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Fluid Flow: A First Course in Fluid Mechanics (4th Edition)

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I would not recommend this book for any introductory fluid mechanics course because there are a lot of derivation steps as well as background information assumed by the author.

This is more of a mathematical approach to fluid mechanics as opposed to the more classical engineering approach.

It is a recommended textbook from my professor, but it is also difficult to be introduced for 1st year students because it uses too many mathematical concepts for introducing the fundamental principles in fluid mechanics.

Before you use this book, you should take some courses in mathematics, espeically in advanced calculus and vector analysis.

If you interest in fluid flow and have good understanding in mathematics, it must be the best text book for you!

I used this book as supplementary material for review during a graduate course in marine hydrodynamics. I liked that it was compact and cheaper. But it's not really comprehensive enough for an introductory class.

This book was used in my fluids class and was no help at all. The explanations are unclear and confusing, and there are very few examples. This book does not make a good class text or reference text. Do not buy this book. If you are an undergrad then buy Fluid Mechanics by Young et al. or Crowe et al., or if you want more buy Viscous Fluid Flow by White.

I bought a paperback version of this textbook a few years ago. There were many printing and typo errors (the top few lines on many pages were lost),and the quality of explanations in the textbook is disappointing for a group of authors from a supposedly distinguished university. Wanted to sell the book to recoup my loss but there was no market for it. Doesn't that speak volumes about this book?

I bought a paperback version of this textbook a few years ago. There were many printing and typo errors (the top few lines on many pages were lost),and the quality of explanations in the textbook is disappointing for a group of authors from a supposedly distinguished university. Wanted to sell the book to recoup my loss but there was no market for it. Doesn't that speak volumes about this book?

This book was required for a graduate introduction to fluid mechancis class. I found myself going to Fluid Mechanics by Potter,Foss and other books to clarify topics that Sabersky's book left unclear in my mind. Definitely not a good introductory book, I like it a little better now that I have more insight into the field.