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+Dumux tutorial
+===============
+
+This is a tutorial to get started with Dumux. Please have a look at the exercises.
+Each exercise contains a README.md describing the problem and the tasks.
+
+* jump to [Exercise 1](./ex1/README.md)
+* jump to [Exercise 2](./ex2/README.md)
+* jump to [Exercise 3](./ex3/README.md)
+* jump to [Exercise 4](./ex4/README.md)