squared
minus four times two times one and
that’s all over two times two so let’s
move up here now that we have all of our
values for a B and C plugged into the
quadratic formula we can solve and we
get X is equal to 5 plus or minus the
square root of 25 minus eight divided by
four and this doesn’t simplify and do
whole numbers or anything but we can
simplify it a little bit as X is equal
to 5 plus or minus the square root of 17
divided by 4 so those are our two
solutions for this quadratic equation
so let’s talk about the discriminant
when we’re given an equation or a
quadratic equation x squared once again
BX plus C is equal to zero right off the
bat we can take a look at it and know if
we can divide define a B and C we can
define the discriminant and if we can
define the discriminant then we can use
a couple known factors to determine what
our solutions are going to look like to
these this equation so in other words
let me define it like this the
discriminant in the quadratic formula is
that under the square root of the
quadratic formula on the top which is b
squared minus 4ac so we have all these
defined in a given quadratic equation
and if we do we can determine what type
of solutions we should expect to see so
in other words we can put this into a
table say we define our discriminant and
that discriminant is less than 0 if it’s
less than zero then there are going to
be two distinct real number answers
solutions to that quadratic equation if
that discriminant is equal to zero then
there’s going to be one real number
solution if that discriminant is greater
than zero then there’s going to be two
distinct complex
imaginary numbers solutions so that’s it
so the discriminant once again the
quadratic equation minus B plus or minus
the square root of b squared minus 4ac
divided by 2a this right here that’s the
discriminant so once we get a quadratic
equation we can determine what the value
is of that discriminant take it to our
table and know what we know what to
expect when we determine our solutions
so that’s that that’s that quick
overview of quadratic equations I
appreciate you guys checking out the
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Functions – Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review

December 13, 2011 by Justin Leave a Comment

In this episode of Engineer In Training Exam TV, Justin walks you through a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Functions.

The goal is to reinforce both your understanding of functions as well as function notation, two topics commonly encountered on the Engineer In Training Exam.

He will first start with defining a function and function notation, then discuss how to evaluate a function, discuss domain and range, and wrap it up with a discussion on function composition.

This Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Functions is part of the global subject Mathematics.

Having served over 1.5 million lessons in 150 different countries, it’s safe to say we have been in the trenches.

In the trenches working with those who are taking the exam for the first time, either fresh out of college or having taken a few years off from the books.

In the trenches working with those who have already attempted the exam, maybe multiple times, and can’t seem to crack the code.

In the trenches working with those who have been away from the books for ages, from standardized testing for the same amount of time, and can’t fathom taking on this beast of an exam.

And every iteration in between.

Every student’s situation is unique, but the building blocks of what success looks like are always the same.

Click below to register for the FREE myFE Exam Academy Course.

Once you are registered, you’ll get instant access to a proven roadmap, strategies and tactics…

Straight to your email box.

Transcription

Hey what’s gong on everyone, it’s Justin Dickmeyer from EngineerInTrainingExam.com.

In today’s quick tutorial we are going to present a Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Functions.

We’ll start off by defining a function and function notation, discuss how to evaluate a function, define domain and range and then finish off with function composition.

So let’s start off our Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review of Functions by defining exactly what a Function is.

An equation will be a function if for any X
in the domain of that equation the
equation will yield exactly one value of
y so the definition criteria for an
equation to be a function is for all X
in that domain there’s only one value of
y so if we can satisfy this with an
equation then that equation is a
function so let’s let’s illustrate that
look at y is equal to x squared plus 1
so is this a function quickly I would
say yes this is a function because given
any X there is only one way to square it
and then add one to the result so no
matter what value of x we plug in here
there’s only going to be one value of y
one value of Y satisfies our criteria so
this is a function let’s look at Y
squared is equal to X plus 1 for the
second equation the only difference is
that we move the exponent off the X and
onto the Y this small change is all that
is required in this case to change the
equation from a function to something
that isn’t a function we can see that
this isn’t a function fairly simply by
plugging in any X let’s just plug in 3
and solve for so Y squared is equal to 3
plus 1 which is equal to 4 let’s solve
for y and we see that it’s going to be
plus or minus 2 that’s two values of Y
it does not satisfy our definition
criteria for function so this is not
this equation is not a function so let’s
talk function notation
function notation is nothing more than
an elaborate way of writing y so from so
let’s look at the equation y is equal to
2x squared minus 5x plus 3 so if we want
to write this equation using function
notation we can substitute the Y as f of
X we can substitute it as G sub X we can
substitute as H of X etc we just plug in
what’s on the right side and that’s
function notation so recall that this is
not some letter say f multiplied by X
it’s just like I said an elaborate way
of writing y using function notation
allows us to represent the value of the
function at a given X within a domain in
a clean and compact way so how do you
evaluate a function let’s take that same
function f of X is equal to 2x squared
minus 5x plus 3 and so what to evaluate
this wherever we see an X on this left
side we plug in whatever X we decide to
plug into the function on the left side
so let’s take f of negative 3 and just
plug it in on the right side it’s that
simple
and then use a math we’ll just go ahead
and quickly solve that just trust me
that it equals 36 so let’s talk about
domain and range this is one of the more
important concepts of a function the
domain of a function is the set of all
values of x all values that can be
plugged into a function and have the
function exist and have a real number
for a value so the domain we need to
avoid anything of division by zero we
need to avoid square roots of negative
numbers logarithms of 0 etc or anything
that makes a function non existent the
range of a function is simply the set of
all possible values that a function can
so let’s quickly find the domain of a
function let’s say we have f of X is
equal to X minus 4 divided by x squared
minus 2x minus 15 so in this case we
want to avoid division by 0 so let’s
isolate x squared minus 2x minus 15 and
since we don’t want it to be a division
by 0 we have to determine what values of
x will make that equal to 0 so let’s set
this function equal to 0 factor it X
minus 5x plus 3 and we can solve that
and see that X is equal to negative 3
and X is equal to 5 so the domain for
this function the domain will be all
values of X except X equal negative 3
and X equal 5
so let’s talk about function composition
let’s say we have two functions f of X
and we have G sub X the function
composition of f of X and G sub X can be
written as f G sub X which is equal to F
with G sub X plugged into that function
so in other words compositions are
evaluated by plugging in the sex second
function which in this case is G sub X
into the first function which is f of X
so let’s look at an example here let’s
take that same composition of F G sub X
and let’s use the equation so let’s say
we have f of X is equal to 3x squared
minus X plus 10 and let’s say we have G
sub X is equal to 1 minus 20 X so all we
need to do is plug G sub X into f of X
so this will equal 3 120 x squared minus
120 X plus 10 so we can solve that out
just trust me that it’s going to come
out to 12,000 12,000 pourtant
interchanging the order will usually
result in a different answer and we can
illustrate that by using the same
functions here let’s use f of X is equal
to 3x squared minus X plus 10 let’s use
G sub X the same one as 1 minus 20x this
time let’s plug f of X and the G sub X
and see what we get
that will come out to be G sub 3 x
squared minus X plus 10 which is equal
to 1 minus 23 x squared minus X plus 10
which is equal to minus 60 x squared
plus 20x minus 199 so to compare that to
the previous example we see that by
interchanging the same functions that
we’ve got two different answers so
that’s all I got for you guys today I
hope you guys enjoyed that quick review
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5 Keys to DOMINATING the Engineer in Training exam – Part 2

December 15, 2010 by Justin

The last post I covered 2 of the 5 keys to DOMINATING the Engineer in Training Exam now, here is a recap:

1. CONSOLIDATE YOUR RESOURCES

Get your hands on a solid, high quality Engineer in Training review book!

2. CONNECT YOUR MIND TO YOUR PHYSICAL UNDERTAKING

Ask yourself what your goal is. I know this is probably an obvious answer, “I want to pass the Engineer in Training exam!”. Take it a step further than that, you will really set yourself in the right mindset to dominate the EIT exam.

3. THE POWER OF YOUR CALENDER

It’s typical for us Engineers to look for a fast forward button, to want to jump past all the “fluff” and get on to meat of the business. With every successful project in your life, there was a successful schedule attached to it. Preparing for the Engineer in Training exam is no different, scheduling how you are going to get from being un-certified to a certified EIT is worth your time. When you sit back and brainstorm/schedule how to get from point A to point B, you will set yourself up with a greater probability for success. By scheduling, you have the opportunity to expose possible obstacles, processes, and other restraints that are ineffective in getting the job down. You are able to effectively weed out the “fluff” that will really bog up the end result.

4. DEVELOP SUCCESS THROUGH SELF INFLICTED PAIN

Prior to you even starting your studies, get your hands on the best practice exams out there. I know the thought of sitting down for and giving yourself an exam is just ludicrous, but trust me, it pays off. When you take your first practice exam, you will probably realize just how much work you have ahead of you. More importantly though, you will get the sense that the task at hand is doable. Taking a practice exam sets a baseline, a point A, and gives you the feeling for what the format of and the type of questions will be asked during the exam. This helps you focus your studies to ensure you are retaining the relevant information at all times. Finally, prior to the exam I suggest you take another practice exam. This time you will dominate it, get through it with ease. This will instill a stroke in confidence as you head in for the actual EIT exam.

5. WATER YOUR STUDIES

Have you heard the saying, “you get out what you put in”? Are you getting plump vegetables out of your garden without any effort in taking care of them? The knowledge you will gain through your studies can be seen as the seeds to your success. However, you need to water these seeds to ensure they blossom to their greatest potential. With that, I stress diversifying your approach to studying. It’s obvious you will be hitting books, this is the crux of all study sessions. Integrate the water, the fuel, to help flourish and ingrain the theories you are learning from day to day. Talk to fellow engineers, join focus groups, meet with professors and colleagues.

I created EngineerInTrainingExam.com as an organized, open, and free forum dedicated to enhancing your productivity during the Engineer in Training Exam study process. I encourage you to use this free resource, this water, to your advantage by engaging with fellow engineers going through the same process. Every aspect of the website is developed on the premise of enhancing your studies, so open the floodgates. And remember, I am dedicated to being their when you need me, to engage personally, and help you flourish to your full potential.

I hope you found these tips helpful, there are more to come. But for the time being, Good Luck and take care of yourself and your loved ones!

5 Keys to DOMINATING the Engineer in Training exam – Part 1

December 7, 2010 by Justin

I would just like to thank you personally for visiting EngineerInTrainingExam.com and giving me the opportunity to provide you with the best information related to the Engineer in Training exam. You can always count on me to help you out whenever you’re in need, so if you ever have any questions, or would just like to drop an email to say hi, please feel free to email me at [email protected] and I’ll do my best to get back to you ASAP.

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Thank you, and I wish you all the luck in preparing to dominate the EIT exam!

Without Further ado…

THE 5 KEYS TO DOMINATING NOW: Setting yourself up to DOMINATE the Engineer in Training exam from the start

When I look back to when I was preparing for the Engineer in Training exam, I see that my success was just as much from how I structured my studies as it was the time I actually spent studying. How you set up your studies is a characteristic that will rear its head from the beginning through the end. We want to make sure that this is a positive enhancement, not a hindrance, to our studies.

To amplify the success rate of your studies, you need to focus upfront on the cylinders of your engine; focus on the minute details so they don’t seep out later only to annihilate your momentum.

Here are the first two of the five tips that will ensure you are at the top of your game from the start.

1. CONSOLIDATE YOUR RESOURCES

Get your hands on a solid, high quality Engineer in Training review book! Don’t expect to be able to dominate the exam without a consolidated resource. Not to say it’s not possible, but expecting yourself to piece together relevant material in the time period that you have will only put a strain on your studies and slap your productivity in the face.

2. CONNECT YOUR MIND TO YOUR PHYSICAL UNDERTAKING

The process of becoming a Professional Engineer is a serious endeavor taking pure dedication and commitment to a long journey that lasts more than the short period of time you study for the EIT exam. We are Engineers, and it’s not easy becoming one, if it was, everyone would do it. So ask yourself, are you committed for this journey? Do you have a support group around you that understands the undertaking of such a journey? Think long term, think about the ultimate goal. Doing this will allow your mind to focus on the big picture, helping you keep steady when you encounter the small obstacles along the way. Write down your goals and revisit when focus and motivation is needed.

In the next post I will go a bit deeper in to the 5 tips that I feel will help your success in taking the Engineer in Training Exam. Until then, take care of you and your loved ones.

What should I do the night before the Engineer in Training exam?

November 14, 2010 by Justin

Rounding the corner in to the final night prior to the Engineer in Training exam is a crucial time that could either make or break you depending on how you approach it. If you choose to use the time as cram session, you run the risk of not only being mentally worn out for the exam, but you instill a feeling of desperation that will lead to panic and test anxiety. These feelings are counterproductive to taking a good exam.

Instead, concentrate the night before on disengaging and rejuvenating your mind for the journey to come. If you feel the urge and have well organized notes, you can run through them prior to bed, strictly reinforcing, but not trying to memorize. The goal is to not study the night before, focus on relaxing, your performance will be much improved versus the alternative.

Check out the study guide for more helpful recommendations from my experience with the Engineer in Training exam.

How do I effectively use the Engineer in Training practice exams?

November 11, 2010 by Justin

There are many ways that you can approach this one. In my experience though, the best way to get the most out of your practice exams is to use them at strategic points during your EIT exam preparation. When I was studying for the Engineer in Training exam, I purchased 2 different practice exams. I took the first exam prior to opening my Review manual to the first chapter. I definitely wasn’t prepared and pretty much bombed it, but looking back, know that this was necessary, as it established a baseline for what I needed to focus on.

At the end of my studies, a week before sitting for the exam, I took the same exact exam as I previously did to see what I had learned over the duration of my studies. This exam went much better, but was still a little sketchy and I struggled mightily on things such as time management and problem comprehension. This is expected though, so to hone in on my test taking skills, I waited a day or two and took the final practice exam, structuring it the most realistically as I could under timed conditions.

Using the practice exams throughout your studies will help focus your efforts on where you are lacking ability and comprehension. Structuring these exams as closely to what you would expect on test day will really help you polish up on your test management skills as well as give you that extra boost of confidence going in to exam day.

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