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Schaum's Outline of Fluid Mechanics (Schaum's Outline Series) 1st Edition

by Merle Potter (Author), David Wiggert (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
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Study faster, learn better--and get top grades with Schaum's Outlines

Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

Use Schaum's Outlines to:

  • Brush up before tests
  • Find answers fast
  • Study quickly and more effectively
  • Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks

    Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time--and get your best test scores!

    This Schaum's Outline gives you:

    • A concise guide to the standard college course in fluid dynamics
    • 480 problems with answers or worked-out solutions
    • Practice problems in multiple-choice format like those on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
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  1. ISBN-10
    0071487816
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0071487818
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    McGraw Hill
  5. Publication date
    December 10, 2007
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.6 x 0.5 x 10.6 inches
  8. Print length
    248 pages
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Merle Potter taught engineering for 42 years at Michigan Tech, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University. David C.Wiggert, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Michigan State University.

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Merle Potter taught engineering for 42 years at Michigan Tech, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University. David C.Wiggert, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Michigan State University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 1st edition (December 10, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071487816
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071487818
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 0.5 x 10.6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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    MERLE C. POTTER has four engineering degrees from Michigan Technological University and The University of Michigan. He has coauthored Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, The Mechanics of Fluids, Thermodynamics for Engineers, Thermal Sciences, Differential Equations, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Your Future, and Jump Start the HP-48G in addition to numerous exam review books. His research involved fluid flow stability and energy related topics. In addition to teaching awards,he was inducted into the Academy of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech; ASME awarded him the 1980 Centennial Award and the 2008 James Harry Potter Gold Medal. He is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University and continues to write and golf.

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Engineering Student
5.0 out of 5 stars Fluid Mechanics, Compressible, Thermo companion.
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2011
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This book practically saved my life. I had the misfortune of getting textbooks in these classes generally with poor examples and no homework questions answered. Finding myself in a bind for Shockwaves in Compressible Flow, I dust off my trusty Schaum's accepting the fact that it probably won't have such a complicated subject.

I was wrong.

In fact, the proofs give my textbook a run for their money, and the methods in the examples are the same but better documented. Plus I got 50 problems to practice, and I didn't have to hope I got it right! The answers were right there giving me instant feedback on my ability to do general problems similar to what will be on my exam.

For the 20 bucks or whatever it costs, it is well worth it. I've already used this book for 3 classes, and have found it more useful than the near $500 I had to spend on the required texts.

Find a prof that doesn't require homework from an expensive book, and pick this baby up. If you get in some technical bind that this book somehow can't help with, borrow a buddies text, then practice out of the Schaum's.
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Darcy spaltensperger
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth its weight in gold!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2019
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My daughter is in Civil Engineering at University of Michigan. She was struggling with her classes and this is a smart girl. This book has been amazing in breaking things down in simpler easier to digest explanations with many working examples. It was just what she needed to get her confidence back and start getting her 4.0s again. Brilliantly written!
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Joe
3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe it will work better for folks with a different set of textbooks than ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2016
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I have 3 different books on Fluid Mechanics, and ALL of them use very different course progression, variable conventions, and/or equation phrasing. This makes it much more difficult than it needs to be to use the books together to supplement each other, which is kind of the whole point of Schaum's Outlines. Maybe it will work better for folks with a different set of textbooks than my list.
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Lorne E. Nix
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2011
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Used this as a supplementary text to try and bring in an alternative perspective to the material for my Thermals & Fluids class. I didn't actually use it during the time I was taking the class but after I skimmed through the text and it had more in the way of content then my actual textbook for the course had. I would recommend this to people who either want it to help them when learning the material or for professionals who just need a casual reference text for when they are working.
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Oka
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good but only for additional reading use
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2013
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I am using this in my Fluid Mechanics class as it goes so I have not gotten through all of this but for the amount that I have gotten through, I would say that this is not a bad buy. When comparing this to my Fluid Mechanics textbook, it seems that this takes all of the important info from textbook and leaves out any unnecessary details and then compile all of the important info (the stuff you may need to reference in the future). However, I have noticed some things in my textbook that I believe should be in this Outline but it is not terribly necessary for it to be in there. I have no time really to look at the problems so I can't say anything about those parts.
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Brittany Torczynski
5.0 out of 5 stars As described
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
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As described. Not as easy as the "for dummies" collection
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Jean Re Re
5.0 out of 5 stars Fluid Dynamics
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2010
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This a must for any serious student of fluid mechanics. The solved problems really help to get a real grasp of the subject matter, while enable the student to get ready on the fundamentals needed to tackle more profund challanges. I will recommend this book to anyone that seeks a complete understanding of how fluid behave under certain specified conditions.
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JcD
3.0 out of 5 stars Great....if you don't have a textbook
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2009
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the examples are great, but they follow the textbook i have to the letter for the most part. there are some new things, but i wish they would have provided original examples
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Cliente Amazon
4.0 out of 5 stars Ayuda de soporte para algunos cursos básicos de Fluidos
Reviewed in Spain on January 5, 2023
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Cumple su función de dar soporte a las asignaturas relacionadas con Fluidos. Muy correcto.
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Da Doctor
5.0 out of 5 stars Good text book
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2014
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Very good text book on fluid mechanics. It's well written for first year engineering students. Contains hundreds of examples and solved problems.
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Jaffar Raza Jamshead
5.0 out of 5 stars It's content is good but...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2013
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Let me start off by saying the actual content is nearly faultless. The problem solving section is particularly of interest in this book. If you ever find yourself in need of a comprehensive and coherent textbook on fluid mechanics, this is the book for you. However that is only if you are studying fluid mechanics at university.

I am a medical student, and one of our topics is fluid dynamics. oOr a medical student who needs to build a good understanding of fluid mechanics for whatever reason, then there is a brilliant website which teaches you the very basic concepts of fluid statics and fluid dynamics needed for any life science student: http://cnx.org/content/m42185/latest/
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Ash
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2016
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It's useful for a beginner's look but you're much better of getting a more detailed textbook.
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