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;
using System.Text;

public class MainClass
{
	public const long Giri = 1000000007;
	public const long DpInf = 99999999999999;
	
	public static void Main(string[] args)
	{
		var n = Console.ReadLine().ToInt();
		var p = Input().ToInt();
		int k = 0;
		for(int i = 1; i < n-1; i++)
		{
			var max = Math.Max(p[i+1], Math.Max(p[i], p[i-1]));
			var min = Math.Min(p[i+1], Math.Min(p[i], p[i-1]));
			
			if(p[i] != max && p[i] != min)
			{
				k++;
			}
		}
		Console.WriteLine(k);
	}

	static long GCD(long a, long b)
	{
		var v = new[] { a, b };
		while (v[1] != 0) { v = new[] { v[1], v[0] % v[1] }; }
		return v[0];
	}
	public static string[] Input() { return Console.ReadLine().Split(); }
}

public static class Smarter
{
	public static int ToInt(this string str) { return int.Parse(str); }
	public static long ToLong(this string str) { return long.Parse(str); }
	public static int[] ToInt(this string[] str, int offset = 0)
	{
		var r = new int[str.Length];
		for(int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++) r[i] = str[i].ToInt() + offset;
		return r;
	}
}