I had the book only, no CD. CD was not included when I bought this book, so I cannot rate it. This book is almost identical to the exam in layout. It also has information about the exam from the people who write the exams. This book is excellent to get a "feel" for how the exam will be. If you have done your preperation with other materials this is a good way to get some confidence about the exam. (Or not.)
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY.
This book is NOT a study guide, and doing well on these problems does not mean you will do well if this is the only thing you work with. The exam covers a wide scope of material but by the very limits a particular exam can not cover everything. So it is with this book. It is sample questions with solutions. Really it is like a sample exam. Note, multiple exams are in the room with you. So people around you will have different questions than you do.
I used this book AFTER studying the ME Review Manual by Lindeburg (MERM). I used it as a practice exam to get my timing down. I set the clock and worked 20 problems from the "morning section" in 2 hrs. After eveluating how I did, and working on any weak areas I worked the next 20. Then I did the same with the "afternoon" section.
The book has 40 problems representing the morning "breadth" section. And 40 more problems from each of the afternoon "depth" sections. During the exam you only have 6 minutes per problem.
I would only spend time with this book after getting ready by studying the MERM. Also you can use it to get a feel for which afternoon section you want to take. I passed. You can too, good luck! Also I would not buy a fancy calculator just for this exam. I did it with a TI-30. Also, I bought a second TI -30 for back up, which I kept unopened in the package and returned it to the store after the exam. SPEED and ACCURACY are what will get you through the exam. With only 6 minutes per problem you do not have time during the test to "study" a topic enough to do the problem.
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