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Thermodynamics : An Engineering Approach, 5th Edition
by Yunus A. Cengel Michael A. Boles

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach w/ Student Resources DVD
By Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Number Of Pages: 988
Publication Date: 2005-06-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0073107689
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780073107684
Binding: Hardcover

The worldwide bestseller Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach brings further refinement to an approach that emphasizes a physical understanding of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics. The authors offer an engineering textbook that “talks directly to tomorrow’s engineers in a simple yet precise manner, that encourages creative thinking, and is read by the students with interest and enthusiasm.”

The new edition features an early introduction of the first law of thermodynamics, separate coverage of closed systems energy analysis, combined coverage of control volume mass and energy analysis, and revised coverage of compressible flow. Over 300 comprehensive problems have been added to this physically intuitive text, many of which come from industrial applications.

The media package for this text is extensive, giving users a large variety of supplemental resources to choose from. A Student Resources DVD is packaged with each new copy of the text and contains the popular Engineering Equation Solver (EES) software, Physical Experiments, and an Interactive Thermodynamics tutorial. An Online Learning Center is also available to students and instructors at http://www.mhhe.com/cengel. Instructors also have access to an Instructor Resource CD-ROM that provides useful tools in order to optimize in-class presentations.

Summary: Textbook
Rating: 5

It was the correct textbook. It’s an old version but that is what the prof required. Books are Books.

Summary: Ivestigation and extra help
Rating: 5

This book provide a excellent definition of Thermodynamic that help you to understand all concepts that you need to learn this subjet, the problems are very clear to understand the process to resolve they.

Summary: A book for chemical engineers written by mechanical engineers…
Rating: 3

My class used only the first eleven chapters, but it was clear that the chapters were written more with a mechanical engineering bent of mind. The theory part was great, but the examples could use more work, especially for the thermodynamic cycle problems, which would have been much easier if an accompanying entropy-temperature graph was present. also, a few of the worked out solutions were incorrect. Overall, a good book, but keep a look out for alternates. Maybe the updated edition is better..
Also, make sure your copy has the property table accompanying it, because they are really important and for many problems, it is easier to use the slim tables than the heavy book.

Summary: Good product
Rating: 5

I got my book that I ordered in the time they specified and it was ing good condition.

Summary: Fantastic
Rating: 5

Frankly, I think that this was one of the best engineering texts I have had. Granted, I am only a stupid mechanical engineer, but this book gives your all that you need for as a basis for heat transfer and other courses. Also included in the special topics are refrigerators. Yes, they are random, but they actually connected pulling values out of tables with real life. The book had good examples, and enough of them. The text was readable and straightforward.

Something that I rather like is that the pictures were in red, black, and white. I think it makes the pages less distracting and easier to read (although sometimes it does take an extra minute to figure out the diagram).

I am not sure what the DVD was–some software, I believe, but no professor ever bothers to use it. That is what I wish they had cut to save money.

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