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 # Introduction to Python for Physicists 
 
-In this repository, you can find the source code of the material developed for an introduction to Phython for Physicists that runs as a "minicourse" of 1 ECTS as part of the "Inleidend Practicum" (introduction lab course) of the Applied Physics program at TU Delft.
+In this repository, you can find the source code of the material developed for an introduction to Python for pysicists that runs as a "minicourse" of 1 ECTS as part of the "Inleidend Practicum" (introduction lab course) of the Applied Physics program at TU Delft.
 
 The course consists of 5 core Jupyter notebooks designed for self-study. The notebooks are self-contained, and include an explanation of the concepts, example code to illustrate the concepts, and exercises (with answers at the end) for testing your knowledge.