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_imports)]
use std::char::*;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::cmp::*;
use std::io::*;
use std::str::FromStr;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::collections::*;

#[allow(unused_macros)]
macro_rules! debug {
    ($($a:expr),*) => {
        eprintln!(concat!($(stringify!($a), " = {:?}, "),*), $($a),*);
    }
}

fn read<T: FromStr>() -> T {
    let stdin = stdin();
    let stdin = stdin.lock();
    let token: String = stdin
        .bytes()
        .map(|c| c.expect("failed to read char") as char)
        .skip_while(|c| c.is_whitespace())
        .take_while(|c| !c.is_whitespace())
        .collect();
    token.parse().ok().expect("failed to parse token")
}

#[derive(PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
pub struct Total<T>(pub T);

impl<T: PartialEq> Eq for Total<T> {}

impl<T: PartialOrd> Ord for Total<T> {
    fn cmp(&self, other: &Total<T>) -> std::cmp::Ordering {
        self.0.partial_cmp(&other.0).unwrap()
    }
}

//const MAX:usize = 100006;
//const INF:u64 = u64::max_value();

fn main() {
    let n = read::<usize>();
    let p:Vec<u32> = (0..n).map(|_| read()).collect();

    let mut ans:u32 = 0;
    for i in 1..n-1 {
        if p[i-1] < p[i] && p[i] < p[i+1] || p[i-1] > p[i] && p[i] > p[i+1] {
            ans+=1;
        }
    }

    println!("{}", ans);

}