商品描述
This book aims to introduce agriculturists, particularly those with non-computing backgrounds, to the Python programming language. Python's simplicity, versatility, and extensive library support make it an ideal tool for addressing data science and machine learning challenges. This book focuses on the application of Python in various agricultural fields such as Agronomy, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Forestry, Horticulture, Food Technology, Farm Machinery, and Animal Sciences. It underscores the significance of programming skills in empowering agriculturists to analyze data, optimize resources, and automate routine tasks, thereby enhancing productivity and contributing to sustainable agricultural practices. By bridging the gap between traditional agricultural knowledge and modern computing techniques, this book serves as a valuable resource for agriculturists aiming to advance their careers and improve agricultural outcomes.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本書旨在向農業工作者，特別是那些沒有計算機背景的人介紹 Python 程式語言。Python 的簡單性、多功能性以及廣泛的庫支持使其成為解決數據科學和機器學習挑戰的理想工具。本書專注於 Python 在各種農業領域的應用，如農藝學、昆蟲學、植物病理學、林學、園藝學、食品技術、農機具以及動物科學。它強調了程式設計技能在幫助農業工作者分析數據、優化資源和自動化日常任務中的重要性，從而提高生產力並促進可持續農業實踐。通過彌合傳統農業知識與現代計算技術之間的鴻溝，本書為希望提升職業生涯和改善農業成果的農業工作者提供了寶貴的資源。
作者簡介
Muhammad Azhar Iqbal completed his PhD in Communication and Information Systems in 2012 from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China. Later, he worked in different universities in different positions. Prior to his current tenure as Assistant Professor at the University of Leeds, Dr. Azhar held significant roles (as Teaching Fellow) at Lancaster University (LU, United Kingdom), (as Associate Professor) at Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU, China), and (as Associate Professor) at Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST, Pakistan). With over 13 years of teaching experience in Computer Science, he has taught a variety of core and advanced computer science courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities across Pakistan, China, and the UK.
He holds senior membership in IEEE and a fellowship from the Higher Education Academy, reflecting his commitment to academic excellence and professional development. His research interests include computer networks, Internet of Things (IoT), and digital agriculture, and he has published numerous collaborative research works in these areas.
He is the author of three textbooks on the topics of Computer Network Simulations, Internet of Things (IoT), and Digital Agriculture. These textbooks aim to bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications, providing students with a soild understanding of networking, IoT, and digital agriculture systems. The inspiration for writing the first two textbooks came from his observation that while theoretical concepts of computer networks and IoT are easy to comprehend at an abstract level, students often struggle to understand the practical importance and placement of networking/IoT components in a system. The third textbook on Digital Agriculture addresses the development and deployment of IoT-based digital agriculture systems, including precision and smart farming, and aims to provide a firm foundation for understanding the enabling technologies that support crop and livestock production, improvement, and protection.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
穆罕默德·阿扎爾·伊克巴爾（Muhammad Azhar Iqbal）於2012年在中國華中科技大學（Huazhong University of Science and Technology, HUST）獲得通信與信息系統的博士學位。之後，他在不同的大學擔任不同的職位。在擔任利茲大學（University of Leeds）助理教授之前，阿扎爾博士曾在英國蘭卡斯特大學（Lancaster University, LU）擔任教學研究員，在中國西南交通大學（Southwest Jiaotong University, SWJTU）和巴基斯坦科學與技術大學（Capital University of Science and Technology, CUST）擔任副教授。擁有超過13年的計算機科學教學經驗，他在巴基斯坦、中國和英國的多所大學教授各種核心和高級計算機科學課程，涵蓋本科和研究生層級。
他是IEEE的高級會員，並獲得高等教育學院的獎學金，這反映了他對學術卓越和專業發展的承諾。他的研究興趣包括計算機網絡、物聯網（Internet of Things, IoT）和數位農業，並在這些領域發表了多篇合作研究成果。
他是三本教科書的作者，主題涵蓋計算機網絡模擬、物聯網（IoT）和數位農業。這些教科書旨在彌合理論概念與實際應用之間的鴻溝，為學生提供對網絡、物聯網和數位農業系統的扎實理解。前兩本教科書的寫作靈感來自於他觀察到，儘管計算機網絡和物聯網的理論概念在抽象層面上易於理解，但學生往往難以理解網絡/物聯網組件在系統中的實際重要性和位置。第三本關於數位農業的教科書則探討基於物聯網的數位農業系統的開發和部署，包括精準農業和智慧農業，旨在為理解支持作物和牲畜生產、改進和保護的關鍵技術提供堅實的基礎。
