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 Program
{
    static Scanner sc = new Scanner();

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var N = sc.ReadInt();
        var P = sc.ReadIntArray(N);

        var ans = 0;
        for (int i = 1; i < N - 1; i++)
        {
            if (P[i - 1] < P[i] && P[i] < P[i + 1])
            {
                ans += 1;
            }
            else if (P[i - 1] > P[i] && P[i] > P[i + 1]) {
                ans += 1;
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine(ans);
    }

    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];
    }

    static long Lcm(long a, long b)
    {
        return a / Gcd(a, b) * b;
    }
}

class Scanner
{
    string[] S = new string[0];
    int Index = 0;
    char[] Separators = new char[] { ' ' };

    public string Next()
    {
        if (this.Index < this.S.Length) return this.S[this.Index++];
        var line = "";
        while (line == "") line = Console.ReadLine();
        this.S = line.Split(this.Separators, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
        if (this.S.Length == 0) return this.Next();
        this.Index = 0;
        return this.S[this.Index++];
    }

    public string ReadStr()
    {
        return this.Next();
    }

    public char ReadChar()
    {
        return this.Next()[0];
    }

    public int ReadInt()
    {
        return int.Parse(this.Next());
    }

    public uint ReadUInt()
    {
        return uint.Parse(this.Next());
    }

    public long ReadLong()
    {
        return long.Parse(this.Next());
    }

    public int[] ReadIntArray(int n)
    {
        var array = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = this.ReadInt();
        }
        return array;
    }

    public long[] ReadLongArray(int n)
    {
        var array = new long[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = this.ReadLong();
        }
        return array;
    }

    public char[] ReadCharArray(int n)
    {
        var array = new char[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = this.ReadChar();
        }
        return array;
    }

    public string[] ReadStrArray(int n)
    {
        var array = new string[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = this.ReadStr();
        }
        return array;
    }
}

class HashMap<K, V> : Dictionary<K, V> where V : new()
{
    private V DefaltValue = new V();
    public HashMap() { }
    public HashMap(V defaultValue)
    {
        this.DefaltValue = new V();
    }
    new public V this[K i]
    {
        get
        {
            V v;
            return TryGetValue(i, out v) ? v : base[i] = this.DefaltValue;
        }
        set { base[i] = value; }
    }
}