Discusses topics on basic fixed-point theorems due to Banach, Brouwer, Schauder and Tarski, their variants and their applications Introduces finite-dimensional degree theory based on Heinz's approach and some geometric coefficients for Banach spaces Explains Sharkovsky's theorem on periodic points and Thron's results on the convergence of iterates of certain real functions Presents two classic counter-examples in fixed-point...