Fluid Dynamics via Examples and Solutions

What makes this book standout among other fluid dynamics texts are the wide variety of novel model problems and full solutions, applicable to real engineering and geophysical fluid dynamics problems, which make up the general body of the text. Such a layout enables the reader to analyze the governing equations from a practical point of view from the very outset and relate the theory to real-life applications, something which most other general fluid dynamics texts are lacking.The problems are accompanied by a clear and concise introduction to each subject area and the author provides references to additional classical texts for further reading on each subject. Having followed the lecture course and tutorials classes from which this book descends, I think it is an easy-to-follow text and the solutions to the problems are very well explained and attractive to any undergraduate student wishing to develop his understanding of the topic. Any engineering or applied mathematics student should already have the prerequisite mathematics required to follow the examples. The specific problems are conveniently listed in the table of contents, making it easy to choose one suited to your particular interest or field and simple diagrams help visualize the problem set-up. These will be of interest also to teachers of undergraduate fluid dynamics and the book could be used to outline one's own lecture course or exam paper.