Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics

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 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 expertise CONS: * 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 equations Chapter 3 begins the 1st Law of Thermodynamics Chapter 4 Begins to talk about non-steady state as well as nozzles, turbines, etc... Chapter 5 starts entropy Chapter 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! :)

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.

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

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 probably one of the best textbooks I've come across for any of my engineering courses. You can't go wrong with it. Great explanations and a good selection of problems to help you practice and learn.

Keep in mind that this isn't my major but I needed this book for a required course.... This book has a nice layout. Formulas are easy to find in text and examples are given throughout the chapters. It has a lot of tables on the back few pages (you need them for most problems) and they are given in both SI and English units. Each chapter has a lot of problems so you can practice and learn everything. But not everything is great. some of the problems are so long and complicated that it can be very difficult to solve with the given examples. Other times it just seems like it's a one step problem which can be easily over-thought and made more difficult. Sometimes the problems are solved by a computer system so you have no steps on how to solve. In order to fully and quickly learn from the problems, I suggest you try to work out the problems then either ask your professor/TA for the worked out solutions to check your work. Since most problems are worked out the same, if you know how to do a few you'll be able to complete the rest. This book has some printing issues, the ink they use (or the paper) is very strange. The main issue is that the ink smudges if you rest your arm over the text and the pages are very thin. Overall I would recommend this book as you do learn quite a bit from it and it will prepare you for future courses. Just be careful not to smudge any of the tables or you'll be screwed.

Great book, contains all the information I would need for basic and advanced thermodynamics class in mechanical engineering. Pages a clear and concise, exercises scale well from easy to very difficult. I bought this book while my class was using the 8th edition, and there is little to no difference apart from the problems. Most are the same but there are some differences in the problem numbers.

I bought it for my son sutdying Aero, but it good for Civil, Mchs and so on.Strongy recomended for anyione at Eng.becuase it seems : simple.

Contra In dem Buch gibt es sehr viele Verweise zu Animationen und auch zahlreiche Beispielaufgaben. Allerdings sind die Animationen und auch die Lösungen der Beispielaufgaben nur für US-Studenten zugänglich. Somit ist, wie mir auch vom Wiley Support bestätigt wurde, die hälfte dieses Buches unnütz. Schade. Pro Wer diese Aufgaben nicht benötigt erhält ein solides, gut strukturiertes Buch für die Vorlesungen Thermo I/II. Es hat viele Beispiele und Grafiken, und vermittelt auch über die Thematik hinaus nützliche Informationen.