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Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

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This text presents the topic of fluid mechanics rigorously using mathematical and physical intuition. Those who do not have a solid background in introductory and vector calculus and differential equations will have a tough time understanding the text. Moreover, though possible to completely understand everything with mathematics, readers must comprehend the physical processes taking place. It is quite easy to get lost in the proofs and developments in the book if the subject is treated with a passing glance. In short, though this is a very good book, reading and understanding will take a bit of effort. However, the intellectual gambits the author uses are well worth it.

Especially with the guidance of a decent professor well versed in the subject, this book can serve as a great source of theory and application in fluid mechanics. Personally, I took the class with Prof. Whitaker and his depth of understanding of this subject is astonishing.

Topics include hydrostatics; 1D, 2D laminar flow; shell balances; conservation laws of both linear and angular momentum; Cauchy's 1st and 2nd equations; Euler's 1st and 2nd laws; tensors; Navier-Stokes Eq.; Bernoulli's Eq.; boundary layer theory; turbulence; friction and drag; Prandtl mixing length theory; and more.

The material does show some age and there are a few errors in the book.

An excellent book for both introductory and certain advanced level fluid mechanics. Excellent coverage is given to fundamentals and the book is very easy to follow. The book gradually builds up the fundamentals to a point beyond which a student of flud mechanics can study advanced topics by himself. I would certainly recommend this book as reference for advance undergraduates and some graduate courses. Though this book may not suffice the needs of all advance topics, you may want to look at other fluid mechanics books for advance topics. Overall, an excellent introductory fluid mechanics book!

This text presents the topic of fluid mechanics rigorously using mathematical and physical intuition. Those who do not have a solid background in introductory and vector calculus and differential equations will have a tough time understanding the text. Moreover, though possible to completely understand everything with mathematics, readers must comprehend the physical processes taking place. It is quite easy to get lost in the proofs and developments in the book if the subject is treated with a passing glance. In short, though this is a very good book, reading and understanding will take a bit of effort. However, the intellectual gambits the author uses are well worth it. Especially with the guidance of a decent professor well versed in the subject, this book can serve as a great source of theory and application in fluid mechanics.

Topics include hydrostatics; 1D, 2D laminar flow; shell balances; conservation laws of both linear and angular momentum; Cauchy's 1st and 2nd equations; Euler's 1st and 2nd laws; tensors; Navier-Stokes Eq.; Bernoulli's Eq.; boundary layer theory; turbulence; friction and drag; Prandtl mixing length theory; and more.

The material does show some age and there are a few errors in the book.

The book is good for students and pregraduated engineering. Recommendable