ENPM683

Chemistry of Energetic Materials

Recommended: Background in general chemistry is strongly desired. Credit only granted for: ENPM683 or ENPM808Q. Formerly: ENPM808Q.An introduction to the chemistry of energetic materials (explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics), organized by traditional functional groups. Primary and secondary explosives, including the properities and syntheses of nitrate esters, nitramines, and nitro compounds, as well as other energetic compunds will be discussed. Other topics discussed are: crystallization, polymorphism, sensitivity, and various explosive and propellant compositions.

Past Semesters

Ruth Doherty

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Joseph Mannion

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.11 between 34 students*

A-: 11.76%

A: 11.76%

A+: 17.65%

B-: 5.88%

B: 23.53%

B+: 17.65%

C-: 2.94%

W: 8.82%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.