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.RegularExpressions;
using Library;
using static Library.Input;

namespace AtCoderTemplate
{
    class ProgramB
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            int n = NextInt;
            var list = IntList;

            System.Console.WriteLine(Enumerable.Range(1, n - 2).Count(i => {
                int max = Math.Max(Math.Max(list[i], list[i - 1]), list[i + 1]);
                int min = Math.Min(Math.Min(list[i], list[i - 1]), list[i + 1]);

                return list[i] != max && list[i] != min;
            }));
        }
    }
}

namespace Library
{
    class Input
    {
        static IEnumerator<string> enumerator = new string[] { }.AsEnumerable().GetEnumerator();

        public static string Line => Console.ReadLine();

        public static string[] StrArr => Line.Split(' ');

        public static int NextInt => int.Parse(NextWord());

        public static long NextLong => long.Parse(NextWord());

        public static List<int> IntList => StrArr.Select(int.Parse).ToList();

        public static List<long> LongList => StrArr.Select(long.Parse).ToList();

        public static IEnumerable<long[]> TakeLine(int N)
        {
            return Enumerable.Repeat(0, N).Select(_ => Console.ReadLine().Split(' ').Select(long.Parse).ToArray());
        }

        public static string NextWord()
        {
            while (!enumerator.MoveNext())
            {
                enumerator = StrArr.AsEnumerable().GetEnumerator();
            }
            return enumerator.Current;
        }
    }
}