Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics [Hardcover]

Bruce R. Munson (Author), Donald F. Young (Author), Theodore H. Okiishi (Author), Wade W. Huebsch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470262842 | ISBN-13: 978-0470262849 | Edition: 6

The number one text in its field, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics is respected by professors and students alike for its comprehensive topical coverage, its varied examples and homework problems, its application of the visual component of fluid mechanics, and its strong focus on learning. The authors have designed their presentation to allow for the gradual development of student confidence in problem solving. Each important concept is introduced in simple and easy-to-understand terms before more complicated examples are discussed.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 776 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (January 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470262842
• ISBN-13: 978-0470262849
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Dynamics > Fluid Dynamics
  • #6 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Mechanics

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, as 'required' textbooks go, October 18, 2009

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G. Ballard "Gumby Rocks" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover)

In describing this textbook, one should carefully delineate between the authors text and the publishers product. The authors text is excellent: the publisher's product is not. I especially like Chapter Six's Differential Analysis of a Fluid Flow. This explanation is much easier to follow than what's found in any of my other fluids textbooks.

Now the ugly rub is that this is a Wiley textbook, so it's exorbitantly expensive, uses Imperial units obfuscate example explanations, and it includes Wiley's terrible databank problems. From the forth edition onward, there seems little or no real correlation between the text and problems in the chapter, so I assume that is when the publisher switched from the author's problems to their own test bank.

When I finish this class and sell back the expensive textbook (for whatever I can still get), I'll buy an old edition for reference. I see that non-current editions are selling for about 2% of what the new edition goes for, which is a better reflection of real value in the market (as opposed to artificially inflated prices for 'required' texts).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Formatting Problems, October 15, 2011

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Paperback)

There are problems with the formatting of the paperback book. Words are oddly spaced, spaces appear in the middle of words, and some words even overlap. The hardcover version does not have these problems. I do not expect such basic problems to exist in a book published by a reputable publisher.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same content but more difficult to read., October 5, 2011

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Paperback)

Something strange happened with the formatting when they created this book. Quite often words will be broken up with big empty spaces (sometimes the size of a word) in the middle. For example, surface becomes surf ace, and device is de vice. Sometimes two words are printed on top of each other in the same space. The broken up words often occur several times on each page, but the overlapping text comes up less frequently. The content is the same as in the regular text, but it's a little jarring and sometimes confusing to read.