Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics With Chemical Applications (Schaum's Outline Series) [Paperback]

Michael Abbott (Author), Hendrick Van Ness (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0070000425 | ISBN-13: 978-0070000421 | Edition: 2

Confusing Textbooks?

Missed Lectures?

Tough Test Questions?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you

• Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge
• Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field
• In-depth review of practices and applications

  Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

  Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Andris A. Zoltners is professor of marketing at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a founder and managing director of ZS Associates, a global business consulting firm. For over 20 years, he has served the business community as a professor, consultant, and speaker. Prabha K. Sinha is a founder and managing director of ZS Associates. He has consulted for over 200 fat and fit firms in North America, Europe, and Asia. He also teaches business executives at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Management Centre Europe. Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist.He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Owner/President of the Management Program at HarvardOs Graduate School of Business. The author of MathStart, a series of childrenOs books that teaches mathematics, he has also coauthored a number of other leading mathematical educational programs. Ren¿e Williams-Andriani illustrates childrenOs books and works as a designer for Hallmark Cards in Kansas CityNwhen sheOs not drawing sea lions. She received her degree in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design.

About the Author

Andris A. Zoltners is professor of marketing at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a founder and managing director of ZS Associates, a global business consulting firm. For over 20 years, he has served the business community as a professor, consultant, and speaker.

Prabha K. Sinha is a founder and managing director of ZS Associates. He has consulted for over 200 fat and fit firms in North America, Europe, and Asia. He also teaches business executives at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Management Centre Europe.

Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist.He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Owner/President of the Management Program at Harvard's Graduate School of Business. The author of MathStart, a series of children's books that teaches mathematics, he has also coauthored a number of other leading mathematical educational programs.

Rene Williams-Andriani illustrates children's books and works as a designer for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City--when she's not drawing sea lions. She received her degree in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070000425
• ISBN-13: 978-0070000421
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wait a minute!, September 16, 2006

By 

G. Ring (Custer, WI USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics With Chemical Applications (Schaum's Outline Series) (Paperback)

The Schaum Outline Series has stood the test of time and Thermodynamics by Abbott and Van Ness is no exception. If you want to learn thermo beyond the typical undergraduate level, progressively working through the problems chapter-by-chapter in this book will do the trick.

Although this book does follow the old sign convention for work (positive when the system does work on the environment), it properly follows the specific energy convention of "energy/mass". Thus, the ideal gas equation is PV = RT, where V has units of "volume/mass". Once this simple terminology is understood, steam tables can be readily used without confusion.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Foolish Dimensional Inconsistencies Right From The Start., August 12, 2004

By 

T. R STONE "T. R. Stone" (USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics With Chemical Applications (Schaum's Outline Series) (Paperback)

This outline, like that of Clyde R. Metz (Physical Chemistry) is defective in its presentation of the very first fundamental quantities of thermodynamics, Enthalpy (H) and Internal Energy (U). I find it hard to believe that the authors of these supplements can't seem to understand that (1) PV has units of ENERGY, *not* units of energy/mol*K, (2) H and U (and their associated changes) would PERFORCE have to have units of energy also, since H = U + PV, and (3) using "molar volume" without explicitly defining it as V/n while using the SAME symbol as "ordinary" volume without telling the reader is nothing more than pedagogical carelessnes...or possibly stupidity. Abbot and Van Ness aren't doing anyone any favors by doing silly things like blithely declaring the Ideal Gas Law to be PV = RT, which automatically gives the student pause wondering if it's a typo. Having foolishly bought both Metz' "Physical Chemistry" and Abbot & Van Ness' "Thermodynamics With Chemical Applications", I'm here to warn anyone else contemplating similar purchases: DON'T DO IT, UNLESS YOU LIKE BEING CONFUSED. These authors are apparently too "advanced" and "learned" to bother with such petty details of presentation, and unless you learned your elementary thermo on some other planet where they don't use n (or always use molar quantities,) you're going to be scratching your head wondering where n went, or where n suddenly came from in their example problems. How such supposed experts could be so sloppy on small but important details like these is beyond me.

8 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated convention for the sign of work, February 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics With Chemical Applications (Schaum's Outline Series) (Paperback)

Unfortunately the authors are still using a sign convention for work which has been outdated for years. This can only confuse students.