Black Radical Algebra I On-Demand [Semester 1]

This 16-week course in Algebra I is the first semester of our full academic year course.

Algebra goes back to the Nile Valley of ancient Africa where our Black ancestors developed one of the earliest mathematical texts – the Iahmesu (Ahmes) Mathematical Papyrus. This ancient text (actually a copy of an even older text) contains problems from arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. The title of papyrus was “Rules for Conducting Research into Nature for the Purpose of Knowing All that Exists: Each Mystery and Each Secret.” It is in that spirit that we’re embarking upon this journey into solving for the unknown. We use African proverbs and oral narratives along with games and some mental elbow grease to ensure that students are rooted in the African worldview as they explore this one of many mathematics subjects that was created by our African ancestors.