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 ca n be used by up to two students (doing separate work, no collaborations of students).  Your pa per will be graded to be worth 3 0 points overall: o 10 points for proper format and length o 10 points for “originality” o 10 points for r elevance 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 b y 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. Pa per 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 wh en 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