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# (Mono 4.6.2.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

class Procon
{
    public Procon() { }
    static void Main(string[] agrs)
    {
        new Procon().Do();
    }

    Scanner cin;

    public void Do()
    {
        cin = new Scanner();
        int n = cin.nextInt();
        int[] p = cin.arrayInt();
        int ans = 0;

        for (int i = 1; i < n - 1; i++)
        {
            if (p[i] > p[i - 1] && p[i] < p[i + 1])
            {
                ans++;
            }
            if (p[i] < p[i - 1] && p[i] > p[i + 1])
            {
                ans++;
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine(ans);
    }
}

class Scanner
{
    string[] s;
    int i;
    int max_i;

    public Scanner()
    {
        s = new string[0];
        max_i = 0;
        i = 0;
    }

    public string nextString()
    {
        if (i >= s.Length)
        {
            s = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
            max_i = s.Length;
            i = 0;
            if (max_i == 0)
            {
                return "";
            }
            return s[i++];
        }
        else
        {
            return s[i++];
        }
    }

    public int nextInt()
    {
        return int.Parse(nextString());
    }


    public long nextLong()
    {
        return long.Parse(nextString());
    }

    public double nextDouble()
    {
        return double.Parse(nextString());
    }

    public string[] arrayString()
    {
        return Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
    }

    public int[] arrayInt()
    {
        string[] str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        int[] array = new int[str.Length];
        for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = int.Parse(str[i]);
        }
        return array;
    }

    public long[] arrayLong()
    {
        string[] str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        long[] array = new long[str.Length];
        for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = long.Parse(str[i]);
        }
        return array;
    }

    public double[] arrayDouble()
    {
        string[] str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        double[] array = new double[str.Length];
        for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = double.Parse(str[i]);
        }
        return array;
    }
}