import sys
input = lambda :sys.stdin.readline()[:-1]
ni = lambda :int(input())
na = lambda :list(map(int,input().split()))
yes = lambda :print("yes");Yes = lambda :print("Yes");YES = lambda : print("YES")
no = lambda :print("no");No = lambda :print("No");NO = lambda : print("NO")
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n = ni()
a = na()

inf = 10**18
dp = [-inf, -inf]
dp[0] = 0

for i in range(n):
    dp = [max(dp[0], dp[1] + a[i]), max(dp[0] - a[i], dp[1])]

print(max(dp))