Introduction to Hydrology (5th Edition) [Hardcover]

Warren Viessman (Author), Gary L. Lewis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 067399337X | ISBN-13: 978-0673993373 | Publication Date: October 19, 2002 | Edition: 5

This book systematically covers underlying principles of hydrology in chapters 1 - 10 and then delves deeper into the application of these principles to practical problems in the field throughout the remainder of the prose. Covers all aspects of the hydrologic cycle, and the manner in which they may be modified to deal with floods, droughts, potable water supply and urban drainage. For anyone who expect to become involved in programs that are concerned with the development, management and protection of water resources.

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From the Back Cover

For the fifth edition, Introduction to Hydrology has been significantly revamped and restructured, offering the reader content that is focused and streamlined. Many graduate level subjects and topics that were considered to be more of a handbook variety have been eliminated, in keeping with the original philosophy of the book, which was to focus on providing a scope of material that would support a theory-to-practice learning experience for beginning students in hydrology. The sequencing of chapters is designed to lead students through the underlying principles of hydrology and then to introduce them to the world of applications.

Notable changes in this fifth edition include:

• The restructured and streamlined fifth edition consists of 13 chapters, whereas the fourth edition consisted of 27 chapters.
• The chapter on statistics has been moved to an early position in the book so as to introduce these techniques before they are applied to problems in later chapters.
• There are many new solved examples and homework problems.
• Web addresses useful for securing hydrologic data and relevant information to supplement the text have been added.

About the Author

Warren Viessman Jr. is Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Engineering, at the University of Florida . Dr. Viessman is an accomplished author with more than 150 publications, including three bestselling textbooks. He has served as the President of both the American Water Resources Association and the Universities Council on Water Resources. Recognized for his outstanding contributions as an engineer and educator, Professor Viessman has been the recipient of several awards. Most notable are the American Society of Civil Engineers, Julian Hinds Award, the Department of the Army Commander,s Award for Public Service, and the AWRA,s Henry P. Caufield, Jr. Medal for Exemplary Contributions to National Water Policy. Dr. Viessman is a Fellow of the American Water Resources Association. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 612 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (October 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067399337X
• ISBN-13: 978-0673993373
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst text book ever created, August 11, 2010

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This review is from: Introduction to Hydrology (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

Please never ever buy or use this textbook. The authors should be ashamed of themselves for publishing this worthless book. It is sloppiest text book I have ever seen. Ever! This is by far the worst text book I have ever used. And this is not my first go round. I have a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Education. This book has all kinds of issues - one example they have 5280 x 52800 for converting square miles into square feet (really - no one caught that?), other places the authors say they have previously introduced a variable and yet it doesn't show up until 3 pages later, they don't carry units out through the examples, they don't plug the numbers into the equations, and on and on I could complain about this book. Shame on the group I am taking this course through for using this book but shame on Pearson for publishing this book of nonsense. The problems are worded poorly and the ideas in most cases are barely defined but yet you are supposed to figure out how to do the work. Just look at phi index - I had to look it up online (and a ton of other things) to figure out what they were talking about. Nearly all of the problems in the chapter were centered on phi index yet there was only a short worthless description in the book. The fact that it has made it to a fifth edition is amazing to me; had I submitted any of this work to my professors I would have failed every assignment I submitted. It doesn't deserve the one star you are required to give it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many typos, November 9, 2009

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This review is from: Introduction to Hydrology (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is possibly the worst textbook I have ever read. There are typos in nearly every chapter and not just grammatical errors, but calculation errors, wrong answers for the homework, equations that are wrong, wrong units in homework problems. I have had to pencil in a dozen corrections, and I'm sure there are errors that I haven't found yet. And this is the Fifth Edition...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very dry (especially for a hydrology book) and just plain bad, March 13, 2011

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Bad Examples. Lots of typos. Hard to follow. I needed this for my engineering hydrology class.. I sold it back at the end of the semester to my book store because I would never see myself looking here for reference. If your professor is requiring this book for your class, I would recommend e-mailing him to ask if there are any other books you could use. For almost every homework, either the TA or the professor had to e-mail us corrections because of the books staggering incoherence. If you are purchasing this because you are looking for a book as a reference or introduction to hydrology, you should probably look elsewhere.