Introduction to Heat Transfer Author: Frank P. Incropera David P. DeWitt | Language: English | ISBN:
0470917865 | Format: PDF
Introduction to Heat Transfer Description
This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition.
Introduction to Heat Transfer is the gold standard of heat transfer pedagogy for more than 30 years, with a commitment to continuous improvement by four authors having more than 150 years of combined experience in heat transfer education, research and practice. Written for courses that exclude coverage of mass transfer, the sixth edition of this text maintains its foundation in the four central learning objectives for students. With examples and problems that reveal the richness and beauty of this discipline, this text teaches students how to become efficient problem-solvers through the use of the rigorous and systematic problem-solving methodology pioneered by the authors. Fundamental concepts have received further emphasis in this new edition, making the text even more accessible while providing a bridge from those ideas to critical applications in areas such as energy and the environment. The Interactive Heat Transfer (IHT) software that accompanies the text has also been updated, allowing readers to solve problems even more efficiently and accurately.
- Loose Leaf: 984 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 6th Edition Binder Ready Version edition (May 16, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470917865
- ISBN-13: 978-0470917862
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I purchased this textbook as required course material for undergrad level Heat Transfer.
The book itself is well constructed, although the paper used in the pages is thin and tears easily (unfortunately, this is typical of modern textbooks).Ths binding seems strong enough.
The material in the text is organized, although not as clearly as it could be. Section titles and example problems are well labeled. Reading the book is not enough to learn the material within; material is often presented unclearly and may be poorly worded at times. Example problems help, but they often do not explain what is going on at all steps of the problem, or they skip steps completely.
Practice problems in the text are of acceptable difficulty, and the difficulty range is well balanced. However, no DIY answer key for odd or even problems means that this book is not good for individual use. Additionally, a few problems are missing information reqired to solve them, thus rendering them unusable for practice. Formulas in the book are usually easy to find or tabluated, although chapter summaries with equations are missing. Additionally, parenthesis are not included in many equatuions where they are absolutely neseccary.
Overall, the book is of average quality, with as many flaws as good features. However, many other texts are worse (including older versions of this book), and in reality this text is still usable for teaching purposes.
By J. C. Kaessinger
I had this book for my heat transfer class this semester and I found the book to be quite helpful. My professor did not really teach from the book and so often times, I used the book as an aid during lectures.
My only disappointment with this book is that it is quite short with examples. You would be thinking that after finishing with a certain important section, there would be a good example to review...but nope.
(Oh also, the book is a POOR conductor of heat...because it is a BOOK!!!)
By Silent Scribe
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