What Are the Best Books for Learning Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics?

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In summary, some recommended books for the subjects of Strength of Materials, Advanced Strength of Materials, Theory of Machines (Kinematics & Dynamics), and Fluid Mechanics include "Strength of Materials" by Beers, "Theory of Machines" by Beers, "Intro to Fluid Mechanics" by Fox & McDonnell, "Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by Anderson, "Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics" by White, "Modern Compressible Flow" by Anderson, and "Principles of Ideal-Fluid Aerodynamics" by Karamcheti. It is suggested to specify a particular area of interest within these subjects for more targeted recommendations.
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Please suggest some good or best books for these subjects-

1. Strength of Materials
2. Advanced Strength of Materials
3. Theory Of Machines (Kinematics & Dynamics)
4. Fluid Mechanics
 
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Hi,

What stage are you at? Beginners, advanced, etc?

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Fluid mechanics I recommend this book :
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, by Munson, Young, and Okiishi.
and if you wish to get some online lectures in fluid mechanics visit this website:
http://www.firavia.com/mecheng.html , as for applications and free fluid mechanical softwares used in design visit this page : http://www.firavia.com/app.htm .
 
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Like the last post said, Beers is a very good strength of materials book.

Intro to Fluid Mechanics by Fox & MdDonnald is good.
 
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I think you need to be a bit more specific in what portion of each subject you want to learn. For example, some good sources for fluid mechanics that cover the basics of different topics would be:
"Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by Anderson
"Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics" by White
"Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics" by Okiishi, Young and Munson
"Principles of Ideal-Fluid Aerodynamics" by Karamcheti
"Modern Compressible Flow" by Anderson

...and many more.

So is there any particular areas of interest within these subjects that you have?
 

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