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Abstract.A routine in operating a tokamake is to reconstruct axisymmetirc poloidalmagnetic field under the constraints of MHD force balance and various magneticmeasurements. This kind of task can be done by various codes, e.g., EFIT. Another routinein analsing the tokamak discharge is to constructs a coordinate system, based on the 2Dequilibrium magnetic field, with a desired form of Jacobian by using discrete numericalequilibrium data output by the equilibrium reconstructing codes. These are my notes whenlearning tokamak equilibrium theory. These notes are evolving and are written for my ownrecord. I have been keeping revising these notes for more than 10 years. I enjoy seeing thecontinuous improvement of these notes and my understanding of this simple but importantstuff in tokamak physics.