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| Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Anderson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
Buy New: $128.20
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 470166
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1032
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.7
ISBN: 0072950463
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.1323
EAN: 9780072950465
ASIN: 0072950463
Publication Date: October 26, 2005
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Product Description
In keeping with its bestselling previous editions, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, fourth edition, offers the most readable, interesting, and up-to-date overview of aerodynamics to be found in any text. The classic organization of the text has been preserved, with new standalone viscous flow sections at the end of various chapters to conceptualize the coverage of this topic in part 4, and complement discussion of fundamental principles in part 1, inviscid incompressible flow in part 2, and inviscid compressible flow in part 3. . . Historical topics, carefully developed examples, numerous illustrations, and a wide selection of chapter problems are found throughout the text to motivate and challenge students of aerodynamics..
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Excellent Book March 19, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" is an excellent book by a knowledgeable author that provides the basic know-how and skills that an aeronautical engineer will find useful and helpful. The book is well written in a readable and easy to follow format that provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of aerodynamics. The author reinforced his message with numerous helpful examples and several illustrations which should help the reader to grasp the aerodynamics concepts and principles.
This is among the best aerodynamics books on the market for those studying the subject. You will find the aerodynamics concepts and theory well presented and explained.
This is recommended reading for those studying aeronautical engineering at undergraduate level. Practicing aeronautical engineers will also find the book to be a useful reference.
My Most-Used Aeronautics Reference Book March 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Over 5 years as an aerospace engineer at Boeing and Lockheed Martin, I have used this book far more than any other for aeronautics. This is not only a good textbook, but an excellent reference, and one of the few technical books I have found worth reading cover-to-cover. Many engineers simply say "look at Anderson" to find whatever answers you need.
A fun tour through aerodynamics if you like the math February 28, 2007
Dr. Anderson's book is an excellent tool if you'd like to teach yourself aerodynamics and have the background in math to handle it (multivariable and vector calculus...get "Div, Grad, Curl, and All That" if you need a refresher). His derivations are very clear and his chapter maps provide a nice road guide to give you an idea of where you're going. This book is also very good at maintaining rigor in describing the limitations of the derivations, a necessary quality since a lot of us tend to forget that the results we see are only valid in certain circumstances (incompressible flow, irrotational flow, inviscid flow, etc.).
Very few downsides: a few typos and no answers to end-of-the-chapter problems.
Fantastic Aerodynamics Resource February 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
5 Stars.
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, by John D. Anderson, provides an excellent foundation in aerodynamics for engineers. Presented at the graduate or senior undergraduate level, this book covers all of the fundamentals in a student-friendly manner that also works well as a professional reference.
Dr. Anderson has quite a gift for placing information in appropriate contexts - both technically and historically. The book is well organized and promotes learning by laying a solid foundation and then building on that foundation. The sample problems presented through the chapters are clear and effective at illustrating important points.
Major topics include: Incompressible non-viscous flow, Compressible flow, and Viscous flow (including an introduction to boundary layers). Significant time is spent on potential flow theory and it's application to the prediction of lift and induced drag.
Also recommended for students of aeronautics are Dr. Anderson's other titles, including:
- Introduction to Flight
- Modern Compressible Flow with a Historical Perspective
- Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
Outstanding May 15, 2006
With no doubt this is the best Aerodynamics book for college students ever written...ever!Very clear explanations,full of examples and a good set of exercises to challenge your understanding of the subject. The only negative point is that there no answers to the problems.
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