Application of Partial Derivatives to Real Life Issue and Sustainable Development in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria

Abstract

The theoretical study of curves and surfaces began more than two thousand years ago when the Greek philosopher-mathematician explored the properties of conic sections, helixes, spirals, and surfaces of revolution generated from them. While applications were not on their minds, many practical consequences evolved these included the representation of the elliptical paths of the planet about the sun, the employment of the focal properties of the paraboloids, and the use of the special properties of helixes to construct the double-helical model of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid). The analytic tool for studying functions of more than one variable is the partial derivative. Surfaces are a geometric starting point since they are presented by functions of two independent variables; and in this context, the coordinate equations will be exhibited.