ME 522 References and Review Material
John M. Cimbala, Penn State University. Latest update: 20 December 2018
Background and Review Material - This is general information that the student is expected to know.
This material will not be covered in class. Brief learning modules are provided at the following links for
your review.
• Dimensions, Units, and Significant Digits - A general review of dimensions and units, and the
different unit systems (English vs. Metric). Also a discussion about the importance of significant
digits.
• Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations - A general review of how to solve simple ordinary
differential equations.
• Review of Complex Variables - A general review of complex variables, along with some
definitions.
• Runge-Kutta Marching Technique – Explanation of how the popular fourth-order Runge-Kutta
marching technique works, along with the appropriate equations.
• Cross-Integration of a Function of Two Variables – How to integrate when you have a function
of two variables (partial integration) instead of only one variable (total integration). A video is
also available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdrSsMkm9VM .
• Equation sheet from ME 521, Fall 2017 – for quick reference to many useful equations.
M E 521 and 522 Engineering Library Reserve List
Fall Semester 2018 and Spring Semester 2019
Call number
Year
Author(s)
Title
Required Textbook:
QA901.K86
2016
P. K. Kundu, I. M. Cohen, and
D. R. Dowling
Fluid Mechanics, 6th edition (5th and 4th editions are
also acceptable)
General fluid mechanics texts: [later versions may be available; these are the ones I own]
QA911.B33
1967
George K. Batchelor
An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics
TA357.V35
1982
Milton D. Van Dyke
An Album of Fluid Motion
QC145.2
1987
L. D. Landau and E. M.
Lifshitz
Fluid Mechanics, 2nd edition
TA357.S453
1990
F. S. Sherman
Viscous Flow
QA929.W48
1991
Frank M. White
Viscous Fluid Flow, 2nd edition
QA901.C8
1993
I. G. Currie
Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids
TA357.P29
2013
Ronald L. Panton
Incompressible Flow, 4th edition
Boundary layer texts: [later versions may be available; these are the ones I own]
TL574.B6S283
1979
Schlichting, Herman
Boundary-Layer Theory, 7th edition
TA357.5.T87S34
2011
Schetz, Joseph A.
Boundary Layer Analysis, 2nd edition
Stability texts: [later versions may be available; these are the ones I own]
QC151.C4
1961
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability
QA911.D72
2004
P. G. Drazin and W. H. Reid
Hydrodynamic Stability, 2nd edition
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Turbulence texts: [later versions may be available; these are the ones I own]
