# Does Riemann integrability on closed interval implies uniform boundedness?

Does Riemann integrability on closed interval implies uniform boundedness?

My thought process points to yes, because if f is Riemann integrable then it is bounded pointwise on [a,b]. I could be wrong, but I very vaguely remember from more elementary analysis that this implies uniform boundedness on that interval.

• Thanks, I was leaning towards that but was a little shaky. – Benjamin Lu Feb 25 '13 at 0:24
• What do you mean by "uniform boundedness" of a single function? Just that it is bounded on $[a,b]$? The answer then is "yes". – David Mitra Feb 25 '13 at 0:25
• ^Yeah that was what I meant. – Benjamin Lu Feb 25 '13 at 0:27
• @Isaac: that can be posted as an answer. – Willie Wong Feb 28 '13 at 1:12
• What do you mean by "pointwise bounded" and "uniformly bounded" for a single function? That is very confusing terminology. – Pete L. Clark Jul 26 '13 at 20:10

That said, the improper Riemann integral is defined in greater generality, and it can be finite for some unbounded functions such as $x^{-1/2}$ on $[0,1]$.
A continuous, pointwise bounded function is uniformly bounded on any compact set $X$, as can be seen by considering the cover $X_n=\{x \in X:|f(x)|<n\}$.
• This only works if we assume $f$ is continuous, which need not be the case. – Alex Becker Jul 26 '13 at 19:55