Customer Rating: Summary: Ben left us with a gem. Comment: I checked this out at my University. I am glad I did. I worked through the book before the PLS and found it helpful. This book should not be looked at as a quick reference during the test. This is well designed review. It is set up like a textbook. Chapter, questions at the end of each chapter & then answers in the back. This book would make a good textbook for community colleges or 4 year survey degrees in my opinion. Ben left us with a gem. Customer Rating: Summary: One of the best exam reviews Comment: This book provides an excellent review of surveying for anyone taking the Professional Land Surveyor Exam or California Special Civil Exam for surveying. The writing style is friendly and easy. All aspects of Surveying covered including law, measurement and calculations. Many practice questions with answers. An unusual feature is that the practice question are learning tools, new ideas are introduced throught the questions, forcing you to think in order to understand. Detailed index, bibliography for further study and a description of the NCEES exam format.
This manual provides a review for land licensing examinees, a reference for surveyors and students, and a summary of the profession of surveying for others. Multiple choice questions follow the review of each subject. At the end of each chapter, these questions and problems are explained and/or solved. The explanations often have additional teaching points. A unique feature is discussion of the many 'logical distractors' in the multiple choice questions. The purpose of this is to develop skills in analyzing multiple choice questions as well as provide additional teaching points.
