Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics 6th (sixth) edition Text Only

by Bruce R. Munson

I used this for my undergraduate mechanical engineering fluid mechanics course. This is the paperback Student Value -- Reduced Color / Big Savings edition. What this means is that it is 1. paperback, 2. think (it's almost 2 inches thick) 3. it has no color pictures, just black and white (I guess "reduced color" sounds better than "black and white" for whatever marketing team was assigned to this book...), 4. there are typographical errors on almost every page of the book. These errors may reduce the readability of the book to some extent, but the content is all there. I would be happy to include pictures of example pages containing the errors. The most common are the units of a value being printed over the next part of the text or words is which there are random spaces (often multiple spaces) inserted in the the middle (See pictures). The book also has general wear and tear. Possibly a few minor markings. If you can handle these issues this is the book for you; It got me through fluid mechanics...

Genres: Engineering, Textbooks, Science, Reference, Physics, Academic, College

Paperback

Published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Adam Lantos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Offers intuition throughout. I particularly love the fact that not only does it offer insight as far as the physics of fluids go, but also it offers intuition as far as the mathematics of fluids go. Comparing It with one of the giants of fluid mechanics textbooks, which is Cengel and Cimbala's book, I would say that at some points Cengel's book is just a bit more insightful but it is at a lower mathematical level. Now, an engineer/physics major should want this higher mathematical level because it is not overwhelming but it is also not very simple. So, it does not oversimplify the phenomenons(like Cengel does at a few points) and it just hits the right balance. So, someone should choose between a book like this and a book like Cengel's. Someone wanting full explanation of the underlying physics along with subtle point, he should look at other types of textbooks, the ones written by physicists for physicists. For an engineer though, he must choose what he prefers. If he prefers a full knowledge of the underlying mathematics and apply them at a more simple level than the mathematics suggest but not oversimplified, he should go with Munson's book. For somebody who does not care for the full mathematical picture but wants to know the full physics more qualitatively and apply them with simpler mathematics, he should ho with Cengel's. Whatever you choice, know that this book is great.

[Fadil Wimala · Rating 3 out of 5]

basic thing to become an engineer

[Samaneh · Rating 4 out of 5]

if you want to know what "fluid mechanics" means , just study this book . awesome !

[Morris Yen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written book with colors and is easy to read and understand
The notations are common and relate to the ones I have learned in college physics courses
Recommended to students studying fluid mechanics.

[Satyaki]

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[Sena Aydogdu · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 star for this book but not for my teacher(just kidding, he is awesome)

[Saurabh Verma]

i want to read this book ..

[Bruce1202 · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Haytham Badawey · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE BEST BOOK ON FLUID MECHANICS! EVER!