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 Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

#[allow(unused_macros)]
macro_rules! get {
    ([$t:ty] ; $n:expr) => {
        (0..$n)
        .map(|_| get!([$t])).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };
    ($($t:ty),+ ; $n:expr) => {
        (0..$n).map(|_| get!($($t),+)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };
    ([$t:ty]) => {
        rl().split_whitespace()
        .map(|x| x.parse().unwrap())
        .collect::<Vec<$t>>()
    };
    ($t:ty) => {
        rl().parse::<$t>().unwrap()
    };
    ($($t:ty),*) => {
        {
            let line =rl();
            let mut iter = line.split_whitespace();
            ($(iter.next().unwrap().parse::<$t>().unwrap()),*)
        }
    };
}
fn rl() -> String {
    let mut line = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
    line.trim().to_string()
}

fn main() {
    let n = get!(usize);
    let v = get!([usize]);
    let mut count = 0;
    for i in 2..n {
        let mut nv = vec![v[i - 2], v[i - 1], v[i]];
        // println!("{:?}", nv);
        nv.sort();
        if v[i - 1] == nv[1] {
            count += 1;
        }
    }
    println!("{}", count);
}