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Let $$f(0)=0,\;\;f(x)=e^{-2/x}\sin\left(e^{1/x}\right),$$ is $f$ bounded variation on $[0,1]$?

Here is my thinking:

Since $f$ is differentiable on $(0,1]$ and continuous on $[0,1]$

If $f^\prime$ is bounded, we can use mean value theorem to prove it.

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    If it helps, let $y=e^{-1/x}$ to transform the function to $g(y)=y^2\sin(1/y)$ on the interval $[0,1/e]$, which is of bounded variation by essentially what you said using the mean value theorem.2012-11-29
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    @Alex Is it so obvious that if $g$ has bounded variation then $f$ has bounded variation? I mean, more obvious than the direct approach the OP is advocating?2012-12-02

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