SCE FE General Complete Review Guide 2026–2027

The first three key points of each chapter, as they appear in the guide (in Arabic in the PDF).

Chapter 1: General Skills

• Deductive reasoning moves from general to specific and guarantees the conclusion if the premises…
• Valid form
• In written communication

Chapter 2: Mathematics

• Chain rule \( \frac{d}{dx}f(g(x))=f'(g(x))\,g'(x) \), product rule \( (uv)'=u'v+uv' \), quotient rule \( (u/v)'=(u'v-uv')/v^2…
• The tangent slope at \( x_0 \) is \( f'(x_0) \), and the tangent…
• The absolute maximum on a closed interval comes from comparing function values at the…

Chapter 3: Computer Literacy

• The CPU contains the ALU and the control unit; main memory (RAM) is volatile…
• Input devices include the keyboard and mouse, output devices the monitor and printer, and…
• 1 byte \( =8 \) bits; 1 KB \( =1024 \) bytes in traditional…

Chapter 4: Statics and Dynamics

• A particle in equilibrium has zero resultant force; no moment equation is needed because…
• Moment of a force
• A pin support gives two reaction components, a roller gives one reaction perpendicular to…

Chapter 5: Chemistry

• The formula of an ionic compound makes total charge zero
• Common names
• Group 1 elements other than hydrogen are reactive alkali metals, group 17 are halogens…

Chapter 6: Materials Science and Engineering

• Mechanical properties
• Electrical properties
• Selecting a material

Chapter 7: Engineering Economics

• The balance sheet shows financial position at a specific date: assets = liabilities +…
• The income statement shows revenues and expenses over a period, with net income =…
• The cash flow statement splits cash into operating, investing, and financing activities (indicator 11.1).

Chapter 8: Project Management

• A project is a temporary effort with a start and an end that produces…
• The three constraints are scope, time, and cost; a change in one affects the…
• Project process groups

Chapter 9: Ethics and Professionalism

• Engineering codes of ethics rest on core principles
• An engineer makes truthful, objective public statements and does not exaggerate qualifications or experience…
• An engineer keeps client and employer information confidential unless that conflicts with public safety…

Chapter 10: Probability and Statistics

• Mean \( \bar{x}=\frac{1}{n}\sum x_i \); the median is the middle value after sorting; the…
• Sample variance \( s^2=\frac{\sum(x_i-\bar{x})^2}{n-1} \) and standard deviation \( s=\sqrt{s^2} \) (GE-T2-01).
• Multiplication rule \( P(A\cap B)=P(A)P(B|A) \); for independent events \( P(B|A)=P(B) \) (GE-T2-02).

Chapter 11: Engineering Drawing

• Thick continuous line
• Dashed line
• Thin chain line

Chapter 12: Thermodynamics

• \( R=8.314 \) J/(mol·K) \( =0.08206 \) L·atm/(mol·K); choose the constant that matches the…
• For a fixed mass of ideal gas
• The saturated steam table is entered by pressure or temperature and gives \( v_f…

Chapter 13: Fluid Mechanics

• At depth \( h \) in a static fluid of constant density
• Pascal's law
• A piezometer is a vertical tube that measures the gauge pressure of a liquid…

Chapter 14: Electricity and Magnetism

• Electric charge \( Q \) is in coulombs, and the electron charge is about…
• Power \( P=VI=I^2R=\dfrac{V^2}{R} \) is in watts, energy \( W=Pt \) is in joules…
• Magnetism