Using 6-Months of the On-Demand Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials course, I was able to pass my PE Exam. This was the only course I used, so I can't compare it to any of the competition. I have never learned efficiently reading straight from a book, so the reading sections were valuable, but not nearly as valuable as the recorded lectures. The Question bank ("Qbank") was the real star of the program, allowing me to identify my weak subjects and focus on those, providing thorough solutions for reviewing my incorrect answers. Some MINOR quirks at the time of this review (that can all be personally managed) are the only things holding it back from a 5 star review.- I set my schedule for ~6hrs of study availability per week, 2hrs a day, 3 days a week. The system did a good job maintaining 6hrs a week, but not always 2 hours a day. For the 8hr practice exams this was naturally unavoidable, but sometimes the study sessions exceeded 2hrs of content. Setting a long recorded lecture to faster than 1x speed and skipping over the 10minute breaks usually solved this problem.- A few of the Qbank questions are too complex to be accurate representations of the PE exam. Still good practice, but It would be helpful to be able to turn these questions on/off or have a note acknowledging that this is a complex question.- The timer for the Qbank questions is set at 3min/question rather than the NCEES standard 6min/question. Reviewing practice sessions, many questions get flagged "overtime" even under 3 minutes. I just ignored these flags and ensured that my practice session was completed with an average less than 6min/question. It may not be cheap, but in my experience it was worth the investment.
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