This is the summary of a presentation given at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 10-13, 1996, Orlando, Florida.

The Interactive Linear Algebra Project (ILAP), at University of Houston- Downtown, is one of the projects that is dedicated to the ongoing reform movement in the teaching of Linear Algebra.ILAP is a project that fully incorporates Maple, interactive lessons, labs, applications and an adaptive testing system to create an active learning environment. Our approach requires that students learn the concepts using computer notebooks, supervised labs and applications. The supervised labs and applications are designed to enforce the concepts and their utility. These components are supported by a graphical user interface (GUI) and a library of interactive high level functions. The purpose of each high level function is to assist the student in experimentation, discovery and exploration. Each function consists of three versions: the demonstration version allows for self paced learning, the interactive mode requires students to interact fully with the program and select answers from a menu driven set of instructions while the no-step mode is an enhanced version of the equivalent Maple routine.

Elias Yacoub Deeba, University of Houston, Downtown
Ananda D. Gunawardena, University of Houston, Downtown