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Summary: An Average Book
Review: After reading a few chapters from this book and compared it to other Fluid Mech books like Frank M. White's Fluid Mechanics and Fundamental of Fluid Mechanics by Munson, Young & Okiishi, I would say this book doesn't provide enough explanation to the various topics in Fluid Mechanics which the other authors did.
If you are the type who prefers to read something lighter, this book will be suitable for you. But for those who prefer to read up & learn more about Fluid Mechanics, Frank White will be a better choice although beginners who are new to Fluid Mech will find White's book a bit hard to understand.
Personally, I would say the best Fluid Book i have ever read will be Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics by Young, Munson & Okiisi. Please refer to the review of that book for more info
Rating: 
Summary: An "A" student's perspective
Review: I am a student at the University of California with a 4.0 GPA. As a major in Mechanical Engineering, I am obligated to take at least one course in Fluid Mechanics. From my perspective this book is a worthless tool. The derivations are hard to follow, and the problems do not reflect the material covered in the text, making them quite difficult to solve. Realizing that this is a difficult subject to master, by use of this book it becomes even harder. Just about the best feature of this book is the "neat" picture on the cover.IF YOU ARE AN INSTRUCTOR, PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR STUDENTS, DO NOT USE THIS TEXT. It's one thing for an experienced person in the discipline of Fluid Mechanics to follow this text, but from a first time student's seat, this book is among the WORST books I've ever had to use. Please take my warning seriously. EDIT (2003): I still maintain that this was one of the worst books in my entire college career. All the above reviews that criticized ME as opposed to my review or the text (i.e. "4.0 boy", "poor foundation in math" [right, those make sense together]) have background in the subject, whereas this text is meant for a first course. In retrospect, I can use it as a refrence, but at the time it was supposed to teach me, it was complete garbage. Right now I have 8 "helpful" reviews, and if those 8 were prof's or instructors, then that's about 480 students that are better off. I even got an email from one that said he wouldn't use the text, and asked if I had seen a better one. I suspect a couple of the "not helpful" reviews are from my fans above, who may or may not be affiliated with the author or publisher.
Rating: 
Summary: An above average text book.
Review: I feel that this book is indeed a nice looking book, and also has fairly good content. It is true that a student should have a fairly good grasp of The Calculus and Differential Equations, but most students will already have such knowledge by the time they take this class. I feel it is a positive that the authors did not feel obliged to explain the small mathematical details necessary for each example since to do that would have weighed the book down with unnecessary redundant information. The authors realized that if a student needs to find out the mathematics necessary for an equation, they can reference back to their other textbooks as necessary. I will keep this book on the shelf in my office after I graduate.
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Summary: a better book in Fluid Mechanics
Review: I found hard time in finding good books to understand fluid. However, Fox and McDonald manage to explain fluid in more student-approached method. A lot of worked-out examples will make the concepts easy to digest. Another good books : Engineering Fluid Mechanics by Roberson and Crowe Books to avoid : Fluid Mechanics by Streeter
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Summary: I still refer to it 5 years later....
Review: I used this book as an undergrad and found the many examples very helpful in doing the homework problems. I still refer to this textbook quite often as an aeronautical engineer. If you've had a few math courses it isn't too challenging. It is a very good explanation of the basics!
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Summary: There has to be something better.
Review: I used this book for a fluid mech course and I thought this book is terrible. The derivations of the equations are though but that doesn't make up for what this book lacks. The problems are quite difficult since the material covered in the chapters doesn't match what the questions ask. I don't expect a textbook to entertain me but this one put me to sleep a lot. There are (literally) hundreds of references to video clips demonstrating different topics covered but they weren't put on the included CD. And speaking of the CD, it is completely worthless. Don't even bother wasting your time looking at it since it contains very little useful information. There are a few more detailed explanations of a few of the topics in a few chapters but that is it. There is no real meat there. I gave this book 2 stars only because I did like the thoroughness of the derivations other than that this book is a waste of your time and money. And if one opinion may not count out of a class of 35 about half of us hated the book (it was doubtful the other half had even read it). If you have to use this book, good luck.
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Summary: There has to be something better.
Review: I used this book for a fluid mech course and I thought this book is terrible. The derivations of the equations are though but that doesn't make up for what this book lacks. The problems are quite difficult since the material covered in the chapters doesn't match what the questions ask. I don't expect a textbook to entertain me but this one put me to sleep a lot. There are (literally) hundreds of references to video clips demonstrating different topics covered but they weren't put on the included CD. And speaking of the CD, it is completely worthless. Don't even bother wasting your time looking at it since it contains very little useful information. There are a few more detailed explanations of a few of the topics in a few chapters but that is it. There is no real meat there. I gave this book 2 stars only because I did like the thoroughness of the derivations other than that this book is a waste of your time and money. And if one opinion may not count out of a class of 35 about half of us hated the book (it was doubtful the other half had even read it). If you have to use this book, good luck.
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Summary: A good source for reference & a good teacher
Review: The text is a thorough, clear, and challenging piece nicely suited for a first course in Engineering Fluid Mechanics. I purchased my first copy as an undergraduate in 1990. Ten years later the binding is finally worn and I have decided to purchase a new copy. I use my fluid mechanics knowledge daily. Only Schlichting's "Boundary Layer Theory" gets more attention - by the way, Fox & McDonald is an excellent prep. for Schlichting.
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Summary: An Average Book
Review: This is a fabulous textbook that I refer to frequently in my work. It presents a very difficult subject in a logical way and lays a solid foundation for graduate study. I think some students have trouble following the discussion because they don't have a good grasp of the math needed (Calculus and DiffEqs). I like the fact that this book is not cluttered with information you can find in a Math book. It makes it a good reference book.
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Summary: A Great Textbook, A Great Reference Book
Review: This is a fabulous textbook that I refer to frequently in my work. It presents a very difficult subject in a logical way and lays a solid foundation for graduate study. I think some students have trouble following the discussion because they don't have a good grasp of the math needed (Calculus and DiffEqs). I like the fact that this book is not cluttered with information you can find in a Math book. It makes it a good reference book.
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