diff --git a/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.ipynb b/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.ipynb
index f7b4318f..4f3926e9 100644
--- a/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.ipynb
+++ b/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.ipynb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
     "```{note}\n",
-    "Note that we used `nabla_grad` and optionally `nabla_div` for the variational formulation, as oposed to our previous usage of\n",
+    "Note that we used `nabla_grad` and optionally `nabla_div` for the variational formulation, as opposed to our previous usage of\n",
     "`div` and `grad`. This is because for scalar functions $\\nabla u$ has a clear meaning\n",
     "$\\nabla u = \\left(\\frac{\\partial u}{\\partial x}, \\frac{\\partial u}{\\partial y}, \\frac{\\partial u}{\\partial z} \\right)$.\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.py b/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.py
index 19789e18..6eeff541 100644
--- a/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.py
+++ b/chapter2/linearelasticity_code.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def sigma(u):
 # -
 
 # ```{note}
-# Note that we used `nabla_grad` and optionally `nabla_div` for the variational formulation, as oposed to our previous usage of
+# Note that we used `nabla_grad` and optionally `nabla_div` for the variational formulation, as opposed to our previous usage of
 # `div` and `grad`. This is because for scalar functions $\nabla u$ has a clear meaning
 # $\nabla u = \left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}, \frac{\partial u}{\partial y}, \frac{\partial u}{\partial z} \right)$.
 #