diff --git a/skimage/graph/__init__.py b/skimage/graph/__init__.py
index 9fe00d3c..2d774b44 100644
--- a/skimage/graph/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/graph/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from .spath import shortest_path
 from .mcp import MCP, MCP_Geometric, MCP_Connect, MCP_Flexible, route_through_array
 from .rag import rag_mean_color, RAG
-from .graph_cut import cut_threshold, cut_n
+from .graph_cut import cut_threshold, cut_normalized
 
 __all__ = ['shortest_path',
            'MCP',
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ __all__ = ['shortest_path',
            'route_through_array',
            'rag_mean_color',
            'cut_threshold',
-           'cut_n',
+           'cut_normalized',
            'RAG']
diff --git a/skimage/graph/graph_cut.py b/skimage/graph/graph_cut.py
index d02dde3a..1010877f 100644
--- a/skimage/graph/graph_cut.py
+++ b/skimage/graph/graph_cut.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def _ncut_relabel(rag, thresh, num_cuts, map_array):
         d2.data = 1.0/d2.data
         # the square root
         d2.data = np.sqrt(d2.data)
+        # Refer to Equation 7
         vals, vectors = linalg.eigsh(d2*(d - w)*d2, which='SM',
                                      k=min(100, m - 2))
     except ValueError:
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ def _ncut_relabel(rag, thresh, num_cuts, map_array):
         error = True
 
     if not error:
+        # Refer Section 3.2.3
         vals, vectors = np.real(vals), np.real(vectors)
         index2 = _ncut_cy.argmin2(vals)
 
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ def _ncut_relabel(rag, thresh, num_cuts, map_array):
 
         mcut = np.inf
         threshold = None
+        # Refer Section 3.1.3
         # Perform evenly spaced n-cuts and determine the optimal one.
         for t in np.linspace(0, 1, num_cuts, endpoint=False):
             mask = ev > t
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ def _ncut_relabel(rag, thresh, num_cuts, map_array):
             sub1 = rag.subgraph(nodes1)
             sub2 = rag.subgraph(nodes2)
 
+            # Refer Section 3.2.5
             _ncut_relabel(sub1, thresh, num_cuts, map_array)
             _ncut_relabel(sub2, thresh, num_cuts, map_array)
             return