Studying Resources
Resource Banks
A pretty good source for materials
Links to various other Resources
Some older material and CA specific information
Land Surveying Orgs and Math Made Fun Website List
Older but generally good
Clearly explains a lot of math, basic concepts and general survey information
Land Survey Descriptions - Wattles
Can buy it direct from publisher by emailing jfrems@wattles.com
Books
Black’s Law Dictionary
Especially good for the PS
For more Book resources the Nevada Young Surveyors Network has an excellent archive of relevant books, please find them below
Online resources on specific topics
Van Sickle’s course with a lot of free information. Additionally has a book that is a more in-depth version of the site
First two chapters are good for any GIS question that may come up
Calculators
General note: the HP35s are great but costs quite a lot now. We recommend buying the HP33s and programming that yourself
Blank workbook that has custom DMS<-->DD equations and custom DMS display option
Practice Questions/tests
Confluence Survey Daily Survey Quiz
Free newsletter with survey questions ranging from FS to PS difficulty. New question goes out every weekday in the morning. Includes answer explenation.
Paid practice tests for PS and CA PLS.