1. Enhanced focus on readability to help students grasp and relate topics throughout
2. Updated examples and data to bridge the gap between conceptual contents and applications
3. Student-informed data which helped determine contents needing to be revised in order to enhance student comprehension and clarity, particularly for Chapters 2 to 7 where the backbone of fluid mechanics is laid out
4. Updated art and photos that either reflect the changes in devices in recent years or enhance the quality of the illustration
5. 1681 problem exercises sorted according to topic