Problem:
Score : 200 points

Problem Statement

We have a permutation p = {p_1,\ p_2,\ ...,\ p_n} of {1,\ 2,\ ...,\ n}.

Print the number of elements p_i (1 < i < n) that satisfy the following condition:

p_i is the second smallest number among the three numbers p_{i - 1}, p_i, and p_{i + 1}.

Constraints

All values in input are integers.

3 \leq n \leq 20

p is a permutation of {1,\ 2,\ ...,\ n}.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

n
p_1 p_2 ... p_n

Output

Print the number of elements p_i (1 < i < n) that satisfy the condition.

Sample Input 1

5
1 3 5 4 2

Sample Output 1

2

p_2 = 3 is the second smallest number among p_1 = 1, p_2 = 3, and p_3 = 5. Also, p_4 = 4 is the second smallest number among p_3 = 5, p_4 = 4, and p_5 = 2. These two elements satisfy the condition.

Sample Input 2

9
9 6 3 2 5 8 7 4 1

Sample Output 2

5

Solution in C (GCC 5.4.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)


#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int compare(const void *a,const void *b){
    if(*(int *)a>*(int *)b)return 1;
    return -1;
}
int main()
{   int n;
    scanf("%d",&n);
    int p[n];
    for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
        scanf("%d",&p[i]);
    }int ans=0;
    for(int i=1;i<n-1;i++){
        if((p[i-1]<p[i]&&p[i]<p[i+1])||(p[i-1]>p[i]&&p[i]>p[i+1]))ans++;
    }
    printf("%d",ans);

    return 0;
}