FE Industrial and Systems — Information & Free Practice

The authority publishes question-count ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

• Mathematics — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.93%)

  • Analytic geometry
  • Calculus
  • Linear algebra
• Engineering Sciences — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.95%)

  • Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
  • Statics, dynamics, and materials
  • Electricity and electrical circuits
• Ethics and Professional Practice — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.95%)

  • Codes of ethics and licensure
  • Agreements and contracts
  • Professional, ethical, and legal responsibility
  • Public protection and regulatory issues
• Engineering Economics — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)

  • Discounted cash flows
  • Evaluation of alternatives
  • Cost analyses
  • Depreciation and taxes
• Probability and Statistics — Official range: 10–15 questions (Practice allocation: 9.88%)

  • Probabilities
  • Probability distributions and functions
  • Estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing
  • Linear regression
  • Design of experiments
• Modeling and Quantitative Analysis — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)

  • Data, logic development, and analytics
  • Linear programming and optimization
  • Stochastic models and simulation
• Engineering Management — Official range: 8–12 questions (Practice allocation: 7.91%)

  • Principles and tools
  • Project management
  • Performance measurement
  • Decision making and risk
• Manufacturing, Service, and Other Production Systems — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)

  • Manufacturing processes
  • Manufacturing and service systems
  • Forecasting
  • Planning and scheduling
  • Process improvements
• Facilities and Supply Chain — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)

  • Flow, layout, and location analysis
  • Capacity analysis
  • Supply chain management and design
• Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Safety — Official range: 8–12 questions (Practice allocation: 7.91%)

  • Human factors
  • Safety and industrial hygiene
  • Ergonomics
• Work Design — Official range: 7–11 questions (Practice allocation: 7.11%)

  • Methods analysis
  • Work measurement
  • Learning curves
• Quality — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)

  • Quality management, planning, assurance, and systems
  • Quality control
• Systems Engineering, Analysis, and Design — Official range: 8–12 questions (Practice allocation: 7.91%)

  • Requirements analysis and system design
  • Functional analysis and configuration management
  • Risk management
  • Life-cycle engineering
  • Reliability engineering