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.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text;

namespace A
{
    partial class Program
    {
        public IEnumerable<string> Solve()
        {
            var n = Num;
            var ps = new List<long>();
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                ps.Add(Num);
            }

            var res = 0;
            for (int i = 1; i < n - 1; i++)
            {
                if (ps[i - 1] < ps[i] && ps[i] < ps[i + 1])
                    res++;
                if (ps[i - 1] > ps[i] && ps[i] > ps[i + 1])
                    res++;

            }


            yield return res.ToString();
        }
    }

    class StartingPoint
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            if (args?.Any() == true)
            {
                var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
                var resourceName = "AtCoder.Resources.In.txt";
                var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
                var streamReader = new StreamReader(stream, Encoding.UTF8);
                var str = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
                var textReader = new StringReader(str);
                Console.SetIn(textReader);
            }

            try
            {
                foreach (var s in new Program().Solve())
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(s);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e);
                if (args?.Any() != true)
                    throw e;
            }

            if (args?.Any() == true)
                Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    partial class Program
    {
        long[] Nums(long count) => Enumerable.Range(0, (int)count).Select(_ => Num).ToArray();
        long Num => long.Parse(Str);
        double NumD => (double)Num;

        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        string Str => GetStr();
        string GetStr()
        {
            sb.Clear();

            int r = 0;
            bool? b = null;
            do
            {
                r = Console.Read();
                b = IsBreak(r);
            } while (b == true);

            if (b == null)
                throw new Exception("input error: unexpected end of stream");

            do
            {
                sb.Append((char)r);
                r = Console.Read();
                b = IsBreak(r);
            } while (b == false);

            return sb.ToString();
        }

        bool? IsBreak(int c)
        {
            switch (c)
            {
                case -1:
                    return null;
                case (int)' ':
                case (int)'\n':
                case (int)'\r':
                    return true;
                default:
                    return false;
            }
        }
    }
}