• 1. Visible universe is big but not infinite
• 2. The expansion of the universe
• 3. The universe had a beginning
• 4. The expansion is not constant

The Big Bang: 5. Further Reading

• up to Universe

Elsewhere on the web

• Wikipedia: Big Bang
• NASA's Universe 101
• Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial, including his excellent Cosmology FAQ

Books

• The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg (1977)

Magazine articles

• The Evolution of the Universe in October 1994 edition of Scientific American
• Misconceptions about the Big Bang by Tamara M. Davis and Charles H. Lineweaver in March 2005 edition of Scientific American

Review articles

• Expanding Confusion: Common Misconceptions of Cosmological Horizons and the Superluminal Expansion of the Universe by Tamara M. Davis and Charles H. Lineweaver (2003)