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-# scilab-tutorials
-# Prepared by Chayan Bhawal and P Sunthar
+# Scilab Tutorials for STEM beginners
+*Prepared by Chayan Bhawal and P Sunthar, IIT Bombay*
+
+
+These tutorials are meant for any begginer to quickly understand and 
+carry out some frequently employed tasks with [Scilab](https://www.scilab.org).
+They are aimed at teachers and students in STEM (Science, Technology,
+Engineering, and Mathematics).
+
+
+These tutorial files have been prepared by
+the [FOSSEE team](https://fossee.in) of [IIT
+Bombay](http://www.iitb.ac.in). The files are to be used in
+conjuction with the tutorial slides which can be [viewed
+here](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PMu__9KHSy1CaeCSzE0xRxskEKQRxA9s
+"FOSSEE Scilab Tutorial Slides")
+
+On successful completion of the tutorials you should be able to
+ * carry out elementary matrix operations
+ * create scientific plots (of publication quality)
+ * solve simple algebraic and differential equations
+
+
+