MathSci Experience Center, TUS (Annex of Museum of Science, TUS)

Location	Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Noda Campus, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda City, Chiba 278-8510 Japan
Visitor information	Open now
Contact	MathSci Experience Center　Tel.+81-4-7122-9651 https://www.tus.ac.jp/info/setubi/naruhodo/main/info_eng.html

MathSci Experience Center is a facility, located at the Tokyo University of Science, Noda Campus, where exhibiting the collection of calculators owned by the university as the branch of Museum of Science, TUS.

On the first floor, you can try the tools for teaching math by touching, experimenting.

Instructors describe about the basic principle and the essence gentry so that you can enjoy the good experience of discovering there. On the second floor, you can see the exhibit of 'the history of the calculators', as well as exhibits on familiar science topics. Starting with the tools for calculation including abacus, the exhibit features the historical evolution to mechanical calculators such as the Tiger calculator, electric calculators, large mechanical differential analyzers, and ultimately to microcomputers and personal computers.

Furthermore, in Building 9, another building in Noda campus, large-scale computers such as the FACOM 201 parametron computer are exhibited.

Major materials of calculators

1. The exhibit of the history of calculators: a variety of calculation tools, including counting rods, Napier's bones, Edo-era paper abacus, Soro-cal, slide rules, mechanical calculators, electric calculators, electronic calculators, relay computers, microcomputers, personal computers, and gaming consoles starting with the original PlayStation. The mechanical calculators are also available for hands-on experience.
2. Supercomputer 'the K computer': A system board of 'the K computer', the supercomputer which ended its operation in August 2019, is exhibited, having been graciously donated.
3. Bendix G-15 Vacuum Tube Computer, FACOM 201 Parametron Computer

This facility exhibits historically valuable and outstanding items chosen from the collection, starting with the tools for calculation ultimately to today's computers, assembled from Internal and external of TUS, and Open them to the public for free.