Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics

My EG thermo professor and I could not communicate very well so I ended up learning from the book, and I can tell you that this book is incredibly well written. I did really well in the course (Many of my peers failed) and I credit my success to the authors. After taking that class and learning this book my problem soling skills have improved by leaps and bounds, I surprise myself sometimes. In summary READ THIS BOOK, even if you have a good professor, it will help you become a better engineer.

I am very impressed by the condition of this book. I needed this book for my Thermodynamics class right away, and I am glad I found it from this vendor. For a couple of weeks I was scrambling to find a newer edition of this book (browsing 6th ed. up to 9th) at a good price, and I had no luck; all I found were e-books and looseleafs, both for the price of a hardcover book. Then I stumbled upon this vendor and I managed to find a neat hardcover copy of what I was looking for. I am definitely buying my next set of textbooks from this vendor, and I am very satisfied with my purchase! Next thing to do is actually read the book to do well in my class...

We had to purchase this book for a Thermodynamics 1 course I took. We only used the first 6 chapters in class, but I grew curious and started to read the other chapters.I will start by giving you the pros and cons of this book:PROS:* Clear layout* Tables in the rear of the book are organized and have a clean layout & use different colors to differentiate units (SI first then English units)* Mini examples during the reading to help you understand concepts* Section problems to use newly acquired skills* At the end of each chapter, there is a section that gives you the most important equations in that chapter* Front of the textbook has conversions by subtype (Force, Pressure, Energy, etc...) and in both units* The book offers problems in both SI and English Units* Aesthetically pleasing* It offers Thermodynamics as a science for different types of engineers (Biomed, Environ, etc...) thus aiding them see what it could be useful for & giving us traditional engineering majors a look at how to apply Thermodynamics outside of our realm of expertiseCONS:* The chapters can get long. Like 40-50+ pages long in some cases* Computer methods sometimes occur in the book between concepts. I think it should be reserved at the end of the chapter; not everyone uses those methods* No solutions at the end of the book or in the index* No companion solutions manual* I found that while the textbook reads well, it can sometimes gloss over important concepts so I used the Thermodynamics for Dummies book as a reference* Physically large and heavy (more akin to a tome than a standard textbook)* The person who mentioned it isn't build durably is correct: Mine is starting to show moderate damage in the back cover near the spine.A traditional Thermodynamics class stops short of Exergy (Chapter 7).Chapter 1 is basically a review in Physics/Chemistry: conversions, units, etc...Chapter 2 offers insight into thermometers (types and uses) as well as barometers and their governing equationsChapter 3 begins the 1st Law of ThermodynamicsChapter 4 Begins to talk about non-steady state as well as nozzles, turbines, etc...Chapter 5 starts entropyChapter 6 Irreversibilities generated internally in a system (i.e. more entropy)Chapter 7 (Not used in my class, but read it anyways) Exergy (it goes into using it for economic purposes)Overall, I would say this book is nice. It gives plenty of reason to use it and I will use it long into my career as a reference book. However, it is pretty obvious that it could benefit from a solutions manual or some answers in a special index. In addition, a companion manual would aid the reader and finally, the Dummies book also shows you how it could have been better streamlined.I understand Thermodynamics is a complicated course, but this book's verbosity can really bog down someone trying to read it and short of drilling through problems, there isn't a way to understand the concepts in-depth and as I said, sadly it has no solutions manual.Thank you for reading and good luck! :)

This was by far one of the best engineering books I've ever had. I ended up using this book for much of the semester and thought it was well laid out. I only have positive regards for this book as it helped me get an A in my Thermodynamics class. The tables in the back of the book are quite useful and would be great for any mechanical engineer to take note of, if not keep a copy of the table handy for some future classes. The quality of the authors writing compares to that of my favorite engineering book author Hibbeler.

I have got text books before that claim to be the same but this one really was, I give it 5 because of the service but it is still a textbook so wanted to give it less. Jokes aside... It was clean and described very precisely (no surprises, like gum holding the pages shut or tape down the spine).

This is my first course in thermodynamics, and I must say this book did not help much. It is not very friendly with all the concepst and formulas. For example, one may find 10 different formulas in the same page; and I find that very troubling for first course in thermodynamics. in summary, not the best book. :-(

This is hands down the worst book I've ever had the displeasure of trying to learn from. Why colleges make this a necessary text is beyond me.Now perhaps the problem is compounded by an inept professor, but I find learning Thermodynamics very difficult. It seems straightforward and not too hard to learn, but when it comes to actually doing problems I have no idea what I'm doing.So of course I turn to my book, read through it several times and do some some problems, checking to see if I'm doing it righ- wait, this book has no answers to the problems in it. OK, no problem, I'll look at the example problems and see if I can learn off that.Alright, here the book is introducing a new concept, yes I understand it, here's the formula, now how do you use it? What units am I supposed to use for this formula? The book does not bother to explain or tell you - it just moves onto the next concept. How am I supposed so learn the material if I don't know if I'm doing the problems correctly?Perhaps it's just me, but for courses with a lot of formulas and math, I find the best way to learn is do some problems until I figure it out and get the right answer. Most books (math, chemistry, etc) have a log of the answers in the back - not this book. With this book you have to go to the "student companion website", register, and pay for answers. Yes, after buying a $200+ book you have to pay to get the answers.This book is absolutely useless.

Great example problems that are easy to follow and understand. Perhaps most valuable for the tables in the back.Awesome book for thermo 101.