There is also another package (commath
) that provides, along with many other commands for general mathematical typesetting, a few ways to print derivatives via \od
, \pd
or \md
. These commands automatically choose the dimensions for text or display style. You can also use \tod
, \tpd
or \tmd
for text style derivatives and their relative \dod
, \dpd
and \dmd
versions.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{commath,amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation*}
\od{f}{x},\qquad\pd{f}{x},\qquad\pd[2]{f}{x}
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
\od[2]{f}{x},\qquad\md{f}{4}{x}{3}{y}{ }
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
\tod{f}{x},\qquad\tpd[2]{f}{x},\qquad\tmd{f}{4}{x}{3}{y}{ }
\end{equation*}
\end{document}

physics
for other i temporary don't remember a name :-( – Zarko Jan 27 '18 at 17:28\partial
, for example. – Oleg Lobachev Jan 27 '18 at 17:35