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)

import math
import sys

stdin = sys.stdin

ns = lambda: stdin.readline().rstrip()
ni = lambda: int(stdin.readline().rstrip())
nm = lambda: map(int, stdin.readline().split())
nl = lambda: list(map(int, stdin.readline().split()))
mod = 10**9 + 7 
sys.setrecursionlimit(1000010)

n = ni()
p  = nl()
ans = 0
for i in range(1,n-1):
    if p[i-1] < p[i] < p[i+1]:
        ans += 1
    elif p[i-1] > p[i] > p[i+1]:
        ans += 1

print(ans)