Ran Chen, EA, CFP®

Engineering Exam Prep

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Engineering Exam Prep is a free, daily podcast by OpenExamPrep covering the most in-demand engineering licensure exams — including FE Fundamentals of Engineering, FE Surveying, and the full PE catalog (Civil, Civil Geotechnical, Civil Construction, Civil Transportation, Civil Water Resources & Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Architectural, Agricultural & Biological, Control Systems, and more). Each 5-minute episode breaks down one exam topic with worked-style examples, NCEES Reference Handbook callouts, common exam traps, unit-conversion gotchas, and memory tricks to help you...

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Ran Chen, EA, CFP®

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Education

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4 lis 2026

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[FS Surveying] 6, Linear Equations and Rates of Change 04.11.2026 4:12

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: • How to determine whether a survey computation requires simulta...

[FS Surveying] 5, Regression, Hypothesis Tests, and Suspicious Data 03.11.2026 4:32

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Distinguishing fitted regression trends from proof of causatio...

[FS Surveying] 4, Precision, Accuracy, and Random Uncertainty 02.11.2026 4:30

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: * The difference between repeatability (precision) and closeness...

[FS Surveying] 3, Right Triangles, Components, and Coordinate Geometry 01.11.2026 4:20

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to derive horizontal distance (86.6025 m) and vertical dif...

[FS Surveying] 2, Units, Angle Formats, and Calculator Mode 31.10.2026 4:43

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: * How to execute a disciplined unit-and-angle check before start...

[FS Surveying] 1, Exam Format, Reference Search, and Your Study Roadmap 30.10.2026 4:35

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: * How the seven NCEES FS domains assess early-career land survey...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 90, Final Mixed Review and Exam Strategy 29.10.2026 3:37

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to integrate knowledge from high-weight domains like Mecha...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 89, Hydraulic Pneumatic and Electromechanical Components 28.10.2026 3:28

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to calculate the output force of a hydraulic cylinder usin...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 88, GD and T Limits Fits and Engineering Drawings 27.10.2026 3:14

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to calculate maximum clearance and minimum clearance (allo...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 87, Springs Fasteners and Power Screws 26.10.2026 3:01

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to find the equivalent stiffness for springs in series (wh...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 86, Bearings Gears and Power Transmission 25.10.2026 3:40

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to calculate gear ratios and their inverse effect on speed...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 85, Shafts Pressure Vessels and Piping Design 24.10.2026 3:42

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to separate and calculate bending stress (σ) and torsional...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 84, Failure Theories and Design Safety Factors 23.10.2026 3:16

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - To always identify the material as brittle or ductile before s...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 83, Dynamic Response Stability and Feedback 22.10.2026 4:06

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to identify natural frequency (ωn) and damping ratio (ζ) f...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 82, Control Systems Block Diagrams and Transfer Functions 21.10.2026 3:21

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The fundamental closed-loop transfer function for a negative f...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 81, Measurement Uncertainty and Error Propagation 20.10.2026 3:45

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - To distinguish between accuracy (closeness to true value) and...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 80, Sensors Transducers and Measurement Systems 19.10.2026 2:56

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The critical difference between accuracy (closeness to true va...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 79, Heat Exchangers LMTD and Effectiveness NTU 18.10.2026 4:11

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to choose between the LMTD and Effectiveness-NTU methods b...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 78, Thermal Radiation and View Factors 17.10.2026 3:10

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - To always convert temperatures to an absolute scale (Kelvin or...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 77, Convection Dimensionless Numbers and Correlations 16.10.2026 3:37

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to distinguish between forced convection (using the Reynol...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 76, Transient Conduction and Lumped Capacitance 15.10.2026 3:19

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The lumped capacitance method is valid only if the Biot number...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 75, Steady State Conduction and Thermal Resistance 14.10.2026 3:58

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to model steady-state heat transfer using the thermal resi...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 74, Combustion Air Fuel and Energy Balances 13.10.2026 3:43

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to write and balance a stoichiometric combustion equation...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 73, Psychrometrics and HVAC Processes 12.10.2026 3:46

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to locate the seven primary properties of moist air on a p...

FE Mechanical Exam Prep 72, Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles 11.10.2026 3:49

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to identify the four key state points of an ideal vapor-co...