It is a puzzlement why you choose to refer to component "leads" as "wires." ( Vol. III, page 1; et al.) Granted, the terms are generically and technically interchangeable in certain contexts, but would you call the "pins" on an IC package "wires?" If not, why not? They are both conductors and serve a similar purpose to transistor, diode, resistor, and capacitor "leads", to name but a few examples.
Using commonly accepted terminology, jargon though it may be, helps prevent miscommunication in a peer dialogue. Should someone approach me with a question about transistors and use a term like "collector wire", I would assume very limited knowledge on their part and my response would be accordingly slow, thorough, and possibly tedious.
I am arguing for nothing more than introducing students to common terminology at the earliest stages in order to smooth their transition when the time comes. I am not in favor of creating more acronym spewing idiots who cannot define what it is they are talking about. That is a whole 'nuther rant.
Using commonly accepted terminology, jargon though it may be, helps prevent miscommunication in a peer dialogue. Should someone approach me with a question about transistors and use a term like "collector wire", I would assume very limited knowledge on their part and my response would be accordingly slow, thorough, and possibly tedious.
I am arguing for nothing more than introducing students to common terminology at the earliest stages in order to smooth their transition when the time comes. I am not in favor of creating more acronym spewing idiots who cannot define what it is they are talking about. That is a whole 'nuther rant.