Calculus With Several Independent Variables

Fimctions of several independent variables occur frequently in physical chemistry, both in thermod5mamics and in quantum mechanics. [Pg.189]

A derivative of a function of several variables with respect to one independent variable is a partial derivative. The other variables are treated as constants during the differentiation. [Pg.189]

There are some useful identities allowing manipulations of expressions containing partial derivatives. [Pg.189]

The differential of a function of several variables (an exact differential) has one term for each variable, consisting of a partial derivative times the differential of the independent variable. This differential form delivers the value of an [Pg.189]

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