Ping Zhang (graph theorist)

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Ping Zhang is a mathematician specializing in graph theory. She is a professor of mathematics at Western Michigan University and the author of multiple textbooks on graph theory and mathematical proof. [1]

Zhang earned a master's degree in 1989 from the University of Jordan, working there on ring theory with Hasan Al-Ezeh. [1] She completed her Ph.D. in 1995 at Michigan State University. Her dissertation, in algebraic combinatorics, was Subposets of Boolean Algebras, and was supervised by Bruce Sagan. [1] [2]

After a short-term position at the University of Texas at El Paso, she joined the Western Michigan faculty in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ping Zhang, Professor of Mathematics, Western Michigan University, retrieved 2018-05-29
  2. Ping Zhang at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. Review of A First Course in Graph Theory:
    • Saccoman, John T. (December 2012), "Review", MAA Reviews
  4. Reviews of Chromatic Graph Theory:
  5. Reviews of Graphs & Digraphs (5th ed):
  6. Review of Color-Induced Graph Colorings:
  7. Reviews of The Fascinating World of Graph Theory:
  8. Reviews of A Kaleidoscopic View of Graph Colorings:
  9. Review of How to Label a Graph: