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 Python (3.4.3) (judge verdict: Accepted)

# 2019-11-15 00:35:39(JST)
import sys
# import collections
# import math
# from string import ascii_lowercase, ascii_uppercase, digits
# from bisect import bisect_left as bi_l, bisect_right as bi_r
# import itertools
# from functools import reduce
# import operator as op
# from scipy.misc import comb # float
# import numpy as np 

def main():
    n, *p = [int(x) for x in sys.stdin.read().split()]

    compare = []
    for i in range(n-1):
        if p[i] < p[i+1]:
            compare.append('<')
        else:
            compare.append('>')

    count = 0
    for i in range(1, n-1):
        if compare[i-1] == compare[i] == '<' or compare[i-1] == compare[i] == '>':
            count += 1

    print(count)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()