THIS LEARNING ACTIVITY PACKAGE (LAP) IS DESIGNED TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN LEARNING HOW TO USE AXIOMS, IN WRITING PROBLEMS INTO EQUATION FORM, AND IN SOLVING EQUATIONS. IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THESE GOALS, THE STUDENT AT SOME POINT IN HIS PROGRAM MUST BE ABLE TO (1) WRITE A DEFINITION OF "AXIOM", (2) USE THE AXIOMS OF A FIELD IN SOLVING EQUATIONS, (3) TRANSFORM A WRITTEN PROBLEM INTO AN ALGEBRAIC "SENTENCE" AND USE THE FIELD PROPERTIES TO SOLVE THE RESULTING EQUATION, AND (4) SOLVE EQUATIONS WITH A VARIABLE IN BOTH MEMBERS. PERIODIC CHECKPOINTS ARE BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM TO ENABLE THE ACCELERATED STUDENT TO BY-PASS FAMILIAR ASSIGNMENTS AND TO ENABLE THE SLOWER STUDENT TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES. (RP)