The electrodynamic field concept and Maxwell's theory are fundamental to electrical engineering, while modern opto-electronic devices such as semiconductor diodes and transistors can only be understood within a quantum-mechanical approach. Building on the first-year engineering physics programme this course introduces the foundations of electrodynamics and presents basic concepts of quantum mechanics. This includes the following topics: charge distributions, field concept, Coulomb force, Gauss' law, Stokes' law, integral representations of Maxwell's equations, differential representations of Maxwell's equations, vector algebra and analysis, differential operators, conductors and dielectrics, boundary conditions, current density, conductivity, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's law, scalar and vector potentials, Faraday's law, plane-wave propagation; limits of classical physics, one-dimensional Schroedinger equation, wave function, eigen functions, expectation values, one-dimensional potential wells, tunnelling, band structure. The course content is applied in two assessed laboratory sessions and in two workshops which focus on problem-solving.