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.

Continuing this book’s tradition of extensive real-world applications, the new edition includes “Fluids in the News” case study boxes in each chapter, a set of brief stories describing interesting, novel, and current applications of fluid mechanics to help generate student interest in the topic. Many new homework problems have been created associated with these stories.