Subject: Re: NCEE EXAMS
From: papabear@roadrunner.com (Jerry Anderson)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 02:07:23 GMT
Can't comment on Prof.David Wahlstrom. However ....
When I took my first LS exam (1974) I took the following books and
read them like a novel, & studied them like a text book. If there
were questions or exams at the end of the chapter, I worked them until
I got it right. The last two weeks before the exam I put my brain in
neutral and gave it a rest. In some sembalance of order of
importance, the books were:
1.) Surveying - Theory & Practice Davis & Foote
2.) 1947 BLM Manual (now 1973) US Gov't
3.) Boundry Control & Legal Principles Curtis Brown
4.) Evidence & Procedures for Boundary Location Brown
5.) Clark on Surveying & Boundaries Clark (of course)
6.) Boundaries & Adjacent Properties Skelton
7.) Higher Surveying Breed, Hosmer & Bone
8.) Route Surveys & Design Hickerson
The first 3 are IMHO absolutely required. #4 is vital, & the rest are
important.
I passed that first exam! (They wouldn't tell us our score, but years
later a formember of the Board told me I did very well).
Since then I have passed six more exams,and am going for number eight
this spring. When I prepare for an exam in a new state, I spend a day
in the law library reviewing the state specific statutes, regulations,
and some case law. I jot down anything that is different or unusual
about that state. The day before the exam I review my notes.
I'm sure that some of the preparation courses are a great tool, but
there's no substitute for knowing your material.
Reminds me of my preparation for my private pilot license and
subsequent instrument rating - in each case I took one of the 3-day
guaranteed-to-pass courses that basically "feed" you the exam. Yeah,
I passed, but the first time I was caught in white-out weather and the
wings were icing up, I SURE wished I'd known more about the subject!
Good Luck Bruce - most of it is common sense anyhow.
Jerry
>BRUCE wrote:
>I am a party chief with 15 years experience looking to prepare for the
>LSIT exam.I would appreciate any helpful comments from PROFESSIONAL
>SURVEYORS .Does anyone have any comments on the PS &SIT; review courses
>by Prof.David Wahlstrom? Thanks,Bruce Joiner
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papabear@roadrunner.com (Formerly Moosemeat@aol.com)
"It's time to throw all their damn tea in the harbor again!"
Subject: Terramodel
From: parsont@peak.org (Tyler Parsons)
Date: 15 Dec 1996 05:16:20 GMT
Is anyone else out there using Terramodel and/or Terramodel for Windows
for surveying?
I would be interested in exchange of information, problems, solutions,
etc. Perhaps start a discussion group or mailing list.Terramodel's web
site is advertising only (no technical support), and their bbs is
pretty dead.
Tyler Parsons
Parsons Surveying
Corvallis, Oregon
tparsons@peak.org
