What do ∂V and ∂S mean in Maxwell's equations?

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not exactly a home work problem, just a small confusion as to what ##\partial S## and ##\partial V## mean in the equations given bellow.
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What does ##S=\partial V## and ##C=\partial S## signify, usually I have only seen books writing ##C## when evaluating a line integral over a curve ##C## and ##S## when evaluating a surface integral over a surface ##S##. Could someone clarify what ##\partial S## and ##\partial V## mean?
 
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##\partial## here is the boundary operator. In other words, ##\partial V## is the surface that is the boundary of the volume ##V## and ##\partial S## is the closed loop that is the boundary of the surface ##S##.
 
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