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 Java8 (OpenJDK 1.8.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

        int n = sc.nextInt();

        ArrayList<Integer> arrayList = new ArrayList<Integer>();

        for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
            int p = sc.nextInt();
            arrayList.add(p);
        }


        int cnt = 0;

        for(int i=0; i<arrayList.size()-2; i++){

            int first = arrayList.get(i);
            int mid = arrayList.get(i+1);
            int last = arrayList.get(i+2);

            int max = Math.max(first, last);
            int min = Math.min(first, last);

            if(min < mid && mid < max){
                cnt++;
            }
        }

        System.out.println(cnt);

    }
}