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;
class ordinary{
  public static void Main(){
    int n = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
    String[] str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
    int[] num = new int[n];
    int count = 0;
    for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
      num[i] = int.Parse(str[i]);
    }
    for(int i=1; i<n-1; i++){
      if((num[i-1] <= num[i] && num[i] <= num[i+1]) || num[i-1] >= num[i] && num[i] >= num[i+1]){
        count++;
      }
    }
    Console.WriteLine(count);
  }
}