Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Engineering Thermodynamics (Schaum's Outline Series)

Good book for review. I'm using it to refresh for the PE exam. It sure beats the lengthy text book i used. Very good examples of systems and get to the point quickly. I have Schaum's outline in Control systems, heat transfer, physics among others and this one presents the material the best.

This is an excellent book for actually trying to understand this difficult subject. Firstly its not bogged down with obsolete American units, though it does cover enough examples for anyone who really wants to go that way. Secondly there is a wealth of tables and properties in the index, which alone makes this book worth the money as a reference tool,(and all in simple SI units).Third, there seems to have been a determined effort at getting the message across. The one shortcoming I have found is the lack of a list of symbols/abbreviations used throughout the book (hence the lack of the fifth star rating), though they thankfully are pretty standard. My tip - if you read this very worthwhile book, jot down the symbols as they crop up then you won't waste any time having to track them down again. These comments do not apply to the identical version that comes with a software supplement (I tried it but couldnt be bothered to get up to speed with the mathcad its written with).