How to check uniform continuity Let f(x)=a$^x$,x$\in \mathbb  Q$ where a>0 and a$\in \mathbb R$.Is the function f uniformly continuous? If the function is uniformly continuous then given $\epsilon$>0 I have to find $\delta$>0 such that |a$^x$- a$^y$|<$ \epsilon$ whenever $|x-y|<\delta$. If I take x=$p\over q$ and y=$p_1\over q_1$ where q and $q_1$ are non zero,and proceed i'm not able to conclude anything...Plz help me 
 A: Hints.
Before thinking about uniform continuity over $\mathbf{Q}$, think about it over $\mathbf{R}$ and then adapt your reasoning.
If I give you a certain fixed value, say $1$, is it possible to guarantee that $|a^y - a^x|$ will be less than 1 by taking $x$ and $y$ close enough? (It is understood that $x$ and $y$ can be chosen to be any numbers, as long as they are within a certain fixed distance of each other.)
For example, is there a value of $n$ such that if $y = x + 1/n$, you can be sure that $|a^y - a^x| \leq 1$? 
A: If you are familiar with differentiation, you can prove fairly easily that a sufficient condition for $f$ to be uniformly continuous is that $f'$ is bounded (and exists). You can use this criterion to show that $f$ is uniformly continuous on any bounded set. 
Unfortunately, $f'$ is not bounded on $\mathbb{R}$. While it is not the case that any function $f$ with $f'$ unbounded is not uniformly continuous, the fact that $f'$ diverges is a strong hint that $f$ is not uniformly continuous, and tells you where to look for the counterexample. What can you tell about $f(x)-f(y)$ if $y =x+\delta$ and $x$ is very large (say, $x \to \pm \infty$, while $\delta$ remains fixed)?  
