Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach with Student Resources DVD

by Yunus Cengel, Michael Boles

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
ISBN: 0077366743

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Book Description

Thermodynamics Seventh Edition covers the basic principles of thermodynamics while presenting a wealth of real-world engineering examples so students get a feel for how thermodynamics is applied in engineering practice. This text helps students develop an intuitive understanding of thermodynamics by emphasizing the physics and physical arguments. Cengel/Boles explore the various facets of thermodynamics through careful explanations of concepts and its use of numerous practical examples and figures, having students develop necessary skills to bridge the gap between knowledge and the confidence to properly apply knowledge.

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. McGraw-Hill's new Connect is available to students and instructors. Connect is a powerful, web-based assignment management system that makes creating and grading assignments easy for instructors and learning convenient for students. It saves time and makes learning for students accessible anytime, anywhere. With Connect, instructors can easily manage assignments, grading, progress, and students receive instant feedback from assignments and practice problems.

About the Author

Yunus A. Çengel (Turkey) is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Michael Boles (Raleigh, NC) is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the North Carolina State University.

Customer Reviews

This book is a solid and useful engineering textbook. The examples are really clear, helpful, and most importantly line up with the other problems. This book is reliable: if the subject matter is difficult for a student to grasp this book will be a pretty good resource. I suggest pairing the book with a 'thermo' online help resource for optimal results.

I could write a very long review of this book, but I'll spare you all and keep it short.

This is the best textbook I've ever read on any subject. The authors engage you from the beginning with the big picture. At first it may seem unorganized because they foreshadow a lot... but after chapter 2 you'll realize how great it is and really appreciate their style and the subject. You can tell they're writing it so the reader can understand and NOT to impress other professors/authors with flowery language that would only confuse someone relatively new to thermodynamics. They tell you what you need to know from a practical point of view but there's still plenty of theory so that you understand the important gory details that are necessary.

Great job guys!

This book sits on my book shelf. It explains thermodynamics very well. I had to use it for thermodynamics and power plant design at my college. It is a book I decided to keep instead of sell. I recommend it to anyone.