Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

Rating:
Summary: Intro Students beware
Review: I am the professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering Damascus University. I didn't read the
whole text of the book yet, but I skimmed the unread chapters
through. I decided to make it my table book and read it carefully,
because I concluded that the book is valuable and will help me in
teaching the course of thermodynamics to my students.

Advantages of
the book:

-Inclusive scientific content for undergraduate
level,

-Four preparatory chapters,

-Attractive, easy and
understandable text and illustrations (figures),

-A lot of examples
which are perfectly inserted into the text,

-Large amount of
problems follow every chapter,

-Comprehensive appendix and
comprehensive table of contents.

Disadvantages:

-Chapter 11 (power
and refrigeration systems) dose not contain a paragraph specified for
ideal dual cycle of internal combustion engines, which is a common
cycle, special cases of which, are Diesel and Otto cycles. All modern
Diesel engines work according to dual cycle.

- chapter 11 and the
scientific material before it, but following definitions of entropy
and Ts diagram dose not contain a paragraph about the graphical
comparing of thermal efficiencies of ideal heat engines'
cycles. Such paragraph would activate the analyzing of power systems.

Dr. Moufid Hilal

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Rating:
Summary: It will be my table book
Review: I am the professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of Mechanical andElectrical Engineering Damascus University. I didn't read thewhole text of the book yet, but I skimmed the unread chaptersthrough. I decided to make it my table book and read it carefully,because I concluded that the book is valuable and will help me inteaching the course of thermodynamics to my students.

Advantages ofthe book:

-Inclusive scientific content for undergraduatelevel,

-Four preparatory chapters,

-Attractive, easy andunderstandable text and illustrations (figures),

-A lot of exampleswhich are perfectly inserted into the text,

-Large amount ofproblems follow every chapter,

-Comprehensive appendix andcomprehensive table of contents.

Disadvantages:

-Chapter 11 (powerand refrigeration systems) dose not contain a paragraph specified forideal dual cycle of internal combustion engines, which is a commoncycle, special cases of which, are Diesel and Otto cycles. All modernDiesel engines work according to dual cycle.

- chapter 11 and thescientific material before it, but following definitions of entropyand Ts diagram dose not contain a paragraph about the graphicalcomparing of thermal efficiencies of ideal heat engines'cycles. Such paragraph would activate the analyzing of power systems.

Dr. Moufid Hilal

...END

Rating:
Summary: Intro Students beware
Review: I had the misfortune to have this book for my introduction to Thermodynamic during second year Mechanical Engineering. The problem my classmates and I had with this book was the fact that there are FAR to few examples, and less than half the end-of-the chapter questions had answers; which is essential when learning new material (how are you to know if your doing it right?).

Rating:
Summary: This book sucks
Review: This book is so hard for an undergrad to understand , dont buy this book. There are many others that are much better. Teachers like it because it has a lot of problems to solve but these guys could not describe how to turn out a light and make it understandable. I would recommend Cengal and Boles over this rag.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent!!
Review: This is one really good book on Thermodynamics...ideal for self study.The fundamentals have been explained lucidly and never do the authors obfuscate the presentation with needless information.The treatment of both the first and second law is great....this is one textbook wherein the concept of entropy has been explained very well,both from a mathematical and a physical view point.As pointed out by an earlier reviewer,the book is a bit short on example problems,but again,there are a number of great exercise problems which test our understanding of the subject...the authors have done a great job in according a physical insight into this most interesting field-something I was'nt able to get from other texts..
Go Get it..specially if you are an undergrad wanting to learn up some thermodynamics!!