Partial derivative - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_derivativeIn mathematics, a partial derivative of a function of several variables is its derivative with respect to one of those variables, with the others held constant (as opposed to the total derivative, in which all variables are allowed to vary). Partial derivatives are used in vector calculus and differential geometry. The partial derivative of a function with respect to the variable is variously denoted by
Partial Differential Equations
www.math.toronto.edu › ivrii › PDE-textbookA partial di erential equation is an equation for a function which depends on more than one independent variable which involves the independent variables, the function, and partial derivatives of the function: F(x;y;u(x;y);u x(x;y);u y(x;y);u xx(x;y);u xy(x;y);u yx(x;y);u yy(x;y)) = 0: This is an example of a PDE of order 2. Solving an equation like this