This distinctive text presents the basic principles of fluid mechanics by means of one-dimensional flow examples - differing significantly in style and content from other books. A Primer in Fluid Mechanics contains:oan overview of fluid properties and the kinetic theory of gasesoinformation on the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics, including historical references and background informationointroductory discussions on fluid properties and fluid staticsoa comprehensive chapter on compressible flowoa variety of applications on non-steady flow, including non-steady gas dynamicsoa brief introduction to acousticsNovel provisos in the text includeoan analysis of the static stability of a floating two-dimensional parabolic sectionoviscous flow through an elastic ductoseveral geometries in non-steady tank draining, including a singular perturbation problemChapters also discuss physical properties, atmospheric stability, thermodynamics, energy and momentum equations, dimensional analysis, and historical perspectives of flows in pipes and conduits.A Primer in Fluid Mechanics offers a rigorous text for the curious student and for the research engineer seeking a readily available guide to the more refined treatments in the literature - supporting classical and current discussions as well as theoretical and practical concepts.