The document discusses the development of surfaces of solids. It begins by defining development as the shape of an unfolded sheet obtained by cutting open a hollow object from one side. Developments are 2D representations that show the true area and dimensions of an object. Various solids like prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids and their sections can be developed. Developments have many engineering applications in sheet metal fabrication. The document then provides examples of developing different solids and solving problems involving finding the developments of cut sections. It concludes by constructing the path of a particle moving in a helical path around a cone.