Mechanical PE Exam (Afternoon)

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PPI's Online Mechanical PE Review Courses cover topics and problems similar to those found on the NCEES Mechanical Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. Taught by highly qualified instructors, and supplemented by course handouts, assignments, and a sample exam, each review course helps aid your preparation and confidence when taking the exam.

The Online Mechanical PE Review Course also has additional benefits. You can take the online course from any geographical location—you don't have to live by, or be tied down to, any particular city. The class is fully interactive, you can watch the instructor teach the class live, and ask questions during the live class at any time. Additionally, we record each class session, so that you can review any class at your convenience.

PPI's Online Mechanical PE Review Course offers

• over 40 hours of expert instruction
• a thorough concentration on the exam topics
• in-depth coverage of the most challenging exam topics
• realistic, exam-like practice problems
• problem-solving assignments
• realistic sample exams
• exam tips
• a guarantee you will pass your exam

Online Benefits 

• Each class is completely interactive—you can ask questions at any time during the live session.
• You don't have to live near where the class is taught.
• You can attend classes from home, or while on the road.
• Class sessions are recorded and archived, for viewing whenever you choose.

Get the Power to Pass the Mechanical PE Exam—Guaranteed

• Review course packages available—save on required course texts
• Corporate courses available—email info@ppi2pass.com for more information

Exam Topics Covered

• Combustion
• Compressible Flow
• Dynamics
• Engineering Economics
• Fans and Ducts
• Failure Theory
• Fluids
• Heat Transfer
• Hydraulic Machines
• HVAC
• Machine Design
• Mechanics of Materials
• Power Cycles
• Statics
• Thermodynamics

Course Guarantee: PPI guarantees that each student meeting our course completion requirements will pass the exam. A student who doesn’t pass may repeat the course for free, within one year of the initial purchase date. The PPI Course Completion Certificate and the failure letter from the State Board are required for all repeating students. This guarantee does not apply to the Passing Zone. See the Enrollment Agreement for full terms and conditions.

Eligibility for the guarantee requires that Mechanical PE students complete the following: 
Attend a minimum 80% of course topics and turn in a minimum 80% of course assignments before the exam date, including a sample exam.

PPI also offers classroom-based Mechanical PE review courses. Click here for enrollment information.

System Requirements

All students: High-speed internet access; Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1; 1 GB of memory (recommended); audio speakers or headphones

Windows® users: Windows XP/Vista/7; Internet Explorer® 6, 7, or 8; or Mozilla® Firefox® 2.x or 3.x; or Google Chrome™; and Adobe Flash Player 10.1

Mac OS® users: Mac OS X v10.4 – 10.6 (Intel®); or Mac OS X v10.4 (PowerPC); Safari® 2.x; or Mozilla Firefox 2.x or 3.x; or Google Chrome

Linux users: Mozilla Firefox 2.x or 3.x

Schedule

• Online (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

Save $160 when you purchase the review course with the required materials.

Get the power to pass the HVAC and refrigeration depth section of the Mechanical PE exam with PPI’s HVAC & Refrigeration Package. This comprehensive collection of resources provides thorough coverage of HVAC and refrigeration principles, plus numerous practice problems to challenge your knowledge of those concepts.

This Package Includes:

• NCEES PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration Sample Questions & Solutions (NCPEMH)
• Six-Minute Solutions for Mechanical PE Exam HVAC and Refrigeration Problems (SXMH2), 2nd Edition

Prepare for the afternoon depth session of the Mechanical PE exam at your own pace and on your own schedule with the PE Refresher Course for the Mechanical Engineer (Afternoon Topics). This CD-ROM-based course covers the three afternoon topics—mechanical systems and materials, thermal and fluids systems, and HVAC and refrigeration. 

Each course module contains an instructor-led multimedia presentation, worked example problems, and additional multiple-choice practice problems.

Be Part of a Mechanical PE Review Course Anytime, Anywhere

• 12 CD-ROM-based multimedia course modules 
• Over 6 hours of instruction
• More than 115 sample problems with complete solutions
• Instruction that coordinates with the best-selling Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual

Afternoon Topics Covered

Mechanical Systems and Materials

• Dynamics
• Machine Components
• Manufacturing Processes
• Strength of Materials

Thermal and Fluids Systems

• Hydraulics
• Power Plant Thermodynamics
• Power Systems 
• Strength of Materials

HVAC and Refrigeration

• Fluid Distribution
• HVAC Equipment and Components
• Psychrometrics
• Refrigeration and Combustion

Minimum requirements to use this CD-ROM: Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP, 400 MHz processor or higher, CD-ROM drive, 128 MB RAM, sound card, Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.0 or higher set as default browser, Windows Media Player® 7.0 or higher

All CDs and DVDs are non-returnable.

Mechanical Systems and Materials

• Dynamics
• Machine Components
• Manufacturing Processes
• Strength of Materials

Thermal and Fluids Systems

• Hydraulics
• Power Plant Thermodynamics
• Power Systems 
• Strength of Materials

HVAC and Refrigeration

• Fluid Distribution
• HVAC Equipment and Components
• Psychrometrics
• Refrigeration and Combustion

With an average of only six minutes to solve each problem on the Mechanical PE exam, speed and accuracy are vital to your success—and nothing gets you up to speed like solving problems.

Six-Minute Solutions prepares you to answer even the most difficult morning and afternoon mechanical systems and materials problems in just minutes. Learning important strategies to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is the key to passing the Mechanical PE exam.

Beat the Clock on the Mechanical PE Exam

• 85 challenging multiple-choice problems, similar in format and difficulty to the actual exam
• Two levels of difficulty: 19 morning (breadth) problems and 66 afternoon (depth) problems
• A hint for each problem, to help you get started on the right path
• Step-by-step solutions outlining how to answer problems quickly and correctly
• Explanations of the three "distractor" answer choices, so you can see where common errors occur and learn how to avoid them

Mechanical Systems and Materials Exam Topics Covered

• Principles of Mechanical Systems and Materials
• Applications: Joints and Fasteners
• Applications: Materials and Process
• Applications: Mechanical Components
• Applications: Vibration/Dynamic Analysis

• Principles of Mechanical Systems and Materials
• Applications: Joints and Fasteners
• Applications: Materials and Process
• Applications: Mechanical Components
• Applications: Vibration/Dynamic Analysis

This official NCEES publication contains a Mechanical PE morning session sample exam and a mechanical systems and materials depth section sample exam.

A perfect supplement for successful Mechanical PE exam preparation, these flashcards challenge your recall of key information and enable you to review basic principles, formulas, equations, laws, units, and conversions.

Quickly Review Important Topics for the Mechanical PE Exam

• Memorize key concepts.
• Increase your problem-solving speed.
• Improve your confidence.

Prepare to pass the Mechanical PE exam with

• 400 cards containing key information in the form of questions
• a complete answer on the reverse side of each card

Topics Covered

• General Knowledge, Codes, and Standards
• Machine Design and Materials
• Hydraulics and Fluids
• Energy Conversion/Power Systems
• HVAC and Refrigeration: Breadth
• HVAC and Refrigeration: Depth
• Machine Design: Depth
• Thermal and Fluids Systems: Depth

• General Knowledge, Codes, and Standards
• Machine Design and Materials
• Hydraulics and Fluids
• Energy Conversion/Power Systems
• HVAC and Refrigeration: Breadth
• HVAC and Refrigeration: Depth
• Machine Design: Depth
• Thermal and Fluids Systems: Depth