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 JavaScript (Node.js 12.16.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

"use strict";
function main(input) {
    const line = input.split("\n");
    const n = parseInt(line[0]);
    const p = line[1].split(" ").map(Number);
    let ans = 0;
    for (let i = 1; i < n - 1; i++) {
        if (p[i - 1] < p[i] && p[i] < p[i + 1]) ans++;
        else if (p[i + 1] < p[i] && p[i] < p[i - 1]) ans++;
    }
    console.log(ans);
    return;
}
main(require('fs').readFileSync('/dev/stdin', 'utf8'));