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| Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (28 reviews)
Sales Rank: 341117
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 896
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0471274712
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.4021
EAN: 9780471274711
ASIN: 0471274712
Publication Date: June 11, 2003
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Product Description
A comprehensive, best-selling introduction to the basics of engineering thermodynamics. Requiring only college-level physics and calculus, this popular book includes a realistic art program to give more realism to engineering devices and systems.
A tested and proven problem-solving methodology encourages readers to think systematically and develop an orderly approach to problem solving: - Provides readers with a state-of-the art introduction to second law analysis.
- Design/open-ended problems provide readers with brief design experiences that offer them opportunities to apply constraints and consider alternatives.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Fair/Poor November 21, 2008
As many other reviewers have noted, this book often trouble for the ME undergrad. Unfortunately, myself and my classmates are trying to teach ourselves the material due to the lack of a decent professor. This book alone will probably be more of a frustration than a source of understanding. With over 800 pages, its way too much to cover in one semester of an undergrad thermo course. Our entire class is floundering, and our professor has had to curve grades heavily to keep the majority of us from failing. So, this might not be the best book for undergraduate students who are trying to actually learn the material. You will spend most of your time guessing what to do, unless you have a good professor.
 Solid foundation in thermodynamics March 8, 2008
A good text for undergrad study of thermodynamics. Alot of tables for common binary fluids. Clear and easy to understand. Emphasizes cycle analysis.
 Thoughts from an ME Undergraduate April 3, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm currently using this book for my undergraduate thermo course and this is my first class (and first book) on thermodynamics. That said, I must I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I'll agree that there's plenty of examples which are helpful and there's plenty of rigor in explaining many concepts.
On the other hand, I will also say that I was completely lost several times when reading the book. I definitely agree with the other review that complained about this book's wordiness. In an introductory text such as this, I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't string together long, run-on sentences with nothing but definition terms (where you have to lookup virtually each word in the sentence from other chapters). I've also noticed that many intro texts *fail to succinctly and clearly explain completely new terms and concepts in easy-to-understand words and real-world examples*, and this is no exception!
Central summary pages including main formulas (and page numbers for alternative forms of the main formulas) would be helpful for students instead of constantly flipping through the chapters looking for something specific formula.
Also, the back of the book solutions severely lack any sort of real form (most books give either all odd or even solutions) and the problems themselves often require complex assumptions that first-year thermo students such as myself aren't going to think of right off-the-bat. Starting point hints would be a BIG help.
All that said, I'd say that while this is a pretty good, detailed book, good luck if you're an engineering undergrad taking a thermo class for the first time with this book. You'll probably benefit from lectures more than from this book.
 I had to teach myself from this... March 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, my professor for this class lacked a Ph.D and the ability to teach, so I was on my own for the most part. I nearly pulled an A in the course. On a technical note, they aren't so clear on/or make a few minor errors, be careful with the P-h diagrams.
Extremely well organized March 15, 2007
This text is just so clear, well written, and organized that words are hard to find. Work patiently through the first six chapters, and the rest is a true pleasure. The perfect structure of the examples and of the text itself provides the perfect tool both for learning thermodynamics and for getting B's and A's.
All engineering textbook writers should take notice of this book. (By the way, Cengel, although decent, is an average text compared to this one.)
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