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-# Notebook examples
+# A collection of Notebooks for using IPython effectively
 
-*
-  [Simple animations Using clear_output](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/ipython/ipython/master/examples/notebooks/Animations%2520Using%2520clear_output.ipynb).
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-  
+The following notebooks showcase multiple aspects of IPython, from its basic
+use to more advanced scenarios.  They introduce you to the use of the Notebook
+and also cover aspects of IPython that are available in other clients, such as
+the cell magics for multi-language integration or our extended display
+protocol.
+
+For beginners, we recommend that you start with the 5-part series that
+introduces the system, and later read others as the topics interest you.
+
+Once you are familiar with the notebook system, we encourage you to visit our
+[gallery](https://github.com/ipython/ipython/wiki/A-gallery-of-interesting-IPython-Notebooks)
+where you will find many more examples that cover areas from basic Python
+programming to advanced topics in scientific computing.
+
+* [Animations Using clear_output](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Animations%20Using%20clear_output.ipynb)
+* [Cell Magics](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Cell%20Magics.ipynb)
+* [Custom Display Logic](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Custom%20Display%20Logic.ipynb)
+* [Cython Magics](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Cython%20Magics.ipynb)
+* [Data Publication API](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Data%20Publication%20API.ipynb)
+* [Frontend-Kernel Model](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Frontend-Kernel%20Model.ipynb)
+* [Octave Magic](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Octave%20Magic.ipynb)
+* [Part 1 - Running Code](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Part%201%20-%20Running%20Code.ipynb)
+* [Part 2 - Basic Output](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Part%202%20-%20Basic%20Output.ipynb)
+* [Part 3 - Pylab and Matplotlib](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Part%203%20-%20Pylab%20and%20Matplotlib.ipynb)
+* [Part 4 - Markdown Cells](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Part%204%20-%20Markdown%20Cells.ipynb)
+* [Part 5 - Rich Display System](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Part%205%20-%20Rich%20Display%20System.ipynb)
+* [Progress Bars](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Progress%20Bars.ipynb)
+* [R Magics](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/R%20Magics.ipynb)
+* [Script Magics](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Script%20Magics.ipynb)
+* [SymPy Examples](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/SymPy%20Examples.ipynb)
+* [Trapezoid Rule](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Trapezoid%20Rule.ipynb)
+* [Typesetting Math Using MathJax](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/github.com/ipython/ipython/raw/master/examples/notebooks/Typesetting%20Math%20Using%20MathJax.ipynb)