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 Go (1.6) (judge verdict: Accepted)

package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"strconv"
)

var sc = bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)

func next() string {
	sc.Scan()
	return sc.Text()
}

func nextInt() int {
	sc.Scan()
	i, _ := strconv.Atoi(sc.Text())
	return i
}

func nextFloat64() float64 {
	f, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(next(), 64)
	return f
}

func nextInts(n int) []int {
	slice := make([]int, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		slice[i] = nextInt()
	}
	return slice
}

func secondMin(a, b, c int) bool {
	if a < b && b < c {
		return true
	}
	if a > b && b > c {
		return true
	}
	return false
}

func main() {
	sc.Split(bufio.ScanWords)
	n := nextInt()
	p := nextInts(n)

	ans := 0
	for i := 1; i < n-1; i++ {
		if secondMin(p[i-1], p[i], p[i+1]) {
			ans++
		}
	}
	fmt.Println(ans)
}