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 9.2.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

#include<stdio.h>


int main()
{

    int a,b,nd=0,x,y,z,i,sum=0;

    scanf("%d",&a);

    int A[a];

    for(i=0;i<a;i++){

        scanf("%d",&A[i]);

    }




    for(i=0;i<a-2;i++)
    {
        x=A[i];
        y=A[i+1];
        z=A[i+2];

        if(x<y && y<z) sum++;
        else if(x>y && y>z) sum++;



    }

    printf("%d\n",sum);


    return 0;

}