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++14 (GCC 5.4.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
  
  int N;
  cin >> N;
  
  vector<int> nums(N);
  for(int i=0; i<N; i++){ cin >> nums.at(i); }
  
  int count = 0;
  for(int i=1; i<N-1; i++){
  	if(nums.at(i-1)<nums.at(i) && nums.at(i)<nums.at(i+1)){
    	count++;
    }else if(nums.at(i-1)>nums.at(i) && nums.at(i)>nums.at(i+1)){
    	count++;
    }
  }
  
  cout << count << endl;
}