diff --git a/source/part1/chapter-02/nb/00-python-basics.ipynb b/source/part1/chapter-02/nb/00-python-basics.ipynb
index c665473f..32ea3797 100644
--- a/source/part1/chapter-02/nb/00-python-basics.ipynb
+++ b/source/part1/chapter-02/nb/00-python-basics.ipynb
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@
     "tags": []
    },
    "source": [
-    "As you can see, `float()` converts a character string to a decimal value representing the number stored in the string. `float()` can be used to convert strings or integers to floating point numbers, however `float()` can only convert strings that represent numerical values. For example, `float(\"Cold\")` will raise a `ValueError` because `\"Cold\"` cannot be converted to a number directly. In our case, however, we can now easily calculate the difference between the forecast high temperature `forecastHigh` and `tempFahrenheit` as the data are now compatible."
+    "As you can see, `float()` converts a character string to a decimal value representing the number stored in the string. As a result, we can now easily calculate the difference between the forecast high temperature `forecastHigh` and `tempFahrenheit` as the data are now compatible."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "Similar to `float()`, `str()` can convert numbers to character strings, and `int()` can be used to convert strings or floating point numbers to integers. For example, we could convert `tempFahrenheit` to an integer as follows."
+    "`float()` can be used to convert strings or integers to floating point numbers, however it is important to note that `float()` can only convert strings that represent numerical values. For example, `float(\"Cold\")` will raise a `ValueError` because `\"Cold\"` cannot be converted to a number directly. Similar to `float()`, `str()` can convert numbers to character strings, and `int()` can be used to convert strings or floating point numbers to integers. For example, we could convert `tempFahrenheit` to an integer as follows."
    ]
   },
   {