The discussion revolves around recommendations for Fluid Mechanics textbooks suitable for high school students, particularly those with a strong mathematics background. Participants share various textbook options and their suitability for different levels of understanding in fluid mechanics.
Participants present multiple competing views on which textbooks are most appropriate for high school students, with no consensus on a single best option. Some participants advocate for more advanced texts, while others recommend starting with simpler materials.
Participants express varying levels of comfort with mathematics, which influences their textbook recommendations. The discussion highlights the importance of matching textbook difficulty with the student's current understanding and background.
High school students interested in fluid mechanics, educators seeking textbook recommendations, and individuals looking for supplementary resources in fluid dynamics.
It's not that strong, I was trying to say that I can handle Calculus but at High School level.vanhees71 said:If your math is quite strong, try Landau and Lifshitz vol. VI. For me it's the most clearly written hydro book, I've ever seen.
Thank You, I will try it.dRic2 said:Transport phenomena by Lightfoot, Bird and Stewart. I think it is the standard textbook employed in almost every grand and undergrad course about fluid mechanics for chemical engineers.
KingOfDirewolves said:It's not that strong, I was trying to say that I can handle Calculus but at High School level.
Thank You, I have chosen Cengel.dRic2 said:Also transport phenomena is quite heavy. Partial diff. eq, a little bit of tensors, and stuff like that.
Better to start off with something easier: Cengel's book "Fluid Mechanics: fundamentals and applications" was the one I used for my very first course on fluid mechanics as an undergrad in chemE. I think it's better given your background. It is a nice book, pretty useful, but nothing special.