Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers & Scientists (Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering-Vol2)

When I was in college studying structural engineering, one of my professors told the class: "The trouble with you students is, you don't know what you don't know". This book is a perfect illustration that, I "didn't know what I didn't know" much about water waves. This subject is very interesting.I got into this subject because I was designing an ocean marine dock. This book serves as an excellent resource for learning the essential topics, theory and technical jargon of this interesting field. Be forewarned that you will need a good understanding of differential equations to understand this subject.Written by two experts in this field, Professors Dean and Dalrymple cover the fundamental physics and mathematics of water wave mechanics. The mathematical derivation of formulas is impressive. The authors have gone through extra effort to explain things clearly. The focus is on classical solutions, with little in the way of numerical solutions.An especially nice feature are the historical tributes to great mathematicians, scientists and engineers of the past who made significant contributions in this field.

I like the contents, the problem is the production quality. First time I opened and scrolled a couple pages fell out. Looks like a DIY print and binding job, not professional publishing.

At first the books were lost somewhere in transit. So I mailed Amazon, my contact person was Sean B. The same day I wrote the customer service he placed a new order that Amazon refunded completely (it was on a sunday! I'm from Europa but I don't imagine Europeans working on a Sunday). A week later my books were delivered in Paramaribo, Suriname. So it was a perfect ending! Thanks a lot Amazon for you service. I understand that packages can get lost but the manner you solved this fault was outstanding.It's nice purchrasing stuff at Amazon!Kind regards,Frederic

I really like this book because it contains a very useful knowledge about wave mechanics but the paperback version is quite disappointing. The quality of the paper isn't very good for such a price.

Great value for the price but a few of the equations are very small and difficult to read in the Kindle version.

This book is a good reference but it is written for like a post doctoral researcher. There is no way a practicing engineer could comprehend this without having some prior experience. Terrible for a text book.

An absolute must for ocean engineers, specifically when dealing with waves and coastal structures. I am constantly going back to this book to use a reference for formulas and information.

comprehensible and readable. This is a good book if one want to dive into this world of water wave mechanics.

perfect as usual

Excellent book!

No comment. Read yourself then you will know why i gave 5 starso

fast delivery, new and good package