1. What was the most difficult part of the reading for you?
I had an okay time following the Pythagorean triples proof, which I'll discuss later, but I must say that I did not have such an okay time following the proof about the equation of x^4+y^4=z^2. It started off simple enough, but then I got lost in somewhere around page 89...
2. What was the most interesting part of the reading for you?
I remember doing a proof for Pythagorean triples a few years ago in "History of Math" that seemed more straightforward and easier to understand than his.... I cannot remember what it is, but believe you me, I am motivated to find my notes from that class, since I think it will help me remember/understand this proof a little better. Like I said before, there is something about this book that makes it so difficult for me to follow proofs (even if I've experienced them before).
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