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;

namespace test
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var n = ReadInt();
            var p = ReadArrayInt();
            var ans = 0;
            for (int i = 1; i < n - 1; i++)
            {
                if (!(p[i] < p[i - 1] && p[i] < p[i + 1]) && !(p[i] > p[i - 1] && p[i] > p[i + 1]))
                {
                    ans++;
                }
            }

            Console.WriteLine(ans);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        static string Read() { return Console.ReadLine(); }
        static int ReadInt() { return int.Parse(Read()); }
        static long ReadLong() { return long.Parse(Read()); }
        static int[] ReadArrayInt() { return Read().Split(' ').Select(s => int.Parse(s)).ToArray(); }
        static long[] ReadArrayLong() { return Read().Split(' ').Select(s => long.Parse(s)).ToArray(); }
    }
}