[.ca] Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (ISBN 1590702824)

good general reference:
We have used this book as a study textbook for the last two semesters at college. As a student it has proven to be very useful. It has very good illustrations and diagrams along with helpful insight to the nuts and bolts of all A/C units. Where the frustration part comes in and is a mystery to me is what ever department that was responsible for reviewing the end of chapter questions and the questions in the test bank dropped the ball. It is quite evident that the questions and the text don't correspond. This leads one to believe that the department that is responsible for test questions and chapter questions do not have a back-ground in Air Conditioning / Refrigeration. I have used a lot of frustrating time in a futile effort to match answers with text. Its a shame that such an informative textbook be degraded on default.

To much Head lines news. Zero details!:
This book has good basic fundamental in physics and math. But it is not UP TO DATE. Also, It does not have a well structurated design. It presents much info, but not related. Is information is old, very old. It does not cover new technology. I would recommend a whole review of its contents! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

Textbook of technical schools:
This book is the core textbook of the technical schools here in Puerto Rico, my father has been instructor of refrigeration and air conditioning for 35 years and this book (recent and previous editions)has been the choice for this course. It contains all the technical information needed for the beginer, and is an excellent reference book for the technician.

It all begins right here:
This is the only book you need, but if the book has one weak area, I recommend a comprehensive electronics overview to complement this book, such as Ronald A. Reis' "Understanding Electronic and Computer Technology", as more air conditioning and refrigerations applications move into enhanced micro-electronics components. The better companies need articulate people who can speak and write well for their customer base, so I also recommend "Plain English at Work", by Edward P. Bailey, or "Basic Grammar in Use", by Raymond Murphy.

Completely useless as a stand alone publication:
I bought this text for additional tutorial help and insight into an HVAC class I am currently taking. Unfortunately, this is not a 'summary' or 'reference,' nor is a 'thorough background' presented. This is a work-book, full of work-sheets. There are not even any answers to the myriad questions provided. If you are trying to learn the material being covered this will not help you. The text only asks questions you don't know the answers to because you bought the wrong book.