The newspaper La Vanguardia has selected from among the best current books on Thermodynamics The works “Elements of Equilibrium Thermodynamics” by Francisco Mauricio Domínguez, a retired professor at the University of La Laguna, and “Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics” and “Reasoned Problems of Thermodynamics” by a professor at the same institution Justo Roberto Pérez Cruz.
These works have been published by García Maroto Editores and incorporated into the Ingebook electronic platform of books for science and engineering where, apart from the books of the aforementioned publisher, it is possible to find works from other international firms such as Pearson and McGraw Hill.
Professor Francisco Mauricio was a cornerstone in the establishment of Physics studies at the University of La Laguna. He was the first dean of the faculty and laid the foundations for what would later become a wide range of research lines in diverse fields. Justo Roberto Pérez Cruz has an extensive academic career, having also served as dean of the Faculty of Physics for two terms.
“Elements of Thermodynamics” is a suitable work for the first approach to thermodynamics that is usually given in the first courses of degrees in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering, in which its fundamental bases are established.
"Basic Concepts," on the other hand, is a more advanced work, typically for second- or third-year students. In addition to the structural foundations, it details various applications of interest in diverse disciplines such as meteorology and industry. Finally, "Worked Problems in Thermodynamics" offers a more sophisticated approach to problem-solving than the usual problem-formula-result method. It guides students through a reasoning process focused on analysis, formulation, development, solution, and interpretation of the solution—a framework useful not only in thermodynamics but in any other scientific discipline.
The publisher, Alberto García Maroto, welcomes the news, although he believes it was “expected,” given that the three works are among the publisher's most frequently consulted. “We are very pleased with the University of La Laguna's contribution to our catalog, since in addition to the aforementioned works, we have recently added the works 'Optimization, Linear Programming and Applications' by [author's name missing]. Carlos González Martín, and “Euclidean Geometry: A Current View”, by José Carmelo González Dávila, from the Mathematics Section, to which must be added various works aimed at both Secondary Education and the university level written by Juan Francisco Brito Díaz, professor at the Viera y Clavijo Institute.”.
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