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In the third chapter of the physical summer school lectures a general introduction to the model of Fermi's acceleration and collisionless plasma heating is given. Phenomena that are important for plasma astrophysics and magnetic confinements of the plasma are discussed. The basic principles of electron dynamics are analyzed. The main physical aspects of electron dynamics are based on Hamiltonian formalism and the Fokker-Planck equation. The main attention is given to the dynamics of electron motion in oscillating electric fields. The Fermi's accelerating, isotropic and anisotropic distribution functions, electron oscillations, the collisionless heating mechanism are analyzed. Collisionless heating in Fermi's acceleration and in capacitive rf discharges, classical and anomalous skin effects are reviewed. Some specific features of collisionless plasma heating in electron cyclotron resonance are briefly discussed. Comparison experiments, fluid and particle-in-cell computer simulations to theoretical results are discussed. The main parts of the book include recapitulations and problems. It is shown that the model of Fermi acceleration may be a useful tool for describing collisionless plasma heating in gas discharges and other fields of physics. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1024.00065].