This introduction to thermodynamics for engineering students assumes no previous instruction in the subject. The book covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics with a special emphasis on their implications for engineers. Each topic is illustrated with worked examples and is presented in a logical order, allowing the student to tackle increasingly complex problems. Problems and selected answers are included. The heart of engineering thermodynamics is the conversion of heat into work. Increasing demands for more efficient conversion, for example to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to the adoption of new thermodynamic cycles. However the principles of these new cycles are very simple and are subject to the standard laws of thermodynamics as explained in this book. "The writing and organization of the text are well executed. The author has met his objective of creating a concise and readable introduction to engineering thermodynamics." -- Applied Mechanics Review "Very logically organized and readable. . . . successful. This volume is well balanced with respect to the distribution of material provided in graphical and mathematical forms. This book's strength is its likely ability to foster in students a will for, and enthusiasm toward, thermodynamics." -- Choice P. B. Whalley is at University of Oxford.