Chapter I Introduction 1.1 Some Characteristics of Fluids 1.2 Dimensions and Units 1.4 Fluid Mass and Weight 1.6 Viscosity 1.7 Compressibility of Fluid 1.9 Surface Tension 1.10 Forces acting on fluid Chapter II Hydrostatics 2.1 Pressure at a point 2.2 Basic equation for pressure field 2.3 Pressure variation in fluid at rest 2.5 Measurement of pressure