i need some help doing term papers on "Age of the Universe" intro to Cosmology

Science 3609 Term Paper

Instructions and Topics

 This term paper will be discussion of an important concept, experiment, or technique.

 This paper will count for 30 % of your course grade.

 A list of topics follows, ideally every student would be assigned a different topic but

each topic can be used by up to two students (doing separate work, no collaborations of

students).

 Your paper will be graded to be worth 30 points overall:

o 10 points for proper format and length

o 10 points for “originality”

o 10 points for relevance and accuracy of content

o It is due on 06/29/2017.

o Penalties of 5% up to 100% for papers turned in late.

 Your topic must be chosen by 06/15/2017; speak to the instructor to confirm your

choice as still available or to be assigned a topic if you have no preference.

 Format: No cover pages or folders desired. Put your topic title at the top of the first page

followed by your name and the date. Paper length is expected to be 5 to 6 pages of typed

text with 1 ½ line spacing and 12-point font maximum. Papers must also have

literature-cited section and in-text references (no special style is required).

Too-short papers will be penalized, particularly when important material was absent.

Too-long papers can also be penalized, especially when irrelevant material has been

included.

 “Originality” of your paper is that the text seems to be coming from you. Avoid using

quotes, put the ideas and information of your sources in your own words. Write the

paper with other students in Science 3609 as the audience.

 You are expected to have at least three sources for your paper. Any sources are allowed;

you are expected to confirm information from alternate sources so that your paper does

not include erroneous information. Papers should fully explore ideas with effective

examples and analysis. The entire paper and internal paragraphs should be organized in

a lucid, orderly way.

 Papers are due by before the final exam.

Topic List Accelerating Expansion Age of the Earth Age of the Universe Ancient Greek Cosmology Anthropic Principle Aritotle’s Science/Cosmology

Arrow of Time Astrology Big Crunch Cepheids CMBR Discovery COBE Copernican Principle Cosmic Background Rad. Cosmological Constant Cosmological Principle Cosmological Redshift Cyclical Universe Dark Energy Dark Matter Drake Equation Entropy of the Universe Equivalence Principle Ether Evidence for Big Bang Extra Dimensions Far Future Universe Flatness Problem Galaxy Distributions Galilean Relativity Galileo’s Science/Cosmology

General Relativity Gravitational Lenses Gravitational Waves Hawking Radiation HIPPARCOS History of Big Bang Model History of Heliocentrism

Hubble Constant Hubble’s Law Information and Black Holes

Law of Gravity Light Speed Measurements

Luminosity Distance Mach’s Principle Michelson-Morley Exp. Multiverse Newton’s Science/Cosmology

Nucleosynthesis Occam’s Razor Origin of the Universe Parallax PLANCK Spacecraft Precession of Mercury Pseudoscience Ptolemaic Model Pulsars Quantum Gravity Quasars Radio Telescopes SETI Singularities Size of the Solar System Solar-Mass Black Holes Special Relativity Spectroscopy Spherical Earth Steady-State Model String Theory Superclusters Supermassive Black Holes Tachyons Telescopes Tests of General Relativity Tests of Special Relativity Tidal Forces Time Travel Type I Supernovae Universe Evolution White Holes