FE discipline
FE Other Disciplines
The Other Disciplines exam is the broadest of the seven and is answered almost entirely from the general sections at the front of the handbook. There is no discipline-specific section for it, which changes how you navigate.
The trap
Because there is no home section, every question sends you somewhere different. This is the discipline where knowing the whole table of contents pays off most.
Sections you will be working in
Ordered by how central they are to this exam. Page ranges come from the handbook version this build is calibrated to.
- Mathematics
Algebra through differential equations and numerical methods
- Engineering Probability and Statistics
Distributions, hypothesis testing, and statistical quality control
- Statics
Forces, moments, centroids, moments of inertia, and friction
- Dynamics
Kinematics, kinetics, work-energy, and rigid body motion
- Mechanics of Materials
Stress, strain, torsion, beams, and columns
- Fluid Mechanics
Statics of fluids, flow principles, losses, machinery, and measurement
- Thermodynamics
Properties, laws, cycles, mixtures, and the steam tables
- Heat Transfer
Conduction, convection, and radiation
- Chemistry and Biology
Definitions, pH, nomenclature, and cellular biology
- Materials Science/Structure of Matter
Bonding, corrosion, diffusion, material properties, and phase diagrams
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
Circuits, machines, signals, electronics, digital logic, and networking
- Engineering Economics
Time value of money, depreciation, and benefit-cost analysis
- Safety
Hazard assessment, toxicology, exposure limits, and noise
- Instrumentation, Measurement, and Control
Sensors, sampling, uncertainty, and control systems
- Ethics and Professional Practice
Model Rules, Model Law, and professional obligations
Knowledge areas on this exam
The knowledge-area names and question counts published by NCEES in the FE exam specifications for this discipline. 14 areas in total.
| # | Knowledge area | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics | 8-12 |
| 2 | Probability and Statistics | 6-9 |
| 3 | Chemistry | 5-8 |
| 4 | Instrumentation and Controls | 4-6 |
| 5 | Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts | 5-8 |
| 6 | Safety, Health, and Environment | 6-9 |
| 7 | Engineering Economics | 6-9 |
| 8 | Statics | 9-14 |
| 9 | Dynamics | 9-14 |
| 10 | Strength of Materials | 9-14 |
| 11 | Materials | 6-9 |
| 12 | Fluid Mechanics | 12-18 |
| 13 | Basic Electrical Engineering | 6-9 |
| 14 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 9-14 |
Page numbers here are read from handbook version 10.5 (seventh printing, April 2025), which runs to 502 pages. NCEES revises the handbook and page numbers move with it, which is why the drill asks which section a topic lives in rather than which page. Check the version of your own copy, downloaded free from NCEES.