LearnThermo.com is a free, browser-accessible textbook supplement or textbook replacement for the Introduction to Thermodynamics course for engineers. It includes 10 chapters made up of 4 to 6 lessons consisting of 5 to 30 pages. The chapter tites are:
1- Introduction: Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics 2- Properties of Pure Substances 3- Heat Effects 4- The First Law of Thermodynamics: Closed Systems 5- The First Law of Thermodynamics: Open Systems 6- The Second Law of Thermodynamics 7- Entropy 8- Thermodynamics of Flow Processes 9- Power Systems 10- Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems
Each page presents a screen with high-quality graphics and equations with minimal text. When the student pushes the PLAY button on each page a 1 to 3 minute audio mini-lecture explains the content present on the page. A transcript of each mini-lecture is available at the bottom of the page.
LearnThermo.com currently includes excellent detailed solutions for 115 Example Problems. The homework problem set is growing steadily and currently contains 372 problems. For a modest fee, the student can gain access to 3 hints and the numerical answer(s) for each homework problem.
Students can purchase an digital Workbook that complements the content on the LearnThermo.com website for $20 US. The Workbook contains chapter summaries, lecture notes and images and a complete appendix. The appendix includes thermodynamic data tables for water & steam, R-134a and ammonia. It also includes Ideal Gas Property Tables, heat capacity constants for the Shomate Equation and a set of unit conversion tables.
Powerpoint slides are available for instructors who write to me at baratuci@gmail.com.
