@@ -435,19 +435,18 @@ \subsection{Tutorial 1: Lennard-Jones fluid}
435435cubic box with periodic boundary conditions (Fig.\, \ref {fig:LJ }). In
436436this tutorial, the temperature of the system is maintained using a
437437Langevin thermostat~\cite {schneider1978molecular }, and basic quantities,
438- including the potential and kinetic energies, are calculated from the
439- simulation.
438+ including potential and kinetic energies, are calculated from the simulation.
440439
441440\subsubsection {My first input }
442441
443- To run a simulation using LAMMPS, you need to write an input script with
442+ To run a simulation using LAMMPS, you need to write an input script containing
444443a series of commands for LAMMPS to execute. For clarity, the
445444input scripts for this tutorial will be divided into five categories,
446- which will be filled out step by step. To set up this tutorial, select
445+ Which will be filled out step by step. To set up this tutorial, select
447446\guicmd {Start LAMMPS Tutorial 1} from the \guicmd {Tutorials} menu of LAMMPS--GUI, and
448- follow the instructions. This will select and , if needed, create a folder,
447+ follow the instructions. This will select (or create , if needed) a folder,
449448place the initial input file \flecmd {initial.lmp} in it, and
450- open that file in the LAMMPS--GUI editor. The editor should display the
449+ open the file in the LAMMPS--GUI editor. The editor should display the
451450following content:
452451\ begin{lstlisting}
453452# PART A - ENERGY MINIMIZATION
@@ -463,13 +462,13 @@ \subsubsection{My first input}
463462These five categories are not required in every input script and do not
464463necessarily need to be in that exact order. For instance, the \lmpcmd {Settings}
465464and the \lmpcmd {Visualization} categories could be inverted, or
466- the \lmpcmd {Visualization} category could be omitted. Note, however, that
465+ the \lmpcmd {Visualization} category could be omitted. However, note that
467466LAMMPS reads input files from top to bottom and processes each command
468467\emph {immediately }. Therefore, the \lmpcmd {Initialization} and
469468\lmpcmd {System definition} categories must appear at the top of the
470469input, and the \lmpcmd {Run} category must appear at the bottom. Also, the
471- specifics of some commands can change after global settings are changed , so the
472- order of commands in the input script matters .
470+ specifics of some commands can change after global settings are modified , so the
471+ order of commands in the input script is important .
473472
474473\paragraph {Initialization }
475474
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