#include <stdio.h>
long long e[1000005];
int main()
{
	long long n,i,d;
	FILE *f1,*f2;
	f1=fopen("operatii.in","r");
	f2=fopen("operatii.out","w");
	fscanf(f1,"%lld",&n);
	for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
	{
		fscanf(f1,"%lld",&e[i]);
	}
	d=e[1];
	for(i=2;i<=n;i++)
	{
		if(e[i]>e[i-1])
			d=d+(e[i]-e[i-1]);
	
	}
	fprintf(f2,"%lld",d);
	fclose(f1);
	fclose(f2);

	return 0;
}