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This book follows in the same tradition as the previous editions: it is for students—to be read, understood, and enjoyed. It is consciously written in a clear, informal, and direct style to talk to the reader and gain their immediate interest in the challenging and yet beautiful discipline of aerodynamics.
The explanation of each topic is carefully constructed to make sense to the reader. Moreover, the structure of each chapter is highly organized to keep the reader aware of where we are, where we were, and where we are going with the flow of new and important ideas and concepts. This edition continues with the same instructional and learning features introduced in the previous editions, such as preview boxes at the beginning of each
chapter, road maps to keep the reader focused on the flow of new ideas and concepts, and end-of-chapter integrated work challenges that help to consolidate the important concepts in the minds of the readers. It also continues with such features as an introduction to computational fluid dynamics as an integral part of the modern study of aerodynamics, a chapter devoted entirely to hypersonic aerodynamics which has applications to new vehicle designs, and historical notes placed at the end of many of the chapters (a unique tradition that started with the first edition of this book, and that has carried on through all of the subsequent editions). Due to the extremely favorable comments from readers and users of the first six editions, virtually all the content of the earlier editions has been carried over intact to the present edition