"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to the field -- 1.1. Why binaries are important -- 1.2. Why eclipsing binaries are even more importantpart I. Observations. 2. Observations and data acquisition -- 2.1. Timekeeping -- 2.2. Photometry -- 2.3. Spectroscopy -- 2.4. Interferometry -- 2.5. Astrometry -- 2.6. Polarimetry -- 2.7. Asteroseismology…