Joel H. Spencer

E751987

Joel H. Spencer is an American mathematician known for his pioneering work in probabilistic methods in combinatorics and discrete mathematics.

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instanceOf American mathematician
human
mathematician
academicDegree PhD in mathematics
affiliation American Mathematical Society NERFINISHED
Association for Symbolic Logic NERFINISHED
awardReceived Leroy P. Steele Prize NERFINISHED
coAuthor Joel Spencer NERFINISHED
Noga Alon NERFINISHED
Paul Erdős NERFINISHED
coAuthorOf The Probabilistic Method NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
doctoralAdvisor Henry Pollak NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
employer Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NERFINISHED
New York University
familyName Spencer NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork combinatorics
discrete mathematics
mathematics
probabilistic method
givenName Joel NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDiscipline theoretical computer science
hasResearchInterest Ramsey theory NERFINISHED
discrete probability
probabilistic combinatorics
random graphs
hasWrittenOn discrete mathematics
probabilistic methods in combinatorics
random structures and algorithms
influencedBy Paul Erdős NERFINISHED
isKnownFor applications of probability to discrete structures
developing and popularizing the probabilistic method in combinatorics
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Mathematical Society NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor contributions to discrete mathematics
pioneering work in probabilistic methods in combinatorics
notablePublication papers on the probabilistic method in combinatorics
notableStudent Noga Alon NERFINISHED
notableWork The Probabilistic Method NERFINISHED
occupation university professor
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York City

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Ronald L. Graham coAuthor Joel H. Spencer