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Written for courses in Fluid Mechanics in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, this text covers the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics, as well as specialist topics in more depth. The fundamental material relates to all engineering disciplines that require fluid mechanics.

As in previous editions this book demonstrates the link between theory and practice with excellent examples and computer programs. The programs help students perform 3 types of calculations; relatively simple calculations, calculations designed to provide solutions for steady state system operation, and unsteady flow simulations.

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New third edition has been revised and enlarged with chapters on the action principle in classical electrodynamics, on the functional derivative approach, and on computing traces. Softcover. ... Read more

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The material for these volumes has been selected from the pasttwenty years' examination questions for graduate students atUniversity of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, theUniversity of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo,Princeton University and University of Wisconsin. ... Read more

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Very Good, good exercises and well written!
I liked the book. I think that it helps to review
the subject and test how much you studied. You also
can learn some tricks. I recomend.

Recommended for screening exam practice
The books in this series are a valuable resource for studying for PhD screening/comprehensive exams.Working through practice problems is, in my opinion, the best way to prepare for these tests.This book covers a wide range of topics, so you can find the section on whatever your thermodynamic weakness is and really work it out.Not every equation in the solutions is motivated, but working through and puzzling over the derivations is in itself extremely helpful.

good one ..helps
it is a good book..
though most of the problems solved are on the same pattern...

Useful beyond measure
All of these books titled "Problems and Solutions on (subject): Major American Universities Ph.D. Qualifying Questions and Solutions" are invaluable tools for a physics graduate student, in my experience.

One criticism: The index for this particular book is nonexistent. I am writing my own in my copy of the book.

If you are a student in physics, I suggest that you get your hands on these books.

Completely wonderful
The entire series is my savior.Each volume covers the material needed in the junior/senior level of physics.It truly has an emense selection ofproblems.I found that nearly all of my homework/exams were either exactlythe same or merely a slight variation from one contained.I also have yetto find a single error, not even a sign error.One important thing is thatit does need to be a supplement, as formulas are sometimes used withoutexplicit reference to why.In general the reasons need to be found in anassigned text.My only gripe (and it is minor) is with the index...theindex does not, in general, lead one to a relevent problem.For example,uses of Biot/Savart to solve this problem or that...The reason this isnot a serious problem is that each topic has so many variations on themethod/technique that it is simple enough to find at least a couple thatare completely relevent. (given you know which section to look in) ... Read more

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This book brings together a number of lectures given between 1993 and 1999 as part of a special series hosted by the Federal University of Pernambuco, in which internationally established researchers came to Recife, Brazil, to lecture on classical or celestial mechanics. Because of the high quality of the results and the general interest in the lecturers' topics, the editors have assembled nine of the lectures here in order to make them available to mathematicians and students around the world. The material presented includes a good balance of pure and applied research and of complete and incomplete results. Bringing together material that is otherwise quite scattered in the literature and including some important new results, it will serve graduate students and researchers interested in Hamiltonian dynamics and celestial mechanics.

The contributors are Dieter Schmidt, Ernesto Pérez-Chavela, Mark Levi, Plácido Táboas and Jack Hale, Jair Koiller et al., Hildeberto Cabral, Florin Diacu, and Alain Albouy. The topics covered include central configurations and relative equilibria for the N-body problem, singularities of the N-body problem, the two-body problem, normal forms of Hamiltonian systems and stability of equilibria, applications to celestial mechanics of Poincaré's compactification, the motion of the moon, geometrical methods in mechanics, momentum maps and geometric phases, holonomy for gyrostats, microswimming, and bifurcation from families of periodic solutions. ... Read more

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This book covers functional analysis and its applications to continuum mechanics. The mathematical material is treated in a non-abstract manner and is fully illuminated by the underlying mechanical ideas. The presentation is concise but complete, and is intended for specialists in continuum mechanics who wish to understand the mathematical underpinnings of the discipline. Graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics, and engineering will find this book useful. Exercises and examples are included throughout with detailed solutions provided in the appendix. ... Read more

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Highly recommended
Another superb book by Lebedev and Vorovich (see also their Kluwer book ISBN 1402007566). The authors weave together advanced mathematical and mechanical concepts in a way that should satisfy most mathematically-oriented engineers. Includes a full chapter on nonlinear analysis ... carefully selected material not covered in their earlier book. ... Read more

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Good book but old theories
This is a good book if you are looking for foundation of composite material analysis. It does not contain applications and discussion.

Good book
Buy this book if you are doing research in micromechanics of composites. Cheap, interesting... like everything from Dover!

Micromechanics of composites
I came across this book while doing research on micromechanics of particulate composites for my PhD work. It is an excellent book for reference. It describes the work of various reseacher in a very simple,straight-forward fashion. Someday I would like to own it but at this pointcannot afford the price.

Micromechanics of composites
I came across this book while doing research on micromechanics of particulate composites for my PhD work. It is an excellent book for reference. It describes the work of various reseacher in a very simple,straight-forward fashion. ... Read more

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This book blends both innovative (large strain, strain rate, temperature, time dependent deformation and localized plastic deformation in crystalline solids, deformation of biological networks) and traditional (elastic theory of torsion, elastic beam and plate theories, contact mechanics) topics in a coherent theoretical framework. Extensive use of transform methods to generate solutions will make this book of interest to structural, mechanical, and aerospace engineers.Plasticity theories, micromechanics, crystal plasticity, and energetics of elastic systems are also covered, as well as an overall review of math and thermodynamics. ... Read more

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Great service!
I didn't expect to receive the book so quickly, but delivery was prompt and the book was in GREAT condition! ... Read more

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The essence of continuum mechanics — the internal response of materials to external loading — is often obscured by the complex mathematics of its formulation. By building gradually from one-dimensional to two- and three-dimensional formulations, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of solid and fluid mechanics, covering stress and strain among other key topics. This undergraduate text presents several real-world case studies, such as the St. Francis Dam, to illustrate the mathematical connections between solid and fluid mechanics, with an emphasis on practical applications of these concepts to mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering structures and design. ... Read more

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College Grad
Used this in my Continuum engineering course at Harvey Mudd College. Happens to be the place where the authors work. Loved the textbook, maybe because the class was designed by the people who wrote it. Either way, I'll keep it for a while

Adequate content coverage, mediocre delivery
I have an undergraduate degree in biology, and a pretty strong background in math and basic physics (de's, intro mechanics, intro e&m), and bought this text to teach myself continuum/engineering mechanics. I am about halfway through, and although I will say that I've learned along the way, I will also say that the text is not as thorough or clear as it could be.

Lots of typos. And I don't mean just minor ones like leaving out a letter in a word, but e.g. the text references some equations in one of the early chapters. But the equations don't exist! (This is in, I don't remember exactly, but like chapter 2 or so, and it is referencing equations like 3.blah or 4.blah or something; made it confusing to interpret what they are talking about). Like they were rushing to get it to print, and didn't bother reading over the manuscript before publishing it.

Contains both worked-out problems (with answers) and not-worked-out problems (without answers). It would be nice if they had some that weren't worked out, but had answers in the back of the book.

Yeah, and just generally, the text is a little wordy and confusing in various places.

Not sure what the gold standard for engineering mechanics texts is, but would recommend some other book. ... Read more

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The material for these volumes has been selected from 20 years of examination questions for graduate students at the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, University of Chicago, MIT, SUNY at Buffalo, Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin. ... Read more

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revista
I'm glad to pursache this book of problems of quantum mechanics because it is a great variety of them from varios universitys. Thank you.

A Treasure
All of these books titled "Problems and Solutions on (subject): Major American Universities Ph.D. Qualifying Questions and Solutions" are invaluable tools for a physics graduate student, in my experience.For quantum mechanics in particular, solved problems often illustrate difficult concepts better than any explanatory paragraph in a text.

Criticism: Sparse index and contents.You'll find yourself adding notes to pages in the book quite often.

If you are a student in physics, I suggest that you get your hands on these books.

An excellent handbook on the subject
Sometimes it is very difficult to teach a course in quantum mechanics because there are few problems that have solutions that do not require months of research and numerical methods to solve. I have found that in my own courses on quantum mechanics, I take a lot of notes and I do a lot of homework assignments, but I don't have a whole lot of concrete, well-explained problems and solutions to show for all of the work.Since I found this book and those that accompany it, however, I have a very good source for problems and their solutions in QM.These problems are an excellent study aid for the solutions provide insight into the basics of the field.Strongly recommended.

The Editor Needs Glasses
I study physics in Chile, and this book has been pretty useful for a first course in QM, but I have to note that the first 170 pages are titled "Problems and Solutions on Electromagnetism"! I hope someone gets word to the editor....

Other than that, I'm pretty sure this book will find a place on your private shelf. ... Read more

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Prize-winning exposition of the historical development of the concept of mass rigorously, concisely, and provocatively analyzes such topics as the ancient concept of mass, the neoplatonic concept of inertia, the conceptualization of inertial mass, the modern concept of mass, mass and energy, the concept of mass in quantum mechanics and field theory, and much more. "Graduate students in physics should find this book a unique introduction to a very vexing problem in their chosen field."—American Scientist.
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Philosophy and History of Concepts of Mass, Space, and Force
Concepts, if you study them carefully, can reveal keys to
how to make progress in our knowledge and understanding. They
are more than just ideas (related to and involving sense impressions), but they are and can be the meaning of meaningful words. Thus they provide a framework for our thinking and provide directions and perspectives in which to judge our understanding and viewpoints.In science and physics, the concepts (note the author's use of the plural here)
of the idea of what a physical, scientifcally observable substance (or mass) is, is a fundamental problem which took humankind centuries, even milleninia in order to get a good and useful epistomological handle on. This book (along with its two companions..Concepts of Space and Force) are gemstones of knowledge in this area. And I find myself in agreement with Dr. Albert Einsteins assessment of the value of the work in his foreword to Concepts of Space . " We rarely find a person who has the philogical and historical training required for critical interpretation and comparison of the source material, which is spread over centuries... I have the impression that Dr. Jammer, has demonstrated and in this case, these conditions are satisfied."

History of the concept of mass.
very well written book on the concept of mass, which is one of the "concept of" series out of many. In one book the entire development of the mass concept is descibed in a narrative form except towards the end when the relativistic mass concept is explained. It starts with ancient thouts and end with Quantum Mechanical concept of the mass, relating each new concept with the previous as it isa developed. Although it is mostly narrative, in order to understand and enjoy the book and history of "Mass" some physics/mathematics background is necessary. I really enjoy this series. ... Read more

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The opinion of mathematican
I must confess I am the mathematican and I started to learn from this book. But my questions to you, experts of C. M., arise:
i) Is it good to speak about strech tensor and avoid using polar decomposition?
ii) Is it worth to describe and compute spectral decomposition in 3D case in details while speaking about principal stresses? And assume that the modern student of engineering doesn't know this part of linear algebra?
I couldn't do most of excesirses at the end of the chapter after reading it, so it was not good self-study book, at least for me. It tasted like old-fashioned book.

Good books but "out-of-print"
Foundation of Solid Mechanics and the First Course of Continuum Mechanics by Professor Fung are listed as "unavailable" and "out-of-print". This is quite a bummer! Why are the publishers being so insensitive to the needs of the readers?The mentioned books are great reference books. Many of whom I've talked to said they would want to purchase their own copies instead of fighting over the books at the library.Get with it, publishers! ... Read more

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A concise account of various classic theories of fluids and solids, this book is for courses in continuum mechanics for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Thoroughly class-tested in courses at Stanford University and the University of Warwick, it is suitable for both applied mathematicians and engineers. The only prerequisites are an introductory undergraduate knowledge of basic linear algebra and differential equations. Unlike most existing works at this level, this book covers both isothermal and thermal theories. The theories are derived in a unified manner from the fundamental balance laws of continuum mechanics. Intended both for classroom use and for self-study, each chapter contains a wealth of exercises, with fully worked solutions to odd-numbered questions. A complete solutions manual is available to instructors upon request. Short bibliographies appear at the end of each chapter, pointing to material which underpins or expands upon the material discussed. ... Read more

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Continuum Mechanics is a branch of physical mechanics that describes the macroscopic mechanical behavior of solid or fluid materials considered to be continuously distributed. It is fundamental to the fields of civil, mechanical, chemical and bioengineering. This time-tested text has been used for over 35 years to introduce junior and senior-level undergraduate engineering students, as well as graduate students, to the basic principles of continuum mechanics and their applications to real engineering problems. The text begins with a detailed presentation of the coordinate invariant quantity, the tensor, introduced as a linear transformation. This is then followed by the formulation of the kinematics of deformation, large as well as very small, the description of stresses and the basic laws of continuum mechanics. As applications of these laws, the behaviors of certain material idealizations (models) including the elastic, viscous and viscoelastic materials, are presented.

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Good book
From what I've read so far (the first 80 pages), this book is nice. The notation is relatively unambiguous, and many examples are included to make concepts clear. This book fills you in from the beginning rather than assuming you already have some background knowledge.

Disservice to students and insult to experts
It's understandable and forgivable when the first or even second-edition of a technical book has some errors.However, when a book has reached its third edition, one should expect a relatively error-free and comprehensive reference. This book is an insult to the scientific method and to the tenets of decent technical writing. Considering only the part of this text that would be covered in a first course in continuum mechanics, even a cursory inspection reveals major theory errors as well as lazy typesetting, grammar, and editing issues that simply aren't acceptable for books in this price range. For instance...

* The index is only five pages long! It's missing absolutely essential entries like: coordinates, e-delta identity, invariants, gradient,velocity, velocity gradient, Stoke's theorem, and thermodynamics. The index is also missing several other terms (such as pseudo stress vector) that students would need to look up because they appear in the exercises.

* The reference list is anemic -- a rich and well-developed field like continuum mechanics deserves more than just 19 supplemental resources. Omission of Mase and Mase is unfortunate because those authors have greatly contributed to continuum mechanics texts for beginners.

Naturally, any introductory book on a complicated topic will, at times, provide the reader with some key equations without providing a proof. However, whenever a proof is omitted, the reader should AT LEAST be told where the proof can be found. For example, this textbook cites the conditions of compatibility for finite deformation without stating any reference book or journal article where the advanced reader (who, by this point, has learned to doubt the typesetting skills of these authors) can go to double check the equations.

* Discussion of the physical meanings of various strain measures is inexcusably fouled up. In the paragraph above eq 3.24.4, the cross-reference to eq. 3.25.2 should instead point to 3.24.2. Two equations below eq 3.26.8, the denominator is missing a factor of 2 and wrongly uses S instead of s). One equation above eq 3.26.9a, there should NOT be a 1 in the first term on the right hand side. Incidentally, the fact that these authors give equation numbers only for the equations that THEY themselves cross-reference is frustrating. OTHER PEOPLE might want to point to equations in this book -- having to say "the equation two lines below the authors' numbered equation" is awkward.

* In the section on transformation laws, eq. iii should NOT have a prime on b.

* The solution to exercise 7.8 (b) is missing a factor of 3 (probably other solutions are wrong too).

* The authors understanding of rotation and their proof of the polar decomposition theorem are seriously flawed. Their formula for the rotation expressed in terms of an angle and axis (in exercise 2B29) is wrong - it doesn't even give R=I when the rotation angle is zero. They claim in numerous locations (e.g., end of section 2B10) that improper orthogonal tensors are reflections (this is a common error - any proper rotation followed by a reflection will be an improper orthogonal tensor that is NOT a reflection). The authors clearly do not understand that symmetry and positive definiteness are requirements that must be IMPOSED in the polar decomposition - neither property is a consequence. They don't explain that a symmetric positive definite tensor has an INFINITE number of square roots, of which eight are symmetric, and only one is also positive definite. They prove that R is orthogonal, but fail to prove the theorem's assertion that it is PROPER orthogonal. Earlier in the text, the authors state that they will use the notation U for any deformation gradient that is symmetric; subsequent text clearly shows that they are presuming that a symmetric deformation gradient a stretch, which is false. To be a stretch, U must be additionally positive definite (a deformation gradient diagonal with components 1, -1, -1 is symmetric, but certainly not a stretch, and this example has negative eigenvalues, invalidating the authors claim immediately following their eq 3.20.2c)

* At the beginning of section 2B18, the authors state that a real symmetric tensor has "at least" three real eigenvalues. At least?? Are there more? They should have said "exactly three" (for a 3D space, of course).

* In the section on the rate of deformation tensor, the authors fail to prove that this tensor is not really a true rate. Here is a fact that lots of people know, but don't really understand and certainly don't know how to prove. Modern books in continuum mechanics need to discuss it.

* The authors present conservation of mass in the kinematics section, which is not correct. Kinematics is the mathematics of motion. Conservation of mass is a physical principle of Newtonian physics.

* Above eq 5.3.2: Cross reference to Problem 5.1 should be to Problem 5.2

* Eq. 3.28.6: Authors fail to give the proper name of this important relationship (Nanson's relation).

* Exercise 2B40: uses the word "principle" where "principal" is needed.

* After Eq. 3.30.7: Subject verb agreement ("The components... is called)"

* In example 3.1.2: Straightforward is ONE word, not two.

* Exercise 4.12: period and comma in a row ("For any stress state T., we define...")

* Eq 4.10.8a: Misplaced tilde in typesetting, and indistinguishable tilde in subsequent text. Same problem preceding eq 3.4.3.

* Eq 4.10.6b: "jm" needs to be a SUBSCRIPT.

* Exercise 3.31: typesetting is so juvenile that the authors used a superscripted lower case "o" to denote degrees instead of using the professional choice: the degree symbol. Professional typesetting conventions (e.g., italics for variables) are inconsistently enforced throughout this book.

* Exercises 2D4 and 2D5: missing plurals on "coordinates"

* Example 2B3.1: "Given that" should be replaced by "Given"

Granted, the comments in the above list transition from egregious errors to minor oversights, but the scientific community should DEMAND technical and editing perfection from a book on a classic subject that is in its third edition. Either that, or the purchase price should be set at a value that is consistent with this book's sloppy execution.

Note: this review covers ISBN 0750628944 paperback version.

Excellent Book
This is the best text that I have found for introducing continnuum mechanics and tensor notation to students. I have used this text in both Continuum Mechanics and Elasticity courses. Very clear explanations andexamples to make the student proficient in conntinuum mechanics. I wouldlove to see it expanded to include metric tensors and Christoffel symbols.

Excellent Book!
I have used this book in Dr. Lai's into to elasticity class at Columbia University.It is chock full of well written text and many example problems that are worth looking at!I finally understand what eigenvaluesand eigenvectors are good for!

Excellant text, but far too expensive!!
This continuum mechanics text is the best I've read.Comprehensible and thorough - much more so than others I've read. Only one problem - $120 is about $35 too high!This text could rate a 10, if it cost $85. ... Read more

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The seven papers of this volume present a glimpse into current research on soft tissue mechanics as well as some future directions. The seven papers concern tissues within the cardiovascular system: three focus on arteries, three on the heart, and one on biaxial testing of planar tissues such as heart valves. Given that cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the developed world, the importance of such research is clear.

There are notable common features of the seven papers. First, most of the proposed constitutive relations are motivated directly by data on the underlying microstructure, and especially the orientations of a structurally important protein (collagen) that forms as undulated cross-linked fibers. Another feature of most of the papers is the consideration of the fact that both arteries and the heart contain muscle and that there is a need to quantify the so-called active (contractile) response in addition to the passive (non-contractile) response. Such relations must not only be structurally motivated, they must ultimately include the kinetics of calcium transport in the muscle. Constitutive relations for active behavior are discussed in the majority of the papers. The growth and remodeling of cardiovascular tissues is another common feature of the papers. Over the last twenty years, separate advances in biochemistry, cell biology, genetic engineering, and biomechanics have focused attention on the ubiquitous role of growth and remodeling of tissues.

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Classical mechanics, one of the oldest branches of science, has undergone a long evolution, developing hand in hand with many areas of mathematics, including calculus, differential geometry, and the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. The modern formulations of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, in the coordinate-free language of differential geometry, are elegant and general. They provide a unifying framework for many seemingly disparate physical systems, such as n-particle systems, rigid bodies, fluids and other continua, and electromagnetic and quantum systems.

Geometric Mechanics and Symmetry is a friendly and fast-paced introduction to the geometric approach to classical mechanics, suitable for a one- or two- semester course for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduates. It fills a gap between traditional classical mechanics texts and advanced modern mathematical treatments of the subject. After a summary of the necessary elements of calculus on smooth manifolds and basic Lie group theory, the main body of the text considers how symmetry reduction of Hamilton's principle allows one to derive and analyze the Euler-Poincaré equations for dynamics on Lie groups.

Additional topics deal with rigid and pseudo-rigid bodies, the heavy top, shallow water waves, geophysical fluid dynamics and computational anatomy.The text ends with a discussion of the semidirect-product Euler-Poincaré reduction theorem for ideal fluid dynamics.

A variety of examples and figures illustrate the material, while the many exercises, both solved and unsolved, make the book a valuable class text. ... Read more

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The Consortium for Upper Level Physics Software (CUPS) has developed a comprehensive series of Nine Book/Software packages that Wiley will publish in FY '95 and '96. CUPS is an international group of 27 physicists, all with extensive backgrounds in the research, teaching, and development of instructional software. The project is being supported by the National Science Foundation (PHY-9014548), and it has received other support from the IBM Corp., Apple Computer Corp., and George Mason University. The Simulations being developed are: Astrophysics, Classical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Modern Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Solid State, Thermal and Statistical, and Waves and Optics. ... Read more